john

i was sitting here listening to the beatles anthology 2, disc two when i casually opened my planner, wanting to see how much homework I could put off until tomorrow. then i noticed, it's december 8th. i'm singing along rather melancholily to john's song "across the universe" when i realize, it was 25 years ago today that...he was assassinated. so here's to you, john, for your genius and your spirit that impacted so much.


words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
they slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind,
possessing and caressing me

jai guru de va om
nothing’s gonna change my world

images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
that call me on and on across the universe
thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box
they tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe

jai guru de va om
nothing’s gonna change my world

sounds of laughter shades of earth are ringing through my open ears
inciting and inviting me
limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns
it calls me on and on across the universe

jai guru de va om
nothing’s gonna change my world
nothing’s gonna change my world
jai guru de va