Lost in the Crowd

In gratitude and service

Lost in the Crowd

Life is not a state of being or a curse,

But, silent poetry in motion!

The same lyrics we all enjoy!

The same poems we all enjoy,

The same groove we all move!

The same absorbing ambiance,

The same exact delicious steps!

The same melody, we all adore,

The same warm ineffable prose!

The same lyrics, nobody knows.

Yet, unique, for every individual!

Each, possessed of a unique style,

The delightful dance we all perform!

As if we're a kid in a candy store!

Betwixt the silent notes, of desire.

Reciting our personal silent prose.

Dancing to our Unchained melody!

Gliding upon heavenly moonbeams!

Between all the stars and the Moon!

Ever higher, with each deeper Breath!

Rapidly time slows to a crawl for us!

Reveling in dancing poetry in motion!

Reveling within this glorious moment!

Reveling in doing what we Wish to do!

Reveling in the simple freedom to revel!

Reveling in our joyous freedom we Feel!

Lost in the wonderment of Wonderment!

Lost in wonderment of all our Ignorance!

Our one desire to dance with the universe!

To rejoice in dancing with God's Creation!

To share any love with the whole universe!

Universal choir singing every song with us!

Our jubilation Ascending unto the heavens!

Casting gazes eternally Higher as we dance!

Casting our sights upon the Moon and stars!

Open to all the joy that life has yet to Offer!

Only knowing this singular Blissful moment!

Only knowing great wonderment never Ends!

Only knowing a Journey can be never-ending!

Often when too Weak we can lie to ourselves!

Waiting until we are certain the Time is right!

Waiting for a clear Sign that the time is Right!

Waiting until we're sure we are strong enough!

Waiting just Hoping everything will get better,

Waiting because Waiting happens to feel right.

Some attempt to Wrestle with their conscience!

Some try to Haggle With anything in existence!

Until feeling more comfortable merely listening.

Until more certain or willing to Face Ourselves!

Until totally Prepared to find a different World!

Only aware we are Unwilling to go there Today.

To boldly go where nobody has ever gone Before!

To seek within where we All Fear to go the most!

To beneath the deepest and bluest Event horizon!

To confront each of the Obstacles along our path.

To journey down any road we're Afraid to travel!

To discover the courage to confront all life brings.

To slay the Beasts of everyone’s worst nightmare!

Naked and completely Unashamed of who we are!

Unafraid to enter our world as a Different Person!

Naked yet invulnerable in accepting vulnerability!

Whatever has happened whenever we remain Lost.

When our feet lose the Path and the path the way.

You can never Change what has been done to you!

You can never even Take back the things you felt!

And none else could ever be able to do it for you!

None could really pop another Person's bubble!

None forces themselves to listen to themselves!

None forces themselves to become more loving,

None dances down the road while Stumbling!

None compels themselves to become content!

Never when intent on tuning themselves out!

When all we have to do is go with the Flow.

Granting Ourselves All The Serenity We Require!

To face that which we alone might change.

To accept the things we may never change!

The wisdom to Distinguish between them!

To face whatever it is we can still change!

To face our Fears and see them disappear!

To do all the things we Know we can do!

To do more than all others think we can,

Knowing God has already Granted This!

Simple pattern matching applying to all,

The one greater context of the One Truth!

That which is beyond all comprehension!

That which Gives anything any meaning!

That which gives our desires significance,

That which makes the stars shine forever!

That which is the great spark of life itself!

That which is the saving grace upon earth!

Is all that anybody, has ever really needed,

Humanity has merely to take the next step!

Humanity has only to listen to their hearts!

Has merely to Begin dancing to their Music!

To grasp both individually and Collectively!

What we've all always Wanted and Desired!

Humanity's Final Fulfillment and Birthright!

Enough Happiness to fill the whole Universe!

Enough joy to bring everybody to their knees!

Providing everything, we all actually require!

Providing for any of our most personal needs!

Giving us more than we think we can Handle!

Giving us all the Resources to make it happen!

Giving us all everything we need this moment!

To provide anyone their own Heaven on earth!

