What do I yearn for?
to plunge into the depths and soar to the highest peaks of exhilaration
to run, to glide, to fly to the places of passion and struggle
immerse my soul in a longing to be free in me
and bound in love with humanity

The only people for me are the mad ones
the ones who are mad to speak, mad to give, mad to be alive
the ones who never turn their heads or shrug their shoulders
but burn, burn, burn an unquenchable fire
love leaping like flames across the dark
the ones who give until nothing left
then find more love, more truth
a deeper desire that unfolds the soul from the inside out
and says we shall be free
no longer slaves to institutions, inquisitions, insecurities
but relax…release the pain, anger, desire

The only people for me are the ones whose imaginations cannot be contained
the ones who crave the authentic and dream from the realm of the possible
who cannot be stopped from wild purposeful abandon
of all that conquers and divides us
who cannot be stopped from falling deeply and madly in love
with the Earth beneath our feet
water that refreshes and trickles down our tingling spines
reminding us to plunge ever deeper to the depths of ourselves
and the breadth of the Sacred
the Divine will for our space, our time
our skin, muscles, and bones.

The only people for me are the rebels, the saints of resistance
the heroes and martyrs for justice and love
how sacred and blessed it is
to reclaim the self and the soul of humanity
from the masters of misery and deception

Oh Lord, let me be among the ones
who bring healing to the broken places
love to the hateful places
justice to the places of oppression and despair
let me be one with the mad ones, the unafraid
the willing ones who sacrifice and live on courage

Teach me to listen, breathe in the wind and the water and the light
be one with the creatures of nature, the day the night
the mad ones, the ones who are mad to be one
with the Spirit that sustains, guides, moves through and among us
the singers, the dancers, the lovers, the poets, the artists
the Believers in Love
the mad ones, the sad ones
the ones who ache and cry out
the ones mad to shout
to give voice to the voiceless and sight to the blind
amplify for the deaf
those indifferent and numb to a world
teeming with hope and triumph,
death, destruction, laughter, tears, and questions

The only people for me are the mad ones
the lovers and livers of life to the extreme
the mad ones, extremists for love
high on passion, high on the holy energy of love and spirit
the gifts of the Creator and the created,
the mad ones, the holy ones,
the one I long to be and the ones touched by me

I give you my heart, my passion
you listeners, dreamers
you living, breathing bits of the future
be mindful, be watching, be vocal
Be One with the Loving Ones
the Mad Ones for Life