August 2010
5 posts
To Soar
A supple leaf blows Gently through the breeze Unassuming and unaware Past all the other trees It dodges the grasping branches Weaving brilliantly it glides Beautifully it dips Whimsically it rides It does not assume It does not conceive It does not love This leaf has no beliefs Someday it will stop Sometime it may fall But for this moment It soars over us all
A Portrait
I am so filled with this desire I refuse to let it out Holding strong on to pain Having given in to all my doubts Fond of playing this waiting game My turn is up but I’m not there I’m hiding down the trail Focus lost but I don’t care All I want is a hint Just a scratch on the surface To see what will come To have a sense of purpose This blank slate tells no tales It...
Stairs
Curled up in a ball, silent through the night Chin resting on bent knees, hidden out of sight I listened to the TV, wishing I was there Staring at the closed door, I didn’t dare
Too frightened, too sad, too passive to call 5 years old, crying all alone, touching the wall I never showed it, never gave any indication That late at night I was dying for vindication
Through the crack in the...
Lost
There is no clear path where I walk No bright light guiding my way My feet settle on unstable ground With bitter winds the foundation sways Cautious steps chosen by reckless eyes A nervous pulse greets an excited mind My palms are sweaty but my grip is firm Heart closed off yet still it yearns Where I tread, no one has ever been What I face has no clear end There is a beast of void under...
This
You clear my mind Clear from all the should-haves Clear from all the would-haves There is just this, just us And we may not be, entirely But that’s alright Because there is still something Rather than just nothing And for tonight, this is all I need.