NakedJoyRide's blog: "Poetry"

I bleed just to know 
That I am alive 
Independently strong 
Not part of the hive 

Not steel and mechanics 
Just flesh and bone 
Existing with others 
Yet ultimately alone 

My body grows older 
Being ravaged by time 
Growing up’s not an option 
It’s a hideous crime 

You call this world normal 
I say it’s insane 
Living to work, working to live 
How cruelly mundane 

We all bide our time 
Waiting for the change 
Do you think in our lifetime 
It will be in range 

Begging and pleading 
We hang onto hope 
But I’ve found a new way 
With all I can cope 

Living for me 
In this “abnormal” way 
Is something that’s letting 
My sanity stay 

I walk around bare 
My soul you can see 
If you can get past 
The outer shell of me 

I am still a person 
The same one you know 
It is just some skin 
I more easily show 

I’m standing here now 
With no place to hide 
Looking forward to life 
And the rest of the ride 



November 20, 2009