Yoga Poses in the Sun

The chorus of a song I wrote called Yoga Poses.

Yoga Poses

Yoga poses holding in the sun

I sparked a blunt and called it my sun

Intertwined with thoughts of verbal Shogun

I'm feeling so young in my old soul

Spread love is what I've been told

Our mediums make us cold

It's a shame...

'Cuz now we always looking

For the victims to blame

Instead of against the wicked

Who brought that pain

It's insane...

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If you look back at my other blog post, A verse on our society, this is the chorus to that song. I like the idea of breaking up my songs a bit for several reasons. But the primary motivation is that I'd like to emphasize certain parts about my songs and not have it be a long string of me rambling. If I can break things out into small sections, I can elaborate better on what I was thinking when I wrote it.

I really love this chorus and it might be my favorite I've ever written. It paints a picture of who I am, or at least who I strive to be. I have been doing yoga, on and off, for a few years. I would still say I'm an amateur at best, but I've been dedicating more time to it. As an avid runner, I need to stretch as much as possible. I feel yoga and running are two things I can do (hopefully) for the rest of my life.

So when I'm in my backyard, and the sun's beaming, I'm doing yoga poses while I smoke some ganja! I love being able to reflect on life in the sun. Anyone who knows me knows that I am quite an old soul. Don't get me wrong, I like to go out and have a good time, but I've always been someone who prefers one-on-one conversation. Being consistent with my routine is very important to me. So there's a lot of times where I sacrifice fun time and instead stay in, getting to bed early.

I think, as always, there's a need for balance in that regard, as with everything in life.

When I wrote this song, I was thinking about the culture we've been cultivating over the years. I think there's a lot of hate in the world, and it's such a shame. Especially now with Covid-19, and people hurting Chinese-Americans simply because of what they look like. It's horrible. It's not their fault, and they're just as American as you and I. The Chinese Government is a disgrace, don't get me wrong, but hurting people in a time like this on our turf is not the answer.

Mind you, I think a lot of people have stepped up to the plate and are making a difference, but often times there's situations that I see where things are so backwards. Logic and facts seem to take a backseat to a lot of issues nowadays, and I find that sad. People who shouldn't be dealing with racism, sexism, etc. still deal with it. What choice do they have? And yet, we claim to be civilized.

I think about that a lot. Are we a civilized society? For example, I'd be lying if I said that me being a white straight male didn't give me an easier time in life. Nevertheless, I genuinely do empathize with people who aren't as fortunate as me. The only thing I can do--at least from my understanding--is speak up when there's injustice in front of me; to do the right thing, always.

Like I've mentioned before in previous posts, it's like a snowball effect. If we can all help each other out a bit more, the world will be a better place. In the name of humanity, I hope we can look back one day and say we're better people, we're a better planet, from this pandemic. We can't let the people who've died from this die in vain. Let's look out for each other.

-JTC