People who are malicious
are an enigma
that I want to solve
why do they act out?
low self esteem?
family problems?
what made them this way?
their mind?
their family?
I wan to solve the puzzle
so that I can help them and the victims

Nothing is ever easy
if you don’t celebrate small
before the end arrives

I hope that everyone
that love me and holds me close
knows when to let go

The first truth in a long time
Always feels a little stale
on your tongue and breath
You must ask yourself
Is it refreshing
Or repulsive
For that will show
your loyalty

The debt I owe
cannot be paid
with service or money
it cannot be paid
with food or gifts

The debt I owe
is own owed by many
wether to one person
or a community,
wether from a strange place
or a familiar one

It is a debt that can
only be paid forward
to the next one who requires it
only when the debt
is passed forward
is it paid

In the cold fall air
doubting ourselves
aren’t we quite the pair
we sit in silence all alone
yet so much is fixed
we help each other build
what people have destroyed
just an unusual pair

Pouring water from a glass
That was never full
Beautiful dangers lie
In what’s impossible
Lovely like lighting
Or a rainbow

So shy
hands hide
climbing up your sleeves

So shy
love hides
losing itself in me

So shy
don’t cry
hold it all in

So shy
goodbye
will you remember me?

I cannot help
A drowning person
Who refuses to be saved
I cannot change
The way wind blows
Within a hurricane
I cannot
Make dead flowers come alive again
I cannot
Quiet every voice in my head
Accept these things
and you will see
I am flaws
with good intentions

Her mouth is a smile
But her eyes are empty
She says she’s fine
But her eyes plead
She has a brave face
But she looks away
The eyes can never deceive

Let me take
Your sorrows
Your worries
Let me transform them into
Something comprehensible
Something magical
Let me ease
The pain
The anxiety
The hardship
Let me write poetry

Lost in my head
I run the maze
Shadows lurk
Avoid their gaze
Turn left of right
It doesn’t care
It will take you anywhere
Find the key
And hold on tight
You might not have it after tonight
In the morning you awake
Run the same maze
The demons can not wait

There are words
Sentences
Maybe paragraphs
That I wanted to scream
But I kept my mouth shut
And said ok
Because anything more
would mean tears

Watercolor leaves
Dancing in the trees
Blurred by the rain
Soothe my pain

Grey lady of the mist
Hold me tight tonight
Through the darkness
Through the trees
When the lights go out
And demons begin their fun
When gets imagination is dangerous
And words get volatile
Hush my cries
With your starry eyes
Caress me with frigid hands
Hold me close when it all caves in

Shambling legs
And tired eyes
Fake smiles
And lovely lies

lovely
drop dead gorgeous
she hustled though the crowd
no confidence to be had
always insecure
I compliment her everyday
still no confidence sprouts
always multitasking
never finding piece
a girl rushing to find meaning

How long can piece last
in a valley where havoc reined
where wanders get lost
hopefully a long time
hopefully forever
but don’t answer
anticipation ruins everything
even if you’ve waited forever

Love is like an ember
Burning in the fire
It’s something that's remembered
Something that’s transpired

Too many remember now
What I wished them to forget
Now I make myself a vow
That I must soon onset

The vow is this
To forget the one you love
For we will not soon kiss
I shall rise above

I know that it is over
But I wish you the best in life
Be as lucky as a four leaf clover
I hope you can feel the knife

the owl watches
quiet
a sentinel  
its eyes
flashlights in the darkness
its wings
its feathery cloak
its talons
the weapon of choice

run
from the fox
from the world
never stop running
because when you do
the predator will catch you
so watch your back
don’t stop running
and never give up
the fox is inevitable
but to keep fighting
is courage in the face of that

footprints on the beach
they intersow the sand
if people are smart
that is all they’ll leave behind  
no bottle caps on the shore
no bags in the trees
among the branches and leaves
no plastic inside fish
no matter who you are
you can make this wish true

the trees are reaching
clawing for you
ready to embrace
trees whisper their welcome
trees whisper your worth
they can’t wait until you’re theirs
in their clutching arms
the waiting is killing them
burning their very soul
ebbing at their patience
taking its deadly toll
you know you want to come
to this quiet place  
where dreams run wild
possibilities are pondered
and tomorrow seems way off yonder
so come
they’re waiting for you

leaves fall like rain
dancing in the wind
cover yourself
make a cloak of them
then run
let the leaves trail behind you
let them fall off
let them go
you don’t have to hold onto things forever