Right now, I want you to imagine
all that you ever wanted
all that you ever needed
all that you could do without
and all that you couldn't
that is your castle
of course, your castle in the sky
Now, see to it that the way
to each of these is mapped in your mind
that is the castle's foundation
How high is your castle?
If it floats, so be it
If it is built on stone, so be it.
It is not for me to decide
For you are in your own garden
and I am but a snake
Does your castle impress people,
or does it intimidate?
Awe versus fear.
Is your castle made of nature,
or forged in composition?
From coal to diamonds...
Does your castle have servants or advisors?
For you are the one that knows,
that you know nothing unknown.
And further, do you have a harem
or is there a jail?
There could be both, but you built it too.
Are your forms realized or
are they yet to be drawn?
Is your Now in memory, or
are your futures in cradles?
Do you need protection
from invaders to your castle?
Feudalism capitalist King Midas,
or communes as large as a dinner table?
Just an experiment for you,
for today I have seen love kill
love, and it has made me calmer.
For, as they say, all is fair in love and war.
For the love that wins has many spies
For cold war absolves missiles
and nuclear war relies on the air
and the water from coasts to coast.
Che Guevara knows gorilla families
and Hitler knew colors of himself
But which soul immortal becomes titan?
What of infamy and admiration?
What of crossed wristbands may do?
For the swastika is on peaceful ground
and 1/8 turn backwards brings genocide.
The wind only understands on direction
as windmills agree with drains in whirlpools.
For particles in waves work together.
And a piece of peaceful serenity
is a kind of misnomer.
For laughter multiplicative,
For hatred divisive.
This piece is
your castle.