Perspectives by Eddie Shot John

This one was really fun to write. Hope you like it. 

chewing on nicotine gum while I beat on my pigskin drum little ladies rubbing laundry on the rocks by the creek  kids playing with their chalk drawing blocks hopping free  grannie swings knitting things as she gazes at the show grandpa smokes as he jokes bugs the youngsters as he goes  dogs run in the yard with a smile right in tow  wind is moving music grooving we're all going with the flow

A little birdie told me that it all will be alright  from where he flies he sees things in a very different light Hard to see the madness when you're soaring up above  and I'll trade in all the tragic for a little bit of love 

Perspectives are important for we do not always see  things for what they are even though we may be keen  put down your phone and take a look and you may be surprised  how the world looks much more peaceful when you see it with your eyes    Riding down the freeway with the window down a tad  in my first electric and I do not miss the gas  someone cut me off but I really do not mind where are these people going driving crazy all the time 

sucking on a cough drop  while I type with my fingers and thumbs  little particles of dust are blown by the fan as it speeds  stacks of papers articles and poems are scattered through the scene  prying eyes they stare at me they're not just figurines  I am worried that the time I've spent will not yield any green  looking at my phone but it never seems to ring  wonder if the people in it really are just but a dream 

A little elder wise and true stood upon the curb and spewed  wisdom in the face of hate  with animated facial traits  and with his practice jest so taught got all that for what he once had fought 

Perspectives are important for we do not always know  The way that things will be when they go the way they'll go  put down your swords and take a breath and you may just then see  how the world's arms are wide open if you'll only let it be