The Promise of Death

I promise you
You will die

so we walk slowly
everything we do is vain
we are just passing time
and we worry about the next day
Why?

I promise you
You will die

Love is the only answer....

There Was This Thing

there was this thing
kind of lost
today my emotions so vague
Is this ok?

I can't cry
but I can run
I can't argue
but I can hide
I can't debate
but I can stare
into everything
city lights
window - scapes
looking at me
as I look at them
walk around in their flat
they will never know
how I feel.

there was this think
believing
you know faith?
seem to toss me
back into the deep
again and again
If He is
really a loving God
then I would
really feel safe.

The Owl Speaks

The journey, the journey
look ahead
see the battle?
guns exploding,
smoke in the air
captains waiving their flags
canons pushed back
soldiers screaming
as they fall to the ground.

seems like the world
will turn one more time

It doesn't matter
you know, the battles ahead
as long as we live our lives today.

Be merry and taste joy
the remnant clouds will pass.

Self Reflection

for crying out loud
my outside in
I think the best
thing to do is
quiet down
focus on love

in the air
in the air

we breath
miscommunication
folding arms
swaying hands

in the air
in the air

I will focus on love
I will flow
put forth
the beauty of work

standing defiant
against the storm
a kiss on
my lover's heart
in my true form

I take to the air
with wings of love
and a contrite
heart.
this Universe
is so big
where can I
start?

in the air
in the air

I take flight

we breath
flickering lights
birds crashing
wide eyes
sleepless nights

out of all
the things
I am not

I am

soft
gentle
sincere
open
sharing
caring
giving
honest
true
me

Love.

the last thing I
need to do
is to shut down.

Designing "In Love"

giants in the kitchen
hunched down to eat
cookies and tea
the violin plays
the record scratch
and here I am thinking
I need to pull out the bat.

pull out the bat

technology from the trash
to make something beautiful.
my artist itch and my artist scratch,
from nothing to something,
a little money goes a long way.
no food, no money, no time
is the only thing on my mind.

but I have it all

The Universe heard my prayer
his love is greater than anything
I have let it all go.
I will never worry again.
I understand this Jesus
saying - "Are we not greater than the birds?"

I watch him sleep at night

my love flows like the river
I am indeed this metropolitan
this Philadelphia-n, amphibian
water to land - my passions
free to go and do anything.
I go back to the roots.

call me crazy - I am forever designing "in love."

I Don't Believe In God

The silver lining
are the dreams
I don't believe in God
but I believe
in a higher power
beyond my control
internal vociferation
isn't enough

Mr. Universe
is the person
behind the wheel
I am the passenger
pop 500
100 miles per hour
ready for whatever
because I trust
that I am not alone

Dream to dream
and no one sees
what I need
so I went to fetch a pail of water
tripped over a rock
then tumbled down the hill
No one noticed me
when I was in pain

Everyone noticed when I started walking up the hill again.

I know I was meant
to live,
to fight,
to dream,
to push.

I don't believe in God
to be so controlling with words.
I believe in Mr. Universe

He is that plastic looking thing
energy running through it
no sex, no identity, covered in stars
look like a man
feels like a woman
no hair
and a billion feet tall
when you look at him from a distance
He is my height whenever I felt him.

Mr. Universe watches over me
as I dream
and live the impossible dream.

Advice to young ones looking for love:

Don't get involved with broken families.
Some people find their inner strength
through resentment.
Let them go.

Are We Listening?

Art-Photography--Concept-Design - William Ortiz

Something happened last night
Dreams of hissing cats
and violent passionate sex
of anger and release
caress and debate
leave me be!!!
and the song goes
and it goes
I want to be alone
without permission
I have no conclusion

and it goes...

