Venice Beach [79]

Took a walk through Venice today,

after a talk with Ryron Gracie at Jiu Jitsu class, shoes off, to my left is sand, to my right is waves, trying to slow down when life moves too fast,

walking along that place where sand meets waves, shirtless bad boys skate & flirtless good girls rarely behave, past heartbeats & heartbreaks, picnics & surf breaks, past placards for posters, posers & actors on rollerblades,

I purify my mind, from Venice Beach to Santa Monica Pier, because shady characters can make it difficult to see clear,

a Mannish Boy navigating Muddy Waters in troubled times, surrounded by folks but somehow I know we’re all all alone, I see the pain that hides in vain behind every Botox smile,

I know it’s been awhile, “Hello hello is this thing on?”,

got the green light, so now I’m speaking to the blue light, girl just so you know “You don’t have to put on the red light.”, & she’s not Roxanne nor The Police but she’s got it poppin’, so much so that it’s midday but tempted to take some bedtime, I’m tired anyways, lethargic, ready to retreat like my hairline, I’m tired, guarded, feeling defeated Lord please take me home, cary me, to the home I had before all of this, I’m over all of it, it’s all politics, 4D chess, levels on levels zones in zones,

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on another level with other soul brother rebels,

& gifted sisters from other misters zoning out in The Zone, investing with whales swimming with sharks catching waves, inking with squids playing with dolphins surfing Google Chrome, yeah sure sometimes I think this life’s not worth the trouble, even though I’ll admit it’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever known,

I mean it’s a miracle that we were even born,

they say odds of being born are 1 in 400 trillion,

so even when I’m down & out I don’t check out, performing live now the most interesting script ever written, the best love ever made a page in the greatest story ever told, the most incredible song ever heard in this absurd system,

in this insane existence, sometimes nothing makes sense,

I mean what the fck is this, is it even any of my business, in line outta my mind, I’ve just arrived at The Skate Park, posting up on a rail, watching the sun set in Venice, California that is not Italy, same empire different century, exhausted from beach walking & washing off the filthiness, watching kids do kick flips, turning adversity into opportunity, skate or die do or try, life’s what happens while planning it,

this sunset, on Venice Beach is absolutely magnificent, the colors are lovely, more Godly than gaudy,

he who hesitates is lost, can’t live tomorrow today,

so I’m coming without hesitation, for whoever sends for me, don’t have to RSVP, don’t care if you’re socially awkward,

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just leave your ego at the door when you come in the party,

& yeah it’s all almost over,

but hey we can still have some fun,

so pick your medicinals, yoga, smoke, liquor or other, & let’s get it started now because it’s all almost done.

Wow,

what incredible sights, what surreal extravagant schemes, neon tones of exuberance, fuchsias eggplants & pinks,

I think this piece has less points than an anorexic that’s obese, but that’s okay because at least it feels good to read,

they say life is the journey not the destination, but either way, please tell me what you think this is & exactly...