WH3N 1 D13, 1 H0P3 T0 B3...

when I die, I hope to be 
remembered as patron saint 
of positive foolishness 

R4TH3R B3 GV1D3D T0W4RDS...

rather be guided towards 
goodness than channeled into 
indulgence of poor choices 

N0N3 0F 0VR 1D3NT1T13S...

none of our identities 
escape death; and yet also, 
it is spirit’s salvation 

TH3 H0P3FVLN3SS 0F 4 BLV3...

the hopefulness of a blue 
sky, reflecting the ocean’s 
primordial traditions 

HVM4NS T00 34S1LY ST4CK3D...

humans too easily stacked 
into predictable thought 
patterns by algorithms 

ST1LL DW3LL1NG 1N TH3 SH4D0WS...

still dwelling in the shadows, 
avoiding the spotlight of 
the mainstreams of consciousness 

4N0NYM0VS S0L1TVD3...

anonymous solitude 
in the rusting margins of 
man’s declining industry 

C0NTR0LL1NG MY 3XPL0S10NS...

controlling my explosions 
far better than I used to, 
channeling anger away 

"L4 1L4H4 1LL4LL4H"...

“la ilaha illallah” 
ain’t been printed on money, 
thus it retains its value 

B33N 4TT3MPT1NG T0 R3DVC3...

been attempting to reduce 
how much plastic I create 
(internal and external) 

TH3 0LD W4YS R0M4NT1C1Z3D...

the old ways romanticized 
by some were the destruction 
of older ways for others 

VNFVRL1NG 4N 3NDL3SS SCR0LL...

unfurling an endless scroll 
which further fogs our inner 
visions with false sureties 

F4R T00 34SY T0 G3t SPR34D...

far too easy to get spread 
out way too thin in modern 
times which lack a pause button 

C3L3BR4T3 4NYTH1NG Y0V...

celebrate anything you 
can every chance you get 
(because of reasons not to) 

Y0V C4N'T B3 H34L3D BY P30PL3...

you can’t be healed by people  
that’s still actively broken… 
beware ill-begot prophets 

WH3N Y0V'R3 B0RN H4LF-F0RG0TT3N...

when you’re born half-forgotten, 
those with stars in their eyes don’t 
easily recognize you 

34CH HVM4N OBST4CL3 1S...

each human obstacle is 
lesson to be had; learning 
to limit my reaction 

4TT3MPTS T0 STR1NG T0G3TH3R...

attempts to string together 
good days often disrupted 
by natural born haters 

41N'T TH4T H4RD T0 F1ND B34VTY...

ain’t that hard to find beauty 
if you half bother trying; 
plenty folks just stay hating 

BL1ND F41TH "1T'LL B3 0K4Y"...

blind faith “it’ll be okay” 
replaced blind drunk “fuck it” as 
personal philosophy