2005-03-24 - race grace period
this is just a random thing
to tell you, if you're listening,
like the emcee at the races
spouting off about the aces
intermixed with subtle traces
subliminal women and their faces
how much time is spent
cosmetic dissonant
the image we present
and where the money went
the deal behind the veil
promotional resale
priced below retail
and efforts not to fail
with items on return
somebody gets burned
jilted lover, spurned,
it's all for lessons learned
the test drive of your heart
can sometimes tear apart
depreciate and thwart
the check-out shopping cart
the danger of the stranger
manipulative arranger
emotions upside-downing
and some of you are drowning
in sorrow and perdition
a wealth induced position
which snares the heart condition
in acts of love omission
the trade off of your soul
the curse of lost control
the loss of innocense
the donning of pretense
to con experience
and harden your defense
but deep inside your heart
before the races start
a glimpse of something more
seen through the open door
reminds you of a voice
above the cosmic noise
whispering of poise
and parlor games of choice
a sympathetic order
to let you cross the border
into the love that heals
redeeming crooked deals
restoring that thing lost
existence without cost
across the finish line
of tracks we left behind
into the place defined
by heaven's master mind
a love beyond the veil
where earthly pleasures pale
and justice must prevail
this love will never fail
this place where life meets death
messiah's final breath
poured out like wine to serve
intoxicate the nerve
and nourish malnutrition
(our spiritual condition)
the intersect of circumspect
the cure for every birth defect
the exercise of faith inborne
to keep the rose, discard the thorn
to walk into the aftermorn
in style that no queer eye'd adorn
it's all been paid in full
the chance of losing - null
this love exerts the pull
out of all random bull
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