Wise old owl

Sittin’ on a knotted fence post

Watchin’ the world

Get crazier by the moment

Unable to tell

Who’s crazy the most

Maybe it’s the donkey

Maybe it’s the elephant

Maybe it’s the Muslims

Maybe it’s the Christians

Maybe it’s the latest

Activist movement

Stirring up chaos and unrest

Tearing down statues

Breaking down traditions

Enforcing social distance

No hugs, no smiles, no high fives

Enslaving people

Via social media

And fear for their lives

A few more days

The votes will all be cast

Will the craziness end at last

When the final bell

On election night tolls

It’s a nice thought

But hardly wise

How can a system

Based on lies

Bring itself in balance

When it’s crooked on all sides

E.A. Fussell

10.27.2020

Now is the only time

Now is the best time

Now is the only time to do anything

Now is the best time to sing

Now is the only time we know

Now is the best time to go

Now is the only time we get

Now is the best time to place a bet

Now is the only time we need

Now is the best time to just be

Now is the only time we have

Now is the best time to live

E.A. Fussell

10.24.2020

Seeing others

Is a form of reflection

Liking what we see

Disliking what we see

Reveals aspects of ourselves

It can be difficult

To wrap the mind around this concept

That we are surrounded by reflections

Some will comprehend

Some will disagree

Holding tightly to identity

Not wanting to realize this life

Is filled with illusions

Nothing is what

We have been conditioned to believe

We are vast beings

Everything exists within us

Experiencing life in the form of a body

Gives the immediate illusion

That everything is outside of us

Awareness of our inner true self

Dissolves the illusions

Resting in that awareness

Devoid of illusions

Is possible

If we quiet the mind

E.A. Fussell

M10.23.2020

From the heart the mouth speaks

Is your heart in a good place

What is coming out of your mouth

Are you uplifting and encouraging

Or are you judgmental

Sarcastic

Discouraging

Your words can create high energy

Symphonic color-filled gardens

Or they can create dark drab

Energy draining spaces

When we’re busy

We can fail to take a moment

To think about our words

And their impact

I am trying to be more aware

Of what I say and how I say it

Not just to others

But also to myself

I am also trying to be more silent

Not feel compelled

To immediately answer a question

Or join in a conversation

Let the silence exist long enough

To be noticeable

There is so much chatter and noise

Silence can be profound

Speak volumes

And fill the space with

A different kind of beautiful music

E.A. Fussell

10.22.2020

In your minds marketplace

Of concepts

Shop without purchasing

Observe but don’t buy in

Stay detached

Let ideas come and go

The cost of picking up a concept

Is a piece of yourself

Choosing the wrong concept

May take decades to release

The effect of it

May stay with you to the grave

And not be worth one second

Of the life to it you gave

E.A. Fussell

10.22.2020

Feeling noble

Can lean toward

Passive arrogance

Emitting subtle superiority

Which renders

A grand gesture

Impotent as a true noble act

If you want to feel superior

Forget about others

Look inside yourself

Overcome your mind

Recognize your core being

Transcend the person

Get to the core self

Which is far superior

To your identity

In so doing you will quash

The egos need to feel superior

And thereby render

The most noble actions

E.A. Fussell

10.21.2020

I’m a long handwritten love letter

Stuck trying to navigate

A world obsessed with

Instant relationship

Status updates

E.A. Fussell

10.20.2020

Worry

A little bit here

A little bit there

Adds up to a lot of wasted time

If something is bothering you

Fix it

If you can

And if you can’t fix it

Trust that life

Has your best interest at heart

Prayer works too

Give it to God

And carry on with your life

Worrying won’t fix anything

It will just rob you of joy

Fragment your mind

And waste precious time

E.A. Fussell

10.20.2020

I’ve been runnin’

No more foolin’

I hear You callin’

I’ll stop runnin’

It’s time to fly

E.A. Fussell

10.18.2020