I let you down You died before my eyes I saw your eyes cry You didn’t understand Why didn’t I hold you? Why didn’t I cusp your face? Why didn’t I touch your hand? I’m ashamed I’m battered I’m adrift Pain killed you Pain kills me Pain inures […]
I can fight I can fight for you And there shall be no stopping me I have the will I have the fortitude I have the guts I have the itch I have the need I have perseverance Funny thing is Who will fight for me? I too […]
There is no healing To what is forever more broken There is no sewing back together That which is forever ripped and tattered There is no glue That can forever more hold you together No sorrow is needed No solace is saught No crocodile tears need be […]
I see your joy I hear your tickle I feel your energy But I don’t believe it I see your worry I feel your pain I hear your sorrow But I don’t believe it You are a shell You are a whisper You are a robot Show me […]
I know that my parent’s generation consisted of people that were committed, wedded, to their jobs They were committed in the sense that they were long-timers, life-timers or in it for the long haul. These days, I believe we are all in agreement that Millenials will at […]
I laugh with you I laugh at you and I feel sadness I see everything You see nothing Yet I love you I walk with you infrequently I walk without you perpetually And I feel sadness I see the ashes that once were I think of how you […]
Your anger bubbled over Yet it was just for a bauble You drew an unmovable line in the sand Yet it was meant to just be pretty and fluid It became a disheartening symbol Our fractured relationship embedded within There is no coming back or going forward Why, […]
Two realities Two states of being Fear and wild panic Heart racing Eyes widening Shaking reality off Musn’t think Must forget The time will come Hopefully not now Two realities Two states of being Scared to think Thinking and screaming The void beckons Drawn to the light The […]
I’m not a monster I’m not a lily I’m not a basket case I’m not going to melt I’m not going to runaway I’m not going to disappear I’m not foolish I’m not unwise I’m not unseasoned I’m not going to live forever I’m not going to […]
Clad in a tuxedo he whizzed by me Then dressed in a black and white zoot suit He wanted to tap my shoulder But instead he sang into my ear I opened the door He snuck out behind me Playing hide and go seek with my fears He […]