written 9/23/2004

i watched the sunrise kiss the sky across the desert land

and waited for the promise i would be a better man

i went and drank my herbal tea upon the gentle shore

and found that i was only me no less and yet no more

i prayed inside a marble church with pillars to the sky

and exited its hand carved doors still every other guy

i read the books of every faith slept on a mountaintop

then harvested a bale of hay like every other crop

i brushed my teeth and washed my feet, said please with a thank you

and found that i was only me and you were only you

so share the best consume the rest and love your fellow man

but don’t expect the stars to dance or even clap their hands