Chug A Choo-Choo

You are leaps and bounds
In front of the rest,
A stereotype for success
Marks as such at birth,
A wise and informed human
Noteworthy for your mere presence,
You command respect as a right,
Acknowledged as a marker.
You will get what you want
A receptor of what is good
An opinion of what is fact
A truck will fit only you
A charger keeps you plugged in
A cow feeds you your coffee
And your breaths bring the sun’s rays closer
So keep on
Work like there is no tomorrow
Because
Keep like you are
And they’re wont be.
-8 November 2009

ps. I wrote this poem during the California Student Sustainability Convergence this weekend in Santa Cruz. The timing could not have been better and the solitude I was able to find as well as the warmth of so many friends brought through me so many feelings of joy and confidence it was difficult to not write throughout the weekend. However I did stop talking around people at points to write a poem I just could not let sit in my brain, and this is one of those. I wrote it in the middle of a workshop and it was inspired by a guy names Zac who is pretty much one of the coolest dudes ever, he lives on a green bus. Peace and Love to All.