To provide anyone what we've always wanted,

To discover Our happiness, peace, love, and joy,

To spread it to all the Four corners of the Earth!

To personify love with each step we might take!

The wisdom to know what we may Accomplish!

The courage to pull off the seemingly impossible.

The willingness to let go what none may control!

The grace to always find forgiveness in our heart!

The serenity to accept what we may never change!

The strength and Motivation for us to keep going!

The love Springing Forth from our memory of God!

We have only but to Accept the Truth in our Heart!

We have merely but to Give in to our heart's desire,

We have merely to Encourage our Impulse to dance!

We have only to allow ourselves to do as we Desire!

We have merely to allow ourselves to Live yet again,

Each has Merely to Surrender to their Personal truth!

Each has only to become their own Poetry In Motion!

Each has merely to raise their gazes upon the heavens.

No mere words of Wisdom Provided by a mortal man!

Nor supreme exultation of the greatest humanitarians!

Nor Jesus himself walking on water in front of anyone!

Can really make anyone decide to tolerate one another!

Can make us all choose to Listen and go upon our Faith!

Can really force someone to exercise their own free will!

Reaching out while allowing ourselves to be vulnerable.

To abide by Harmony all must dance to their own music,

Each must take their own steps on the road less traveled,

Never dwelling on whether our dance is ever good enough,

Never insisting we know any great secrets to good dancing!

Never complaining anyone else should Behave a certain way!

Never seriously considering becoming but another wall flower!

Never distracted dwelling on what we consider the Best moves!

Never raising our feet we are gliding upon invisible moonbeams!

Never budging an inch Discover we're traversing the multiverse!

Never remembering the lyrics discover our hearts may still sing!

Never being able to Dance worth a crap we’re all Fred Astaire!

Never uttering a sound we sing along with the Angelic Choir!

Confident with every step we may climb Higher and Higher!

Confident none among the living might ever do any better!

Than to savor each moment improving upon themselves!

Through opening our hearts we accept all of the world!

Through opening our minds we Expand our universe!

Through opening eyes we embrace the world anew!

Through opening our own ears we can ease fears!

Through opening our arms we open our Hearts!

Through reaching out still discover ourselves!

A tiniest silver lining a Quantum of solace!

That which is seldom seriously Pondered!

The most meager of paltry consolations;

Beneath what academics may all prove,

Beneath any and all of your sensations!

Upon becoming lost in any large crowd,

Upon losing ourselves in the Great Big World,

We can always take the long way home,

We can always find our way back home!

There’s no place like home whenever you roam!

Take a stroll down the road less traveled,

With our deliciously lightest of footsteps,

Dancing upon our Delightful Moonbeams!

The forks in the road all looking the same!

Forks Blending into even greater Horizons!

Choosing not to choose wherever we do go!

Meandering merely for the sake of dancing!

Permitting our Mind to Meander wherever!

Pulling us down gravity still lifts us all up,

Urging us onward towards Greater heights!

Declaring approval for a wild river of tears!

Our feet knowing the way the Path our feet!

Breathing deep while seeking out our center!

Knowing the second you know you're wrong,

Serenely placing one Foot in front of another!

Smallest of Fry must all be treated delicately.

The child within treated most Tenderly of all!

Nurtured becomes the hero of its own dreams!

The heart alone capable of extreme tenderness,

Upon losing yourself in the Largest of crowds!

Upon losing yourself even if you are all Alone;

Upon losing yourself in the larger Cruel world,

Upon losing your way Anywhere in the world!

The Blinding beacon at the end of every tunnel,

The one greater Truth Urging us to continue on!

Granting Ourselves Permission To End All Suffering!

Imploring us to find acceptance of our Suffering!

Honoring our past while embracing the Moment.

Honoring the past looking Forward to our future.

Embracing our own feelings with all of our heart!

With each tiny scrap of T.L.C. we can yet Muster,

With every ounce of acceptance we may Discover!

With each tiny bit of courage we can Scrounge up,

With all the faith we choose to bring to our Table!

With all the resolve and strength we have to Offer!

With all of the resources of a lifetime of experience,

Gingerly searching for the forest, through any trees!

