A Freestyle Piece: Let Time Play Matchmaker - 4/16/11

"If you keep looking for love, you just might find it. But what good is the right one if you've mistimed it? It'll be nice to have what you've been needing, but it'll be terrible when you realize it's fleeting. Your meeting wasn't the start of a new path, it was a mere intersection. Coincidentally in the same place, but heading in different directions. Falling early, hurting late; just let Time handpick your mate..."

-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: The Power of the Mind - 4/16/11

"Should one ever question the power of the mind, find a troubled man. No matter the mental burden, it weighs on him physically. Observe his posture. His shoulders will not be square, his chest will appear sunk in, his head will hang low, and a smile will have to be mustered if it is to appear. It will appear as though a heavy, downward force is affecting him. Our thoughts govern our reality."

-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: I Pray God Breaks My Own - 4/16/11

"'All good things must come to an end' is weighing on your mind, given that we've been having such a good time and I seem to be such a good find. You're terrified that I'm going to change, that as the pieces fall into place they'll be rearranged. However, I am NOTHING like the guys that you've known. I'll see to it that your skills are honed & happiness is grown; if I ever hurt your heart, I pray God breaks my own."

-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Procrastinating - 4/16/11

"Procrastinating is like choosing to take the escalator instead of the stairs; despite its convenience, doing so leaves you at the mercy of circumstance. If a malfunction occurs, you won't have time to account for it. If you forget something, you can't easily go back for it. Procrastination is a one-way trip with no transfers, unexpected riders (problems), and quality that reflects the trip time, not your potential."

-A. Lewis

A Poem: Detour - 4/11/11

"What a wonderful route. Filled with yeses and calls, a few guesses and falls, but mostly things that would seem enticing. However, it isn't so inviting. The only thing around the bend of commitment is a winding road of entrenchment. Every quick and turn is another added stress, another unrequited effort. It appears as though an Eden-like lea lies just beyond the horizon, but the truth is rather surprising: the only thing awaiting is a precipice. As it turns out, this expedition is an impossible mission. Promises of paradise, exclamations of ecstasy, they all fuel a fantasy that will be no more than a fallacy. 'We should get together' fades into a desert of never, while laughs and smiles only beautify the first few miles. You'll believe that at the end of your trip, you're going to be let in; only to find out you've been lead on toward a dead end. Constant communication and early frequency yield only infrequent pleasantries and late indecency. It all changes with time; the road narrows and gets rougher. Dealing with those who lead you down such roads makes finding love tougher. So, that's why I'm taking a detour. Before you try to string me along, before you realize that you don't like being alone, before you lie and tell me we'll see each other soon, before you smile and make me swoon, I'm turning away. I'll wait for another more promising and more honest path; I'll journey another day."

-A. Lewis

A Practice Poem: The Greatest Gift - 4/11/11

* There were certain things I was trying to accomplish here...certain types of rhetoric and metaphors in play. This was more of an exploration than a poem.

"The amorphous solid. The expressive and sensitive to my stolid. What would I do without it? In times of joy, it serves to intensify. In times of hardship, it serves to mollify. What if I did not have it? I wouldn't be the same. My feelings would be lame; I'd be so lackluster. When things are beginning to get dull, its my summer blockbuster. It becomes whatever I need it to be. Whenever the light wasn't at the end of the tunnel, it was what I needed to see. Without compare, it is the greatest gift in the world. However, it isn't given; it's earned. I've learned that even when the giver is burned, the tables can be turned and disdain can be spurned. She yearns for understanding and compassion. The combinations of those actions can cause the protraction of wings that propel her into the heights of her dreams. Being genuine and honest will bring her back down to earth; she'll fall for such gallantry. Catching her opens the locks of her heart, the manacles of her fear, and the fetters of her past. The fruition of her greatest desire lights her greatest fire and incinerates the hurtful dinner plates left by men that came only for dessert. The meal she offers is alimentary, nourishing the mind, body, and soul. Yet, it has been eschewed because the sweet taste of her essence has been pursued. Just what is this food that goes far beyond the fulfillment of friendship? It is the amorphous solid. The expressive and sensitive to my stolid. The wood to my fire, the pillow when I tire, the solution to whatever I require. It can be anything and means everything. It is the dessert after a robust meal, yet also the treat for when my sweet tooth pines with zeal. It is a driving force in my soul, a catalyst in my heart, a foundation in my mind. It is all of the above; the greatest gift in the world is a woman's love. No matter the undue pain, in her heart it shall remain until a man seeks to understand her and teaches her to feel again. Love is the most transcendent force on the planet; there is no barrier that can withstand it. Reaching her heart may require much effort and work, but her life-improving, soul-soothing, and mind-moving love proves a woman's immeasurable worth."

-A. Lewis

A Remake of Drake's "Fall For Your Type:" "Fall For The Hype" - 4/1/11

**Quick explanation: this is about a guy that falls for a girl that frequently sleeps with "celebrities." He approaches to her in the first verse, talks about how she lied and cheated in the second verse, and how she was done wrong again in the third. The chorus speaks on the lies those guys tell her to sleep with her. Hopefully it makes sense to you. I also kept some of the original lines (and profanity) to maintain the original integrity of the song. Enjoy!**

Won't you, let me, save you from you...
Cuz you know there's something missin', but you just refuse to listen when your friends tell you 'you need to take your time'...
You're starting to feel, like love won't ever find you...
Because you keep on hoping since your legs are always open you'll attract a love that's not out there to find...
Don't run girl, I'm right here girl, change your mind...
Trying to convince yourself it's ok, making the mistake you seem to replay...

I swear you, always fall for the hype, yeah, for the hype...
Tell me why you always fall for the hype...oh ohh ohh, for the hype...
They just always that they play ball...
They just always say they buy it all...
You just can't restrain yourself at all...
You just can't explain yourself at all...
They're deceiving people like you...

Although I shouldn't judge you on the past girl, I feel like I'm competing with them all...
You say that my feelings won't last, girl; I just pray that you don't let me down right now...
But it's too late, 'cuz I'm already gone...
Even with my honesty, you still lied, and again you're all alone...

I swear you, always fall for the hype, yeah, for the hype...
Tell me why you always fall for the hype...oh ohh ohh, for the hype...

Dress hangin' off your shoulder, gettin' colder
Tellin me how he got you hammered just to screw you over
Girl quit playing, you're no victim, you're just saying shit.
Oh you're outside, he put you out, like today and shit?
Oh, wait. No I get it, so he quit it, he's been called a dog before but you still let him hit it.
Damn, damn. No wonder why you never learn your lesson.
Before it ever sinks in, you just start undressin'.
And I heard there's nothing new except for someone new
But how you supposed to find the one when anyone can come on you?
Crying to yourself, but you never listen...
I know it sounded wild when I told you I was different.
I said I would tell you anything you want to know,
Let you meet my friends, then lecture you again about how love comes from within...
But you quickly ran out, despite the time that I invested
Making all the same mistakes that I tried to help correct, but you fall...

I swear you, always fall for the hype, yeah, for the hype...
Tell me why you always fall for the hype...oh ohh ohh, for the hype...
They just always that they play ball...
They just always say they buy it all...
You just can't restrain yourself at all...
You just can't explain yourself at all...
They're deceiving people like you...

-A. Lewis