Dying embers
Warmth escaping
A worn smolder
Still hanging on
Not yet ashes
A memory
Of brilliance
Before it’s gone
Somehow a spark
Crackles and skips
On the last twig
Nearly beyond
And was enough
To light the night
With one flicker
Hopeful and strong
Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2024 at 5:42 AM UTC
It never took much vocabulary
To get my emotions across
But between the two realities
Lies a chasm I cannot cross
I felt the pull of yearning love
But lacked the push to break free
Until with no courage to speak of
I leapt, eyes shut, just to see
Was it more painful to stand vulnerable
But at least feel the light
Was it so miserable
To have an empathetic ear for my plights
Were those inner demons
Really only mine?
Dec 3, 2023
Dec 3, 2023 at 2:27 AM UTC
We are the ones who dare
To walk through the battlefield of everyday
Without a facade on
No matter how we fare
We hold to the fray
With vulnerability and hon'
Even with tears, keep your chin in the air
Because there's someone out there who prays
That they aren't the only one
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023 at 5:34 AM UTC
Does age make you sage
Or rock bottoms you can fall no further from
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023 at 5:08 AM UTC
There are realities hard to face
And losses excruciating to swallow
There are desires we chase
To end up feeling hollow
Yet with proper wisdom gained
And a heart with the right motivation
May we seek to be trained
By the Source of love and creation
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023 at 4:51 AM UTC
Too long has a heart ached this painfully
For a foolish possibility that was swept away in time
For somebody that made you impossibly giddy
Invincibly happy
And blooming in full emotions
It's time to finally wake up
And tie a bow of closure
On an old treasured memory box
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023 at 4:15 AM UTC
Only you would understand
My silence means no reprimand
No judgement, no distaste, no slight
Simply that I hope I might
Share an oasis of peace
Amid the noises that beat
To the cacophony that is life
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023 at 3:53 AM UTC
Needs: simple and few
Desires: complex and endless
The heart: friend or foe
Apr 17, 2021
Apr 17, 2021 at 6:25 PM UTC
never knew how sad
one can be when one can't say
thank you for this day
Apr 12, 2021
Apr 12, 2021 at 12:54 AM UTC
That swelling in your chest
When there appears nothing left
Can drown out the doubt, pain, and fear
The blinders you've got on
When wrong pile on wrongs
Help lead you to the finish line
So make sure it's anchored
In rock, sturdy and secure
Never letting you drift astray
Apr 12, 2021
Apr 12, 2021 at 12:45 AM UTC