Imagi the Poem (Defame Remix)

Peering deeper - past these catchy tunes That were over far too soon Through Fractal sets into abstract, alternate reality Consciousness expands to include the Imagi-nation Call it an annex Like the Lonestar State, or the Louisiana Purchase This new territory is only for the strong of will Travelling Past impossibly long tails, canvas sewn, set sail On an ocean created in an instant But why waste your time out here in Imagi? says the egotistical, narrow mind Come back to the east, demand the so-called keepers of the peace We fear what we don't understand That ocean, created in the mind of a man Twists into a freshwater lake Imagi will mold as is required after all Dig ditches, irrigate fields Put out the fires in the corners of our minds Those little spots where fear still lurks See this desolate landscape for it's potential, not it's tribulation Out in Imagi, you know what you face It's you Look that mirror in the eye, own up to your own lies And Imagi will become your Neverland One complete with a merry Lost Boys Band, and a pack of Gypsy Dancers too The women twirl & spin, their dresses swirling up and down The sun sets and rises as they spin Like little atoms in a Universe Or the smallest cog in a Grandfather Clock These dancers are just what they are Filling their purpose in this foreign annex soon to be called our home I wonder how long it will take to convince Uncle Sam to run me out some Edison, and a telephone? Inevitably, the mass moves much slower We sailed on across the whole ocean, fueled only by our own belief A land, it was surely out there Filled with exiled artists, & rich-man thieves Robin Hood left a map behind in Prince John's oversized pajamas Robert Johnson sang us a tune of the place before the Devil finally caught up Hemingway whispered of it as he held the gun to his head And now we strap down ropes, gally to sails, and hope we find an open bed When we arrive, it will be such a time Like Huxley's Exile Isle The world at large is so held down But out here great minds bound Off one another like far-off foreign acrobats Standing on our proverbial tippy toes, we peer out of the Bird's Nest Hoping to catch a glimpse of land Or at least a dove with a branch in her hand O how great to go toe to toe with Robbins. See eye to eye with Vonnegut Challenge them even Slow down and make some sense, I didn't travel the ends of the ocean To let you run away again Stand and speak my friends Let's sing away the hours until the next lost ship arrives The new arrivals will call out There be Dermy and Ligyro Poets turned pirates! We followed your plankton trail We set sail on a hope, and your words helped us cope the many storms We stand equal on the shoreline and the measuring stick is a Blazing Beacon Of Vertical Truth Come join us on this far off shore This Imagi Nation You only arrive as you jump out alone In the dark