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Triumphant at a 24 Hour Diner

As I see the sun swallow the window in my view

Blanking out the neon sign on it, only a bright clear hue –

remains, the sun spotlights me, my shades, are already, affixed,

I’m feeling zen vibes on a morning like this.

The cold water hits and the black coffee hits harder,

first day jitters no more, my mind’s already farther,

looking future-past same-time, I’m zooming out,

it feels good when hard work pays off, no doubt!

I spent time in the shadows waiting for this brightness

so I cherish sunshine now, holding on with tightness,

If I could I would sit here until it’s thunder and lightning

and drink so much coffee that I’ll need teeth whitening.

The golden sunshine hits me and I know the deal-

Never cease to amaze yourself, keep going, for real. – RSM

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We Can’t Outfly The Sky, We Can’t Outrun The Sun

Fleeing from the sunset, we are, in this airboat sailing,
but it’ll catch up eventually after we reach our port.
We waste the day, shielded from our local star,
only to complain that it’s on the wrong side of the planet when we’re ‘done with work’ and ‘ready’ for’t.
From being in sync with nature, to slowly being conditioned into overly pampered vampires,

what a quagmire: we only live ‘happily’ when we spend nothing, but have everything, when we have the means, but not necessarily the will, and when we get more than “not enough,” but not “too much” sun.
We’re not really hiding from nature, we’re just flying west – or am I just in denial?

In the 21st of these centuries (friendly reminder that ‘time’ is entirely made up) we’re less connected to our natural surroundings than we might have ever been, a sliding scale that correlates with our tech, rising,
We recoil at touching earth while sipping on our ultra processed beverage of choice.
We rely on technology our ancestors never had to pamper ourselves, finding ways to enhance life, dial down our capacity to think, trade convenience for everything, even our own voice.

So while we fly high, no lie, you know this – this is irony, ideal;
As tech evolves, so does our hubris, our collective idea that we’re ‘above’ life as we know it, that human superiority is real.
Forget not we are all stardust, nature is the only ‘ruler’ of this rotating blue pearl,
Open your mind to where water flows, plants grow, and phone service is non-existent – find time away from our man-made world. – RSM