Budo {G}aiku Shishō XXXII

武道 詩抄

THE BROTHERHOOD 🎖️

don't give a damn 

about that viet nam;

men I served with 

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

integrity is 

one's inner image; 

honesty and character 

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

one should conserve 

in order to preserve;

love the winter years 

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

toughness created

through experiences; 

go live life

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

don't dilly dally 

lollygagg instead; 

gotta have goals

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

change thoughts 

to change your life; 

step lively mate 

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

group exposure 

energy draining; 

introversion 

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

think I'm crazy 

my reality is different;

think about it

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

two sides

to every one;

social and secret

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

you must understand 

it's my life way; 

I do not care 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

love is a trap

once sprung;

get out my padawan

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

sixty nine

not counting; 

winter years

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

spiraling into 

an abyss; 

knock knock knocked 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

radical actions

to trigger change;

don't be stupid 

SUDDEN ENLIGHTENMENT 

dream worlds 

where we reside;

reality sucks

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

walking the line

daily dangers;

blue lights flashing

SUDDEN ENLIGHTENMENT

real dangers

complacency; 

stay frosty

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

bites deep

bitter cold;

fog freezes solid 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

opposites attract

opposites repel; 

finding balance 

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

a piece of cloth 

of symbolic meaning;

old glory fly's true

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

a patient heart 

actively listens; 

be still in the now

THE PEDESTAL DROP

mindful of the pedestal 

it's a hard fall; 

falling is inevitable 

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

be present 

with confidence; 

feel no fear

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

aches and pains

over a life time;

pay the toll dude

THE BROTHERHOOD 🎖️

a colorful history 

those jarheads blue;

colors attention men 

THE BROTHERHOOD 🎖️

from Tripoli 

to montezumas;

historical pride

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

find a frequency 

lock it in;

feel the balance 

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

to actively listen 

is to learn;

stop talking

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

true strength is 

doing what you couldn't do;

exceed and excel 

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

understand one's silence 

to understand their words;

body language speaks loudest 

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

ignore other's standards 

and their expectations; 

live by your own 

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respect is earned

turning to loyalty; 

character of personality

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

look for the good

prepare for the worst; 

let overthinking go 

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

I don't break 

but I will snap; 

avoid me snapping

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

I am evil 

under tight control; 

loose dogs of war

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

hold-em

fold-em;

walk away-n-run

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

big city

bright light;

mushroom cloud anyone 

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

speaking without thought 

is not speaking truth; 

stay present

SUDDEN ENLIGHTENMENT

argue to win

but discuss to learn;

mull it over bro 

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

bad attitudes 

are flat tires;

get out the jack brother

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

to truly win

don't play; 

avoidance where possible

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

no response is

a powerful response; 

best defense ever

SUDDEN ENLIGHTENMENT

question truths

challenge lies; 

be mindful presently 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

footprints are of

those who came before;

following honors them

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

no momma 

gone to dust;

it was a sad day

PURPLE PILL 💊 

on the precipice 

can go either way;

first step is a doozy 

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

a still mind

is a serene mind; 

be present

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

know and understand 

before you speak;

in the now

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

warrior and sage

man of peace;

abilities to destroy 

PURPLE PILL 💊 

criticizing others

weakens you;

be strong my padawan 

PURPLE PILL 💊 

imagination is 

keystone of creativity; 

free the mind

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

having balance in

thinking saying doing;

harmony breathes