Looked out the window
I see the bend
in the Franklin Bridge
pulling my heart
to hear the sounds of trains
and cars zipping by
the feel of sun and sky

It calls out to me.

walk on me
run on me

and the song goes
My individuality is
without permission
I have no conclusion

all in my head

I need to release this positive vibe

I need to run free on the Ben Franklin Bridge
and I hope he will run with me too.

It's not a sad song
You know that now
It's the freedom song
Creativity shooting out into the sky
Blue then Purples filled the air
How the Universe plays it's part
and how we sometimes have to listen to that song
of let go......

let go.
let go.

Walk...

Run....

to and over the bend on The Franklin Bridge.

A Prayer: In An Open State Of Heart

so longed for the hero
but I am a man
with a woman's heart
and a woman's touch
with a woman's caress
a commitment unmatched

I deserved what I got.

carry me Universe
to the next plain
a higher state of mind
shower me with boldness
and create in me a humble heart
let my home be filled with kindness
crown my head with compassion
provide guards of wisdom
and yet open my heart to new things.

so longed for the hero
and here he is next to me

I am not ashamed to say
even in my masculine form
my heart soft
as I walk in my feminine deity,
countenance.

Defiance

sleepless nights
wondering what its like
to leap and fly
towards the city lights
to creep and climb
around and over the tall tallest

hoping to find the true truest
the universe expansion
is all and confusion
how can we connect when we become even more distant.

hoping to find anything with substance
I find myself being defiant
against the fallacies
brought by all of your religions.

Give me numbers
Give me signs
Give me logic

A philosophy that seems to work for me.

And the Pastor who later apologized said:

why pay the server 18%
when I give God 10%

wondering....

doesn't their God deserve a raise?

The Bend in the Franklin Bridge

The Bend in the Franklin Bridge
remember me?
I stepped to the melodious beats
streaming from the MP3's
the ears and heart pants
like a dog in warm summer sun - heat
the sound of the universe
manipulate the body to run run - leap

manipulate the body to dance dance
manipulate the body to love and prance

Mr Bend of the Franklin, the sound manipulated me

gyrate to a reconstruction of a Dictaphone

the words
it means
nothing...


the memories
mean
nothing

The Bend in the Franklin Bridge
remember me?

I got to the top
then I stood and watched
the little kids run by
feeling all of this universal high
I was born to be
a part of this great city scape
I am the wildest child
the dreamer in love
the artist with a beat
stronger than the gun
The universe propels me
and I run


run.

Break Me Down

Technology pushing plastic babies
to satisfy the child within.
We grab what we can take.
money seed tossed in the man made lake.
The earth trembled,
causing destruction,
mass destruction,
greater than the atomic bomb
a one time thing
but God created the laws of Karma
His wrath if any
is recurring like arthritis
in our bones

We break down
We give up.
When the clouds roll in
we hide, then we forgive us
What we do is futile.
We will die anyway...

Will you walk with Him?
He called you to peace
to walk in those golden sneaks

money is nothing,
gold is nothing.
love is something
food is nothing
forgiveness is something
your home is nothing

Store up riches to wither in your death bed.
Your dollars is playing a facade
The Ben is holding a knife in a pic
waiting for you to turn around.

Do you see it?

The Spirit is calling out to you.

Do you feel it?

I Am In God's Heart

You don't know the battle
I had to
with my mind
I had to
with my heart
I had to
liberate and challenge
I am not the same
I am a monster in this love game.

You don't know the miles
I had to
in the desert sun
I had to
with sweat on my brow
I had to
work to cross the see of sand
I am not the same
ever changing in this love game

I don't need love from those who are quick to judge
without knowing the whole story.
My life is in God's hands.
It's not in your lips and hand movement
and facial expressions and in the spoken words untrue.

God has me in his heart.

Mr. Cheesy Man!

Creative writing and acting involved..
Not intended to be about anyone or a personal experience of mine..

Hey You!
Mr. Cheesy Man!
Your jokes so unfunny
un-tickled my funny bone
no wrap in your game
like bacon loose on asparagus
like a lonely hotdog
no bread

but damn!

