I can't help but think,
for those of us whose vote went the other way....
if we truly want what's best for our country,
then we will smile and be happy if things go well.
On the other hand, if things go unfortunately wrong,
at least we can still smile and say....
I told you so.
A horrible win win.

in your voice
that look in your eyes
sends currents of impending dread
coursing though every part of my being.

Through all my lives I've loved you.
With each one you were my constant.     You were always there.

What's happened?
In this life I only have the dream.
There's never a face

I feel you,
     I sense you,
          I know you.

This life can be no different.
You are out there.
I keep thinking I've found you, but.....
it's not right,
not you.

I think I'm learning though, I need to stop looking for you.
To stop the search and just let it happen.
It's not I who has to find you, it's we who will find one another.

It won't be right
   You won't be right
        We won't be right
Until we find each other.
Then, the face that is missing
will be seen.

The stillness in my mind
it's not a comfort.
It's
so empty.
Nothing is there.
Where are my thoughts?

I look close,
still nothing.
It's gone, all gone.
So black in a place where pictures and words should be.

I feel so lost.
No where to go,
nothing to say.
Communication is gone.
I am alone in this darkness.

Am I alone?
The only one,
with a mind that's blank?
Please
answer me.......

Trying to let go
the internal struggle
won't
let
me
FREE!

I'm trapped in the turmoil
lost in the depths.
Where
is
my
HIGH?

Reach out to me
Give me a hand
Lift
Me
UP!

Moving on
my thoughts and me.
It's hard, so hard
making it,
      free and clear.
The wave of darkness flows in
and around my thoughts.
I push it aside
and for a moment it works.
But like the ocean
the wave
always
    comes
          back.

Yet,
I keep trying.

They say that if you do something over and over again, it becomes a habit. That habit becomes a part of you.

Imagine me....

With the sea wall up
Strong
     Secure
          Alive
        ........Free

Released from the darkness.
Released from the pain.
Released to what's clear.
Released to the change.

This says write a poem
What if
   Your mind is numb
The slate is blank
There's no ink in the pen?

What do you do?