I feel strong tonight

A hundred songs burst from me

In colorful bloom

The darkness holds fear no more

I laugh in the face of death 



Dreams cannot threaten

I fear no nightly phantom

Day will come with joy

But until then I will sleep

And rest my wearied body. 



My mind is awake

Thought after thought captures me

Musings, wonderings, 

Daydreams before I slumber;

Life is bright and wonderful. 



Yes, I feel strong tonight.

I'm a flame
Can't you see me burn?
I'm a fire
When will you ever learn?

I'm a match
Ignite me and feel me chafe;
I'm a blaze
Can't touch me and stay safe.

This song has always been in my heart
But now it feels like it is creeping into my soul.
I don't know how long we'll last apart
But someday I'll be part of a whole.

You say, "30 days, 30 poems"
And I go, "But...what about
30 days, 250 poems?"

Like an old piano
Scratches along every keystroke
You played her,
Played her until she broke

I'm a rainstorm
You think I'm done, and then
I begin again.

It doesn't matter
What you think of me, because
I have two brothers
That think more highly of me
Than you ever will; so there.

You could write a thousand words
but you could ne'er write the word
that whispers in the darkest night
that word is my soul.

I just don't know if
I never want to see you
Ever again, or
If I want to mend the wound
By opening it again.

Go to sleep, my child
Pay no mind to the dark night
Close your eyes, my child
I am holding you so tight;
I'll hold on with all my might.