Clean

Take the time to wash your soul clean.
Down by the river, born of the stream.
Take the time to see what it means.
Be.

The valley was cut by the river.
Torn in two by nothing more than water.
The valley was cut by a liquid meander.
You can be too.

Take the time to wash your soul clean.
Down by the river, born of the stream.
Take the time to see what it means.
Release.

Listen to the river.
We are all born into its banks.
Born without really knowing how to swim.
Then one day we learn.

Take the time to wash your soul clean.
Down by the river, born of the stream.
Take the time to see what it means.
Cease.

Stayin’ sharp

On the subject of subjects.
Subjective Adjectives.
Word addicts diss
their untaught counterparts.
Countertops where we rest our hands.
Kitchen tables where we discuss.
“What’s this fuss about?” asks Dad concerned.
He had been reading the paper,
but now you have his full attention.
To detail. Attention K-mart shoppers!
There’s been a reduction on Nike running shoes.
Hermes sure would have something to say.
About the Air Maxes that bare his name.
He’d be a real bear to deal with,
but he’s lightning on his feet.
Better than lightning on his hands,
Jimi would understand.
Hendrix needed acid. Or did acid need Hendrix?
I always forget which way it goes.
And it goes on and on.
Can’t stop won’t stop. Ooo baby, baby.
Let my people go! Aww naw, Pharaoh talking to us.
Shad said that Rosa got told to get off of da bus.
Like Jerome. Unknown, untold riches,
for he who snitches on all his friends.
It never ends.
On the subject of predicates.