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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:36:21 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Rooftop Reflections</title><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:33:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copright Luis Guajardo 2005</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Wants</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:53:37 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/wants.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:292657</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I really want.<br />The act of impulse can dry my discipline <br />I have never been one to enjoy self-control <br />It seems so restricting&#8230;sufficating <br />Ironic that it is where I find my affliction <br />Is pride so high in everyone&#8217;s eye <br />Or is loss the primary weakness <br />I don&#8217;t believe in fate, but he believes in me <br />Perhaps you just wish to curse me with this haunting <br />And yet still, some thoughts can run tangent <br />Calculating every move <br />But in lamen&#8217;s terms, I just wonder <br />I <em>want</em> to know, <em>want</em> a clue <br /><em>Want</em> you.</p>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 80%;">On a stretch of road,<br />Between dusk and dawn<br />Make sure not to listen too lazy<br />When I have no assurance, except my own two fucking legs<br />There&#8217;s no time for romance<br />I&#8217;ve already got one in my head<br />With opportunity smiling at me<br />Hoisted on shoulders of my friends<br />I won&#8217;t stand there like a statue, or be caught dead<br />This don&#8217;t mean I&#8217;ve lost my body, just &#8216;cause I lost my head<br />I just use the strength inside, enough to break my trends<br />Reading is a ridiculous gift, the cat&#8217;s got your hat&nbsp;<br />The fish in the bowl that don&#8217;t shut up<br />Life seems so easy moving in rhyme<br />Sometimes that&#8217;s how we get by<br />Lay the truth on the table<br />Throw lost hopes in the trash&nbsp;<br />All I need is a little sanity<br />And I know it&#8217;s at home somewhere&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></h3>
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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-285530.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Workaholic</title><category>Rant</category><category>addiction</category><category>stress</category><category>work</category><category>workaholic</category><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:40:22 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/workaholic.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:3558396</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s weird how addicting work gets<br />Who would&#8217;ve thought neurons firing from a wildfire of ideas could feel so damn good<br /><br />Stress - it&#8217;s a matter of opinion<br />To some it&#8217;s a crumbling devastation that folds you up <br />But to others it&#8217;s the spark plug of motivation to never fail<br /><br />Problem is&#8230;an overdose of work can leave you dumb and drooling on the floor - D.E.A.D.</p>
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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-3558396.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>You Make It Easy</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:28:20 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/you-make-it-easy.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:326597</guid><description><![CDATA[<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">You make it easy, what is, to some, so hard</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The hand of some angel that touches you, seems to guard&nbsp;</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The impossible tasks and difficult moments</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The living proof of that Midas touch</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;You live life while others seek the reasons</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The answer is so simple when you don&#8217;t seek it</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Is luck a myth?</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">A myth that explains the unexplained?</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;To some it&#8217;s strange when things go our way</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">They believe fate is the hand controlling the strings in some puppet play<br /></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Ups and downs, start to finish</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The universe will balance the existence of chaos</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;So read these words and take them to heart</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Because the you is I and the rest who are quick to draw&nbsp;</div>
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-326597.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>What Day Is It?</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:27:18 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/what-day-is-it.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:339353</guid><description><![CDATA[<p class="blogSubject" style="text-align: center;" align="center">today is tomorrow and yesterday today</p>
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<p class="blogContent" style="text-align: center;" align="center">i wouldn&#8217;t trade tomorrow for today<br /><br />yesterday is not needed, so throw it away<br /><br />i am for today,  i am for the moment<br /><br />we are the crusade sent to plunder<br /><br />Though i am indifferent, still i deliver<br /><br />3 a.m. or noon today, the time does not suffice<br /><br />in years it&#8217;s dissipating, rumbled by the thunder<br /><br />know what the under cover smells like<br /><br />where the rebels go<br /><br />seems like the more we are achieving<br /><br />the closer we are to leaving this world</p>
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-339353.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Fresh Air</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:18:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/fresh-air.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:1334174</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;" align="center">Hiking in mountains can be so invigorating<br />Fresh air doesn&#8217;t come for free in this big city, but I like to go that pace, lazilly<br />Make sure I don&#8217;t miss a detail I pass, although I don&#8217;t really pay attention <br />From a birds eye view it&#8217;s really not that far<br />Only 3-D perception can explain me as a phenomenon <br />&nbsp;Running has its rewards when I wipe that sweat away to look back at what I have outrun<br />Eventually it&#8217;ll catch up, unless I want to run forever <br />Which isn&#8217;t so bad when you live near the beach<br />It takes time to absorb the sun, this is where I catch my breath<br />Hidden from the shadows in the big spotlight <br />But it&#8217;s not all fame and fortune, for cancer comes here<br />Thriving in the ego&#8217;s delight<br />It&#8217;s easy to ignore, you can block it with dreams<br />Riches galore and hidden corners of the world<br />I remember the air up North in Michigan<br />The time during fall when the dew is just barely forming crystals <br />As the temperature dances on the door of freezing<br />It as if the cool air cleanses your longs and soul<br />You remember how it feels to be alive<br />Fresh Air&nbsp;</p>
