Nostalgia is burning right through me Embers in my eyes Giving a fiery, hot glow to the past Making a warm toast seem like a flaming cherry jubilee Nostalgia has got a hold on me Tighter than a straight-jacket Booming loudly through my eardrums My heartbeat racing stronger, […]
The night sky is too beautiful The waves of the ocean are too stirring The breezes too mesmerizing Let’s not pretend Let’s not laugh while digging the knife in Let’s not talk niceties Let’s not try to on a ridiculous bravado Why don’t you find your moral compass […]
Dark days, somber days Restless moments Fearful nights The stage was set Helping hand and a comforting smile Peaceful silence Non-judgmental eyes All bits of what dreams are made of Now there are others Many wounded and broken Some crying and fighting with themselves Remember your own pain […]
I was drowning, floundering, and crying Yet there was nothing I could do It was all out of bounds No way to stem the tide Hopes rose Hopes deflated Was sadly looking at the bottom of my shoes I scraped off the dirt But it wouldn’t come off […]
You told yourself a nice little manufactured story A story of brazen lies and innuendo A bit to cast your faults onto others Was caught in your spider web of holes I threw it off like a moldy scarf Your public pretense of care offensive I’m leaving your […]
Rooted in place Mired in mud Longing to push out Pulling onself up Becoming unstuck is the stuff dreams are made of Run away fast But run towards something Don’t runaway from Set the goalpost Create friction and forward force Becoming unstuck needs to be deliberate And deliberated […]
The stone settled into her consciousness Weighing her down into a vat of anxiety She raised her hand and placed it on her heart It was still beating She steadied her mind Wishing for better days Hoping against hope Knowing change was a sloth She heard the voices […]
Stay calm Sigh Breathe Yell For it will change Have patience All that fluctuates will flatten Have you ever felt that you were in the middle of a cyclone? Tornado? Everything spinning all around and around. And not in a good way like that Dead or Alive song. […]
To forage a drum Seeking blessed multitudes Fluorescent beauty Lightness is around To bound the darkness in mud And catch a glimmer What is sought is found What stems from the ground rises Let the warmth guide you
I want it I don’t want it It will be good It will be difficult It will be lonely It will be crowded It will be heartbreaking It will be fulfilling It will be far It will be closer Empty and soulless Full and lost
