So the coin sits on the table
The truth facing up
The lies facing down
But from my place on the edge
I can’t see either clearly
Jan 22, 2015
Jan 22, 2015 at 7:41 AM UTC
Consumed
That’s what I am
That’s what we all are
Engulfed
by the flaming desire to be that
special something
The special something that
shimmers and
sparkles
in the light
Creating ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’
at every turn of the page
It lives in the back of our minds.
That desire.
Crouching
Waiting for
yet another chance to look
for the
golden pedestal
So,
I am consumed by search
The search for that
special something
In people and places
I’ve looked in
books and
movies and
a few mirrors
here
and there
But
no image seems to measure up
I just can’t figure it out
My life is laced
with reminders of
the golden pedestal
So,
I’ll let the flames continue
licking my skin
until I’m
nothing
more than burnt ashes
consumed
by the words on a page
Jan 22, 2015
Jan 22, 2015 at 7:38 AM UTC
Somehow you always change.
You grow up.
You find out that the bad guys don’t have horns or claws.
They look normal.
They act normal.
Until the one day that they don’t.
And it’s almost like a disappointment.
You expected the world to be so clearly cut
But there is no bigger picture.
There is no rulebook
or plan
Only what’s in front of you
the world is big and scary
and awful
and
wonderful
Somehow you always change
I guess it’s called growing up.
Jan 22, 2015
Jan 22, 2015 at 7:37 AM UTC
Dear little boy with big blue eyes
and long
dark lashes,
come out and play.
you walk so slowly
each step
painfully determined
I can see you
hiding behind the shades of grey
my dear
I can see you
Life’s not always
black and
white
sometimes, there’s color too.
My darling little boy
with long
calloused fingers and
beautiful blonde hair
come out and play
run and
dance and
stomp around
Darling,
it’s safe here
Safe
to be happy
to let go of your fears
safe to shed the past for sunshine
And even though
I can’t
hold your hand
forever
I will always come back
for you
I will come back
Always
I promise,
I love you
Jan 22, 2015
Jan 22, 2015 at 7:33 AM UTC