Lies can be told without words                                                            ­                   silence is still loudly heard

You and I—
we feel,
we love,
we regret.
Yet we remain
the binding particle
of a formless self.

They divide us,
pit us against each other.
We found safety
for thirteen days.

Before dawn,
we felt the breath
that seeps through cracks
into minds like a narrow thread of force,
and the fog spilled out.

Above our heads, false stars
created by warm bodies
to annihilate
what passed through the gate
of a birthing woman.

We write words to conjure
happy endings
at the ball of extermination
that tears apart
the pulsing light
of a thousand veins.

Please sit with me
before you go
Do you feel it—
the mourning procession
of human beings
transforming into a state of fission
and drifting away?

And a sigh is so sad
of trembling atoms
when the victim becomes the destroyer.

Feel the force of the fall,
and do not shatter hope
even if the world
trembles to its core
because there is still YOU,
still ME,
and still

OTHERS.

Faded colors, tattered edges, memories
Love, laughter, tears, no one sees
I cant get through the pages without weeping
Heart ache , grief, and love just seeping.
People and places lost or moved on.
I didn’t know then what it would mean when they were gone.
My family those moments taken for granted
Some gone, but all in Different directions planted.
My grandparents young and full of life what id give to hear their tales of love and strife.
My mama her sweet smile and warm tight embrace. What id give now to see her face.
One more Christmas all together. One more day in sunny weather.
To hear the voices, the laughter, the songs
They sang out and we sang along.
To walk through the frame with new eyes
Appreciate the moment before they said goodbye.
Just One more hug, just one more kiss.
But it wouldn’t be enough you i’d still miss.