Didn't know the perfect way to say it,
so I didn't.
Couldn't find the right thing to wear,
so I stayed naked.
Wasn't sure which way to walk,
so I lay frozen.
Wonder which way life would go,
if I'd have just chosen.
Can't turn back now,
I guess that's forward motion.
Feb 15, 2016
Feb 15, 2016 at 4:00 PM UTC
Laughter is my offspring.
Never trade a rich life
of gone-too-soon summers,
for immortality in a lifeless winter.
Let this life be mine to divine,
when the legacy is gone,
and I'm wandering in the black beyond,
Don't overthink or ponder on,
Just listen.
For those distant giggles I left behind,
an echoing gift for all mankind.
Feb 10, 2016
Feb 10, 2016 at 9:27 PM UTC
Ripe fruit on the branch,
so rich and sweet,
bursts juice that trickles down.
Into the roots so thick and deep.
all good things,
return to the ground.
Feb 10, 2016
Feb 10, 2016 at 7:13 PM UTC
No Titans left to slay,
Constellations left to claim.
The temples of gods,
swallowed under eons.
In an age without wonder,
to be born with the heart of a hero,
is to be cursed in a time without villains,
Destined for barbaric purpose,
in a world without adventure.
Armor swapped for silk,
Surrendered swords to philosophy,
Still I believe that somewhere,
between closed eyes and open spirits...
The ancient battles still rage on,
flashes of wars without names.
Where blood shed for valor,
Paves paths for all nations,
to the hall of heroes,
and an eternal feast of celebration.
Feb 9, 2016
Feb 9, 2016 at 8:24 PM UTC
Eyes turned skyward,
as Helios rides.
Tearing the horizon,
as the sky divides.
Twilight again,
Night setting in.
How I'd trade treasures untold,
for more of these moments,
and a world turned to gold.
Feb 6, 2016
Feb 6, 2016 at 5:51 PM UTC
Birds only fly
Because their bones are hollow.
Empty yourself,
Wings widening,
Weakly at first,
Soon little one,
You too can soar.
Lose the ground,
Gain the skies.
Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 at 10:12 PM UTC
Make them see,
it was their responsibility.
You never asked to be.
Infant and a burden,
Insults and a murmur.
Never quite saying
What they were thinking,
If only you hadn't.
But there you coo,
with a crooked grin.
Boy,
If you must apologize,
Do it to yourself.
You never asked for anything
and you were offered even less.
Oct 21, 2014
Oct 21, 2014 at 4:28 PM UTC
Darling is a word,
smithed for prettier ears.
Eventually, rejection becomes
the familiar hum.
Hope was the thing to be feared.
Possibility made my breathing shallow.
Turning my back to the moon,
I trained my eyes to ignore
the silver shadows on the black horizon,
Gravity wasn't just keeping me grounded,
it was keeping me safe,
from floating off into unknown space.
"We can't protect you, where we have not been", my Past selves whispered.
At least I think that is what they whispered.
I was preoccupied,
While they whimpered,
I was letting go.
Oct 7, 2014
Oct 7, 2014 at 5:11 AM UTC
We are each of us,
a slip away from cracks
with no one but dark shadows
Gazing o'er our backs,
We're wading in the water
for the worthy ones to save,
as another helpless stranger,
twists underneath the wave.
You cannot tame the ocean,
Or soothe her trembling tide,
But you can make strong your vessel,
And pull the struggling ones inside.
Sep 25, 2014
Sep 25, 2014 at 7:53 PM UTC
If I were ever to chance upon, a real life Genie
and being ever so kind, he granted me wishes freely
I wouldn't waste any time, and ask him quite loudly
'Give me a Flying Carpet, and make the sky cloudy!'
Astride my bed with wings, I would swiftly reach the sky
and dive through the clouds like through butter a hot knife
feeling the wind in my hair, laughing with unbridled glee
as a soaring eagle feels in the air, light, and free
Next I'd become a Lion, to roar and roam the jungles deep
Growling and tearing into poachers, and savoring the meat
I would rule all the mighty creatures, as their rightful king
and all the forest's denizens would my praises sing
Soon after I would ask for a ship, and a crew of souls brave
I would visit all lands afar, upon my Master of waves
without a single glance behind and not a spot of bother
I would see and feel and taste all the world has to offer
From above I'd go beneath, diving as a blue whale
The murky depths of the oceans whistling past my tail
All the wondrous sea dwellers, and all the buried wonders
would become a part of my enchanting under sea tale
Last of all I'd ask the genie, to build with his hand
a nation built for all the poor orphans of every land
where they eat and drink and make much merriment
and also study, play, and sleep with gladness in them
Sep 15, 2014
Sep 15, 2014 at 9:43 PM UTC