In honor of Dr José Argüelles.

Humanity has lost a great teacher and guide. José Argüelles, author of the Mayan Factor and many other books, founder of Earth Day and 13:20 natural time, as well as the person who established Dec 21, 2012 as part of the collective consciousness, has died.
Although I never met him personally, his works particularly The Mayan Factor had a strong influence on me and countless others. For more info, check out his website,
www.lawoftime.org
I wrote the following poem today, and while not about Dr. Argüelles directly, I dedicate it in his honor.

Written at the end of Sloat Blvd, staring at an angry windswept sea:

I've watched the waves
eat away
at this once great city
will we too,
abandon out Temples, our Towns
as this 13th and final
Baktun counts down?

The world has been made
unfit
for decent people
to breath deeply-
It's time to retake our society, our sanity
Time to turn slavery into liberty,
to recreate reality.

The sea is rising
the river is swift
He who clings to the shore
shall be torn limb from limb.

But we who kick out into the current and swim?

A new world awaits, where the river meets the sea.


Good luck on your journey Jose.
IN LAK'ECH - I AM ANOTHER YOURSELF

Spring Poem, 2011

It's raining radiation,
the newscaster says it's safe
still it's raining radiation
dripping on my upturned face.

It's raining radiation
on this first day of spring
but I fear the sort of rebirth
that this toxic rain will be bring.

There's fighting in the Middle East
we're going to war again
collateral damage and power grabs
when will it ever end?

The band is still playing
but the ship is going down
still we keep on sailing
far away from solid ground

It's raining radiation
so I try to stay inside
but what kind of life is this
where a man must run and hide?

The sun soon will rise again
growing stronger every day
I just hope we will still be here
to see the ending for the rain.