You do make me love you instead.

Hey you!
Mr. Cheesy Man!
Your touch like Midas
make me feel like gold
bling bling like diamonds
like frosted cookies
I feel like a monster around you
I could taste your skin all day.
ooh please keep tasting mine too!

ahhh.. don't I taste good?
That's right.

Mr.

Cheesy

Man

How you make me laugh
in bed instead
How you make the bed bounce
one monkey two monkey
then I saw you fell off the bed.

How you make me ride
and glide
slip and slide
love.

Hey!

You!

Mr. Cheesy Man!

I need you.
I want you.

See me laughing..

You did this to me.
Don't be mad.
Your no way near corny to me.

You just un-tickled my funny bone
Just that one time.

William Ortiz
Create Destroy!!

Dark Clouds

here we are caressing the sky
dreaming that the clouds would shift
pour out like white GLITTER
sifting evenly over the horizon
shiny manna is what we need
food of the gods or God
whichever is convenient
universal view for you
and
and me

i know.
we dream.
scream love when dreaming love
entering me pushing against me
dreams are made from these moments
telling me
you
love me
as you push in me
the million essence and passions of you

not ashamed to say
how much
I love
you
you

No more broken records

scratch
scratch
scratch

Here we are seeing the dark clouds
pushing in to cover us with good rain
so heavy the sky
so heavy the air
so heavy is our love.

I hear the song playing in its entirety.

my love
my love
my love

William Ortiz
Create Destroy!!!

Stop Me From Love? NO!

raise awareness
compare them
to the crooked lines
see how they parallel
so unfriendly
they step
on your feet
they step
on your face
they step
on your fetus

Your art
they step on
your rhyme
they step on
your time
they step on

what you born
they take time
to tear more
what is
already torn

Why you do this to me?
Why you try to stop me?

Mom.

Dad.

Don't you know
I have a baby brewing
in my brain all day


friend.

family.

Don't you know
I am heaven bound.

You can never
take me away
from the love of God.

So I create, then I destroy, to create something new again..

William Ortiz
Create Destroy!!!!

Forward Despite

You know
its been
a while
Since I
last saw
you bent
backwards
relentless
push push
forward
because
they be
pulling
you way
towards
untruth
saying
they do
they do
love you
but not....
but not....

Gray walls
gray skies
make you
die die
in bed
in meditation
in creation
illumination
auras
gray
then
blue
then
purple
then
gold
when you
speak the
truth and
all then
behold

teacher teach
that's what you are
when you preach
that's what you do
pay attention
when you rhyme
lost attention
when you lose time..

Who cares!!!

Keep press
forward
when they lie
you press
forward
when they tried you
you sing
you praise
to the
mighty...
to the
mighty...
to the
mighty...

KING of all KINGS...

I LOVE, I LIVE, I LEAVE....

William Ortiz
Create Destroy!!!

My Love Song

runaway
runaway
in the opposite
direction
earth spinning one way
but we go love
the other way
We were in reflection
when
they say
and
they say
too soon
and now
We say
and
We say
No sooner
the better
Our love was meant
to last forever

How can this be
our love twine towers
made to cast a shade
upon the urban-ites
city street lights
and lamp posts
automobiles
and falling snow
we cast our love

over,
over,
over,

Do you see my love

The power of love
shining from within me
and into you
as you fill my heart
and made it bloom

My love
My love
My love

you did this to me
you took my shame away
taking me as I am
my sorrow turned to joy
God shunned His light on you
and I am a reflection
of what you have done

reflection
connection
connection

my soul belongs to God
my heart belongs to you
all that I am
now broken in two

Bread to eat
for you and my Father above

May my love
be food to you

My love
My love
My love


YOu know what I want
and what I need
Money and things cannot buy my soul
but your commitment to me

I was made to serve
He made me for you
My love..

William Ortiz
Create Destroy