Good bye world, I do not see
Good bye moon, I never saw
Good bye valley, mountain, sea
I bid farewell to you all.

Where is the sand
I once did touch
Where is the band
I once did loce
Where are the birds
The air and trees
Where are the worms
The dirt and leaves

What happened to everything
All the bells that used to ring
All the cars that used to shine
All the tastes of fruit on vine

Everything once was new
But then, today
I signed away
The beauty I once knew
If only to say
I follow majority view.

Tryptophan, Turkey comas
On a stuffed stomach,
Chock full of dreams
Button bursting insight

So much food
So much family
So much joy
So much to be thankful for

Thankful
Not to be dead,
To be enjoying life
Here on Earth

Thankful
Not to be poor,
To be able afford
The comforts in life

Thankful
Not to be alone,
To have friends and family
Helping to guide me

Stuffed
Sprawled on the couch
Realizing how much I have
Realizing it could all be
Gone within a blink.
Thankfully, I’m here
Thankfully

I’m alright.

Let love not spring eternal
But rather give it decay
And leave it days numbered
So few as to be counted
On only fingers and toes

Let love's flame burn
Not eternal
Not forever
But rather in short bursts
Hot flares of passion
With cold spells between

Let love be a flickering eye
Let it pass from one
Person to another
Let it not rest on its
Quest for a partner

Let love flow on
As the seasons flow
Waxing and waning
Let it change daily
Growing maturing
Aging developing

Let love leave home
And stay away
Until it is ready
To settle down
In its true place

Let your love not rest
Until it falls upon me
Or
Let my love not remain
With you who loves another.

Dawn

The sun arises
Bringing the cleansing light to
Wash out the dark stain

Day

The clouds float up high
White blemishes in the sky
God's imperfections

Dusk

Sun sets, moon rises
Hiding away pale blue dome
Uniform of black

Night**

Chaos in the sky
The stars are shining this night
Disordered beauty

Light up the sacred fire.
The warm spot in every
Heart of every lover
As is tradition to do.
Add in infatuation to
Get the inferno burning.
Feed it words like kindling
Those simple nicknames
Love, dear and honey
And then add compliments
The coals to keep it lit
And alive for a longer time

Next
Throw the big pieces in
The caring, thoughtful acts.
That will never fully burn
Leaving a blackened reminder
Then the large promises.
That you will look at no other.
That he or she is the only one
That you will always love.

Now you have quite
The bonfire to sit by
To warm your chills
But eventually you’ll run out
Of all the other fuels

The only thing left to burn
Is yourself.

I woke up this morning
With my pillow still damp
From last night's opening,
From that pin-up show
Where truth was first on
Followed by facts then pain
And all was bore straight
Through long held tears.

I woke up this morning
To see your cold eyes.
That Peculiar stare of
The scientist that's scared
Of the monster he made.
Those isolating looks.
That tells me your view
Of me has changed.
Those worried, sad eyes
That are ready to jump
To my aid if I fall

I woke up this morning
To hear those careful words
That tentative speeking
Telling me that you're afraid
That any word you might say
Will cause me to fall apart
Will cause me to take my life.
And honestly, they could
But your cautiousness could
Drive me insane as well.

With your love,
You choke me
With your worry,
You ****** me
With your care
You stab me
Deep in my heart.

Dear Mom
Dear Dad
I am okay.
I lived this way
Long before I told you.
I know how to deal
With pent up pain.
But you act different
As if I'm a time bomb
Or a mental patient.

That's why
I never told you
Cause I knew
That you wouldn't know
What's best to do.
Casting me aside
As a freak is far
From what's good.

The cold stone towers
Cast shadows across
The barren desolate lands
Throwing darkness for miles
In the quieting times
Of the sun’s farewells.

The hard steel gates
Stand in stark contrast
To the openness of the sky.
Shut tight as a clam shell
Barring even the insect
And the wind from entering.

The tall brick partitions
That loom over the world,
Halting all time in their
Intimidating presence,
Keep the caged birds in
And the foreign spies out.

But a small breeze blows
Across the empty plains
Starting up a rumbling
As the walls began crumbing
And the fortress walls
Collapsed in wards
Showing that they were
Made of nothing more
Than dreams for posts
And sugar for mortar

The protection falls
Tumbling to the ground
Baring my **** body
To the growing crowd
To see all my scars
And my deformities

The winds from the plains
Give me apprehensive chills
As I wait to hear compliment
Expecting only cruelest jeers.