hypocrisy

do you see me
inside this made up face
behind my achievements
beyond my ambitions
can you feel my yearning
my asking you to like me
i want to be loved
to be recognized
but dont we all
as much as this world can give
is it not that simple desire that drives us
into careers
into beds
into lives that are not ours
only to discover that this hole cannot be filled
by any one
or any success
it is ours alone to satiate
but
hug me anyway
tell me im great
and pay me abundantly
:)

flux

the way i feel today
i may not feel tomorrow
this ebb and flow
is life
nothing fixed or certain
only change exists for sure
to surrender to this river
is absolute freedom
allowing what is there to surface
without judgment or fear
authenticity is all that remains consistent