this is times up, put your signs up.

i've come to find some amazing things
in this place,
in this time
that i call my life.
magical worlds and people who shine,
shine with the light from a million suns.
people who refuse to let people and things
come between who they are and where they're going.
these people have, collectively, become my muse.
my base, and my rock.
a place full of endless inspiration and love.

it's times like these, when silence means everything.
words are mere complications in this place,
distractions from what is right in front of your eyes.
in this place, surrounded by these faces of all the greats,
things are easy.
simple.

there is no wondering of the ahead,
there is no pondering of the behind.

there are no names, though we are all well-versed in them.
you don't have to try, do touch-ups on the way,
or overnight any designer wares to fit in.

everyone is a genius, and everyone is ignorant.

these people can tell you the simple answer
to whatever complicated question your mind can make up.
these answers, one word, leave you stranded at sea inside your head.
they give you clarity in a room full of smoke and mirrors,
but only if you accept them.
if you allow them to become your new laws.
the new propositions.
the new gravity.

this is the place, these are the people you run to when
your back is against the wall and the revolution is
in front of your face.
with their weapons. with their weapons.

it's easy to get here if you've ever been here before.
in this new place of wonders.
i wish every day that i could bring you with me,
but i fear that you would ruin it.
ruin it for me, and for everyone.
all the old, wise souls i keep here.
they are my treasures.
they are my treasures.

this is what i've become.
this is what living like this does.
we are not the same.