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-1334174.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Control</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:34:56 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/2008/11/6/control.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:2533093</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">You are beautiful this way<br />The eyes of the world on your passionate face<br />You steal the keys and close the gate<br />But you don&rsquo;t realize I&rsquo;m already in<br />You say that it&rsquo;s over, but you let it begin<br />Don&rsquo;t want it too much, you&rsquo;re such a wonderful friend<br />Don&rsquo;t fear, the walls will disappear<br />Its clear, the way to go we&#8217;ll never know<br /><br />Lying naked in bed with the crowd overhead<br />Having visions of you, waiting for them to be true<br />And after a while I just jump in the fire<br />And let blind fate take control of my life<br /><br />We are beautiful this way<br />We play with our lives like it&rsquo;s intended to be<br />We only hold close who we need<br />There&rsquo;s no time for lies just common beliefs<br />You say that it&rsquo;s over, but I start it again<br />And you want it so much, to be just my friend<br />Don&rsquo;t fear, the walls will disappear<br />Its clear, the way to go we&#8217;ll never know<br /><br />Lying naked in bed with the crowd overhead<br />Having visions of you, waiting for them to be true<br />And after a while I just jump in the fire<br />And let blind fate take control of my life<br /></p>
<p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-2533093.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>On the Eve of Life</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:49:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/2008/6/4/on-the-eve-of-life.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:1884581</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>To obsess is regressed depression, but absence, the precursor to insecurity, challenges my sanity and sanctity. My level of interest is high. I want to let go.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s crazy to assume that something that has happened once in this universe will not repeat. So why obsess?&nbsp; I do remember the love of life and the life of love &ndash; It&rsquo;s so easy, as far as I recall.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s reciprocation that is the monotony of monogamy, and again, it&rsquo;s the absence that breaks up this silence. Is the existence of silence in the lack of action?</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s so easy to make a smile, so we should repeat it all the time. The comedy of it all is that through age, wisdom is gained. Yet I can sit here bewildered as the answers dodge my insight.</p>
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-1884581.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Friends With No Asterisk</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:10:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/2007/10/22/friends-with-no-asterisk.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:1325413</guid><description><![CDATA[<p align="center" style="text-align: center;">I hate, when the chips go stale<br />I hate, when the dishes aren&rsquo;t done<br />I hate, when I forget to pay the bills<br />I hate, when the grass is too long</p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">   </div><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">Be careful what you say, you can throw your own life away<br />I can sit here and reason, but I&rsquo;m the only one to persuade<br />Sometimes I like it cold, I prefer my bed to be a mess<br />There&rsquo;s no method to my madness, only happiness will confess</p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">    </div><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">Just leave me alone, I don&rsquo;t care what you have to say<br />Don&rsquo;t pick up the phone, you know I don&rsquo;t answer anyways<br />To be your friend, should not come with an asterisk<br />We&rsquo;ll meet again, I leave for just the hell of it</p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">    </div><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">I love, a rainy day watching flics<br />I love, man&rsquo;s best friend<br />I love, a dirty kitchen while stuffed real fat<br />I love, masturbating to relieve the stress</p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">    </div><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">Be careful what you say, I don&rsquo;t take kindly to idiots<br />Respect my way, I&rsquo;m fine with all the silliness<br />Perfection is a myth, and it&rsquo;s ugly to me anyways<br />I embrace my mistakes, they&rsquo;re my memories of innocence</p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">    </div><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">Just leave me alone, I don&rsquo;t care what you have to say<br />Don&rsquo;t pick up the phone, you know I don&rsquo;t answer anyways<br />To be your friend, should not come with an asterisk<br />We&rsquo;ll meet again, I leave for just the hell of it</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-1325413.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>King of the Hill</title><dc:creator>Luis Guajardo</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:07:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/king-of-the-hill.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37898:342408:1325409</guid><description><![CDATA[<p align="center" style="text-align: center;">King of the Hill<br />You wonder who&rsquo;s going to be on top<br />But I&rsquo;m already here<br />Lavender thrills<br />From breathin down your neck, eat your pills<br />That won&rsquo;t stop your chills<br />Be careful to wear summer clothes, hot water<br />Will bleed through your colors<br />Red carpets are gray to the dogs, no color<br />Don&rsquo;t act like you own it</p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">  </div><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">You&rsquo;ll never ever see me &lsquo;cause you think you&rsquo;re on fire<br />I lay below the limelight to accomplish my style<br />Don&rsquo;t question the existence of a fight for the power<br />The hill has room for one to build their own lonely tower</p><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">It&rsquo;s not the clothes that we wear, it&rsquo;s not the color or hair<br />That makes us feel that we are not empty<br />Forget the fans and the fare, they don&rsquo;t pay you to stare<br />Do you remember how to love and how to care?</p><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">                  </div><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">King of the hill<br />Exposure makes you tic and tock<br />But naked is my thrill<br />The drugs that you feel<br />The highs a false sense of secure<br />Lower than you already were<br />You&rsquo;re sittin around in your mud, roll over<br />You need to be covered<br />You&rsquo;re disgusting habits and your life is showing<br />You might need another</p><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">Is yesterday the way to say you&rsquo;re on your way up<br />The past is gone and sulking in it is not enough<br />I question your persistence to make this end<br />You&rsquo;re livin the same day again and again</p><p align="center" style="text-align: center;">It&rsquo;s not the clothes that we wear, it&rsquo;s not the color or hair<br />That makes us feel that we are not empty<br />Forget the fans and the fare, they don&rsquo;t pay you to stare<br />Do you remember how to love and how to care?</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.therawdealblog.com/rooftop-reflections/rss-comments-entry-1325409.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>