January 4

First seriously rainy day of the winter. Most of the rest was bright and sunny... Hell Christmas was cloudless. I love California

hey you
glistening there
a light drizzle
a thin film of
hope
steadily shining under
a heavy torrent
of acid
but I know you can
keep your head up
don't go "knock, knocking"
on the gates of heaven
or hell yet
because there's still time
there's always
still time
for you to shine

take my word for it
if you believe it's true
then so be it
nothing will change the
fact
nothing can
hide it
hold it from the world
unless it's just a lie
a mistake you keep
and keep on
just to keep your pride
or just to flow
with the tide
when public opinion washes away
any sense of being
you only
might
still have
I know though,
it's short lived
and your "enlightenment"
is sure gone
along with all the
"friends"
you've made
and all the promises
are abandoned
orphaned seeds
yet to blossom
but there's still time
just know
you can still shine