Seeking out the context of Greater truth to embrace.

Feeling deep in our bones that the answers await us,

Positive it has to be out there somewhere if we look!

Knowing without knowing we should already know.

Simply by opening our own hearts may we Open eyes!

Simply by opening our arms we open everyone's minds!

Simply using beautiful Words we may yet defy Gravity!

Touching one another gently we may change our reality!

Touching one another Gently we may Move the universe!

Never be too afraid to scrutinize Everything you believe!

Never be too afraid to express what you desire to become!

Never be too afraid to seek love anywhere you can find it!

Never be too afraid to search for more of your Big Picture!

Never be too afraid to engage living your life to the fullest!

Never be too afraid to simply ask Yourself some questions!

Never be too afraid to Journey down the road less Traveled!

Never be Too Afraid to learn to Love yourself all over again.

To dance yet again as none else can and None else ever will!

To dance and Lose yourself in even the largest of all crowds.

Gravity pulling us down Painfully may yet lift us up again!

Set yourself free and see if your love will come back to you.

If it never does come back it was never Love to begin with,

Unwilling to allow yourself to be free you can't give love,

Confusing any happiness with avoiding all of your fears.

Vigilant to avoid any fear you forsake all contentment!

Unable to trust yourself fully you can't Trust another.

There are no more lost worlds to discover or conquer,

Then all the ones that reside within Each one of us!

Each heart is a small child lost in the wilderness!

Crying Lost among the Legions of a strange city,

For if not now then when can Thee love Thyself?

There is No Appropriate time and Place to Begin,

There is no more appropriate person to begin with.

Love is all we need and all that nature has to offer!

Those who cannot give are unable to face the Truth!

Love may only be Found allowing ourselves to give!

The Truth that Always comes back to Haunt anyone!

The One Truth still hiding beneath all of our bullshit!

The inescapable Truth at the heart Of any Heartaches!

The One Truth that none among us can Avoid Forever!

The one truth that will always come back to haunt us!

The person they cannot give anything to is themselves!

The person they cannot give the Truth to is themselves!

The person who needs any Ministrations is themselves!

The person they could get to know Better is themselves!

The one who needs the help they can offer is themselves!

The person who can help them help others is themselves!

The person they can still learn more about is themselves!

The person who really needs them to listen is themselves,

The one who needs any help they may offer is themselves!

The person who needs somebody to lean on is themselves!

The person they can learn to trust yet again is themselves!

The person who needs more of their Support is themselves!

The person who can help ease their Suffering is themselves.

The person who needs more of their guidance is themselves!

The person they could possibly Help the most is themselves!

The one person with many Answers they need is themselves!

The person they need to ask more Questions of is themselves.

The person they need to be there for them More is themselves.

The person they can learn to love all over again is themselves!

Whether Lost in a Crowd or all alone some of us may attempt!

To accomplish what we ourselves already know is impossible!

To bend reality to our will to force it to provide Needy desires!

To steal that which we know damned well can never be stolen!

To force that which we know Damned well just can't be forced.

To corrupt that which anybody knows may never be Corrupted.

To Hide from that which we all know you might only Run from.

To lose that which any know for themselves could never be lost!

To barter that which everybody knows can't be bought and sold.

To waste our own time and sanity upon what we know is futile!

To ignore what everybody knows they can just pretend to ignore.

To ignore what everyone knows only comes back to Haunt us all.

Each worried they have Lost what they know is only given away!

Each worried that once paradise is lost it might never be regained!

Confused they choose not to choose to lose themselves in a Crowd!

Confused they frequently choose to wander everywhere in the dark!

Shadows of streetlight people searching up and down the boulevard,

For a smile they can Share the night it goes on and on and on and on!

All their shadows searchin' in the night searching just to find emotion!

Shadows hiding in the night Don't Stop Believing hold onto that feeling!

Shadows somewhere in the night oh the Movie never ends it goes on and on!

Some will win some will lose some are Born to Sing the blues it goes on and on,

Ensuring even those lost in a crowd will always learn something about themselves.

(Journey)