It was some moment
Some insignificant passing of time
That changed everything
The exact moment so insignificant
Neither of us took notice
A snowflake melting on strands of hair
A suspended rain drop
It was there
And had we been looking for it
Would have discovered it
But we lived in the moment
Swallowing each experience whole
So as to map them into our bones
To pull them into our DNA
No faulty synapses to lose them
But in that insignificant moment
Significant things changed
I became yours
To guard and guide
Sasquatch in the perfect forested glen
And you became mine
To care for and calm
An alien in the ne'er reaches of space
In that insignificant moment
We grew

I dreamt of war
Of a glassy sea breaking from its bounds
Of skies opening with unrestricted flashes of light
I dreamt of war
Of a world smashed unrecognizably into itself
Of continents clashing against one another
I dreamt of war
I saw life leaving the eyes of thousands
I watched dispair and fear engulf the innocent
I dreamt of you
I witnessed hatred consume your soul
I witnessed you lead the slaughter of thousands
And I came to know evil
I learned of the intimacy of pain
I learned of the severity of fights
And amongst the war and fighting
In the aggression and death
I cried for life

The folds of our skin, together, complete
Our spirits perfect counterparts
Like a storm and it's calm
A grain of sand and a drop of sea
A ball of light in the blackest of night
So you are to me
With you there is one problem
That you must leave my side
For we are not a union
A nonpermantent and ever reluctant pair
You leave
Always returning for a time
For a time
I am stuck, incomplete
Lost to myself and the world
A downed, infested log
Upon the forest floor
Left
Without roots to feed my branches
Without sources keeping me alive

These four walls
My captors
These words
Lost upon the page
These students
Seeking with no answers
These minds
Conforming to one gage
A freedom
Long forgotten
A light
To darkened rooms
This place
'ere begotten
And I
To gaze past the gloom

To my heart
How broken you are, my friend
How willing to abandon my chest
To share what you can with the universe
How you strive for adventure
For danger
To see the world
To seek new life
My heart, sweet dear
You disappear
You leave my chest only returning tattered
And torn
You've learned nothing of your health
Still you seek your place
Among the stars
Far beyond my limitations

There is an elderly couple
Across from us at Max's
Completely lost in each others eyes
Seperate from the world
Sheilded from the average pains of life
Because they have each other
And the joy that eminates from them
Could overwhelm this entire place
Yet, for me
Is bittersweet
Their joy forces me to think of you
Sitting just beyond my grasp
Eyes dancing in the candlelight
Skin glowing
Mouth in a continual flux of speech and consumption
Watching you it is ever apparent to me
You and I
We
Could never be them
However long we tried
Our chemistry will fade
To be replaced with emptiness
For now
We'll enjoy this
My abandon is not yet an option
So I watch you
Gazing at me
And I can't help but laugh
You'll never see it coming

I sit
Slowly collecting my surroundings
Grasping my circumstance
Letting the emotions of the room
Awaken reactions in me

I've always been emotionless
Living through instinct
You can see exactly what I feel
I don't hide it
Or fight to conceal it

I am plain
And obnoxious at times
Like an animal
Not yet understood

Perhaps I am the long awaited Sasquatch
And I've yet to be noticed
As a child I thought
I was an ape child
Because I wanted to be
Revered
And studied
I wanted the world
To take notice of me

But now
20some odd years down the road
Here I sit
Death has not stopped for me
Health has not left my side
Intelligence comes and goes as he sees fit
And the world
Doesn't know I exist

Would they even notice my disappearance
As I sit here
Chained by imagination
Watching his blades gleam
I wonder