Drink away the uncertainty
Drink away the fears
Drink away the judgement
Drink away the tears
Drink to what’s in front of you
Or to who’s on either side
Drink to being the person
You are so deep inside
Dec 12, 2021
Dec 12, 2021 at 4:37 PM UTC
precious innocent soul
skipping rocks
on cobblestone roads
vulnerable untarnished pure
no residue of earthly soil
return me to that naiveté
unburdened by layers
of fake masks
and perfect capped teeth
in narcissistic societies
but I shan’t grasp
at ethereal edges
of nebulousness
and ephemeral
innocence
i shall endure
what I abhor
a master’s soul
cannot be forged
in paradise
wisdom’s essence
‘tis not pristine white
hints of ivory
tinge the effervescence
of the sage’s breath
©2016janetaylor
Jan 17, 2018
Jan 17, 2018 at 5:25 PM UTC
When leaves fall like people do
Does it feel like flying too
When the snow lays bright as day
Will the warmth come to stay
When all the trees bare their fruit
Will we be as absolute
When the heat completes the cycle
Does it mean love's revival?
Dec 4, 2017
Dec 4, 2017 at 5:36 PM UTC
If I could live forever,
I would slide my feet into every pair of shoes
I would see the world from every view
I would live in every town, hear every sound
And I would disavow failure because
I would have all the time to try, try again
Si je pouvais vivre pour toujours,
Je glisserais les pieds dans chaque chaussure,
Je verrais le monde à tous les points de vue, j'entendrais tous les sons
Je vivrais dans chaque ville et j'oublierais l'échec parce que
je pourrais essayer, essayer encore.
Dec 28, 2016
Dec 28, 2016 at 6:02 PM UTC
I saw her in my dreams
Out of reach it seems
Her skin like a desert sea
Imperfect bumps and odd curves thrown together flawlessly
Her eyes like vast ocean
Secrets kept deep, passion flowing in stubborn motion
Her heart like lonesome forest
Peace among trees, birds singing joy in breeze or nest
Her voice like calm streams
Soft to the touch, gentle harmony musing hopes and dreams
In my dreams she roams free
Maybe one day she'll find me
Sep 6, 2016
Sep 6, 2016 at 12:22 PM UTC
Once upon a mid night's dream
Flown to me on the cool night breeze
The Trickster Gods of dastardly scheme
Tickled my nose and I had to sneeze
It came sudden and wrinkled my brow
A tingle in suspense, full of might
Far from peace, I sit in agony now
Wishing I could expel this plight
I sit in discomfort, while Gods revel
If this be fate, I curse them angrily
If this be a test, I've no mettle
Then a deep breath to rid insanity
'Fore relief mine, ******* Gods state "bless you!"
So with this breath I retort **** You!"
Jul 20, 2016
Jul 20, 2016 at 3:57 AM UTC
I don't know what I'm doing
I don't know what I'm feeling
I don't know where I'm going
I don't know who I'm being
I'm overwhelmed,
frustrated,
I can't cope
These are the slogans
I repeat to myself
Over and over again
Oh yeah
I'm a failure too
I've lived this life
What did I do?
What do I have to
show for it?
These facts about myself
are the one thing
I'm very positive about.
I repeat these slogans
day in and day out
always wondering
what I'm so
depressed about
I bury my head in these sands
Suffocating
Smothering
choking on anxiety
in my own
advertising slogans
on my private airwaves
To complicate
matters
worse
just because we think something
doesn't make it true
that goes for
self worth too.
But
Mindfulness
stands
watching the passing cars
from a freeway overpass
like our racing thoughts
not holding on
not making them go away,
in peace
simply
letting them
be.
May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016 at 12:16 AM UTC
loneliness has defined
this old soul.
Bittersweet melody
has tuned my way of
living.
I don't know how much
my heart could stand
the weight and wait
for that simple moment,
that single spark
to feel alive
and stop breathing
the ashen smog of reality.
Apr 2, 2016
Apr 2, 2016 at 11:02 AM UTC
My words are but a shooting star
To be seen in all its glory
But as shooting stars fade in an instant
So do my words to be read once
Then fade into obscurity
Mar 25, 2016
Mar 25, 2016 at 10:28 PM UTC
I know it's hard to touch the clouds
when memories
hold you down
I know you cry a lot inside
when no one is
around
I know it is hard to wake up
sometimes
when breathing cuts so deep.
and the birds, they sing
but
you cannot hear
and the sun, it shines
but
you cannot see
and there's a lot of warmth around
but
you cannot feel.
I know it feels so hard
to live
with so many scars
but
light will shine and you will
see
and birds will sing and
you will hear
It's just a dark path
you have to walk
and I will be there
to walk along
don't hold your breath
don't give up yet
just
keep your hope
and you'll find one day
that you can fly again
for you deserve
the highest clouds
the purest air
the deepest love.
and I'll be here for you,
you, dear soul,
the sweetest lyric
of them all.
Mar 18, 2016
Mar 18, 2016 at 2:39 PM UTC