Architect of Astral Energy
By Alan Ayazyam
Dedicated to my grandmother Constance Atkins
For whom no duty is too small or too large
If it is truly needed
Believing
It takes belief
Convincing yourself
It takes faith
Putting what you know into practice
To start with
Whisper your wild fantasy
Into the ear of your lover
As if you believed it was possible
As if you knew it would happen
The rest will come on its own
Starting as the spark of belief
It will build into a wildfire
And your consume you
With bliss
Nonsense
One day you’ll fall in love
With nonsense
You’ll see
Part of This
I can’t help but be
Part of this
It is part my sin
Part yours
We are carrying it together
Until the day we can be released
Into infinity
And be Part of Everything
Not just part of This
But part of all of the This’s
And all the parts
And then we will have peace
Confusion
I fell in love
And my mind was reeling with confusion
I said everything and probably too much
And yet I still did not say what I needed to
Boring
We worn down treads on the path
Going around and around in circles
Repeating the same patterns
And it was SO boring
Until we stop trying to be anything
And allowed ourselves to be everything
Scorpion Sting
The scorpion sting
Consumes everything
You are the feeling of
Nothing left to lose
The Bottom of the Hearth
My life is at the bottom of the hearth
Playing dead
Waiting to be thrown
Into the fire
Reality
You have to convince yourself
And one other person that what you want
Is possible
Reality is shared belief
It can’t all be self contained
We have to participate
We aren’t perfect and yet we are
Architect of Astral Energy
I am barreling down the highway
Of this mundane universe
Wishing for a better way to travel
Posing questions in desperate hours of anticipation
Wishing on stars
Watching the clock
Doing nothing
I am crafting my world
One cell at a time
With care and precision
With love and vision
But I always know
I don’t control it all
Units of Circular Energy
I put down letters onto a page
I build circles of energy
I contain myself and others within thoughts
Designed to stop the powerful energy of life
From getting out of control
Irritated
These people get irritated
Watching a candle
Begging it to burn down
Faster
Nobody Home
Empty of all contents
There is a simple moment
When I realize my mind is not me
Artificial Light
Artificial Light
Artificial Heat and Cold
The mechanism
The machine
Deals out cards
Trying to make us forget
We are one with nature
Hot Tub
Naked in the Hot Tub
Drinking a Beer
I am nothing
Without you here
A Project That Never Ends
Life is an ongoing project
Try to put a cap on it
Bring it to a comfortable conclusion
You will fail
I will watch you fail
The Narrative
Strong Men Struggle
Trying to Fulfill the Conclusion
Of the Narrative
Kill Yourself
I say
Don’t
When Before Was Now
There Was a Time When Before Was Now
You learned the lesson and got through
Somehow
Can you help me move this chair
To allow the air to flow
Out of the vent
The Non-Stop Worrying
You worried it all to its bitter conclusion
You still failed
You deserve whatever you get
You are not a slave to the worrying
Which paints a picture of your life
You do not need to accept
Above the Almighty
Everything was okay
Before you started trying to make it okay
I wait in silence
I am not a slave to your conclusions
I wait in silence
I reckon with my own mind
I set myself free from yours
Appropriate Wednesday
I took my time waiting
For appropriate Wednesday
Before I let out a long
Long
Fart
Narcissism
A million people die
Never knowing their own reflection
Every year
I Have the Violence
I have all the violence
Tucked into a pouch
So
Without Violence
What Would you Like to Talk about?
Nobody Cares
Nobody is Willing to Care
Unless You Care About them
Entity
I stand on the firm ground
Of the Absolute
I cannot die
You are wasting your time and energy
Trying to kill me
Instead, let yourself die
And become me
A Journey Commences
A Journey Commences
And You Are Invited to Join
You have to Stop Trying
To get to where I am
Stop Trying
And You can Begin
I Never Need
I have no needs
Not big ones
Not Small Ones