We are a Deep Conversation

What am I,
but you
searching for me
in the setting sun
and redwood trees
through snowy fields,
philosophies
grown in recess
the deep, dark secrets
hidden from reach

I am you
and you are me
linked by the loved
and lost
prizes of reverie

We are a deep conversation
of wave after wave
of ups and down poetry
written to mend
solitary time
in deep contemplation

I am your eyes
when I see the spark
of your smile
cast doubt to the shadows
and light to the mantle

I am when I love
I'm not when I hate
you are when you love
what you can never replace

Mike Brande
03.04.08

NIN: Right Where It Belongs

This is one of my favorite songs by NIN


"Right Where It Belongs"

See the animal in his cage that you built
Are you sure what side you're on?
Better not look him too closely in the eye
Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?
See the safety of the life you have built
Everything where it belongs
Feel the hollowness inside of your heart
And it's all
Right where it belongs

What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks?
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?

What if all the world's inside of your head
Just creations of your own?
Your devils and your gods
All the living and the dead
And you're really all alone?
You can live in this illusion
You can choose to believe
You keep looking but you can't find the woods
While you're hiding in the trees

What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you used to know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?