Captain Harlock's blog: "Motivational Poetry (Not mine of course)."

I never look for outrageous things
They have a knack for finding me

Even in the contours of a sand dune, wakeful
In the motion of sunlight

Rearranging random clouds, focused on
Protecting my skin
From the searing conclusions of perspective

I agree on nothing
Until every impossibility is relinquished
And the cool stillness of twilight titivates my flesh

Even as tides shift direction
Requesting the moon to surrender its influence

And I am in the netherworld of taking chances

Trying to recognize
The moment when galactic waves crest under my surfboard
As the world
Rams improprieties down my throat

And I have no choice but to react
To avoid choking on the fallout of drowning

I always take the time to gather footprints
Spread about the sands
Of mystifying shores
For they lead me into unknown directions

Disappearing into the depths of the sea
Or rising into the space of my dreams

Exerting perplexities
Encircling creative endurance

-Jude Forese