I don’t believe it
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 […]
Where am I going as I ready the tracks of my life?
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 feel sadness yet I love you
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 […]
It cost me everything and then it didn’t
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, […]
Hopefully not now
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 […]
What I am Not
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 […]
A hall of ghostly apparition-He will slay me
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 […]
I long for another piece of your cake
I’m scared to look To see deep inside Afraid of the cracks I might find Afraid of the pain that will rise I’m afraid to taste To bite off more than there is Afraid everything will crumble Afraid everything will gnash I’m afraid to feel To touch the […]
Tired but hopeful: I’m off to see the wizard
I’ve got nothing. My mind is a blank My eyes don’t comprehend But the chair is divine Can you take me to st louis ? Where the arch gleams on a cold, cold night and the cocktails warm the hands You got to bide some time To buy […]
You already left me
I see you now I’m scared you will soon leave I see you then And realize you already left me I touch your cheeks ‘O to grab forever more Yet years ago They were mine and now they are yours You are leaving me My sadness stays […]
