My soul be free,
One could hope,
The tallest tree,
A shorter rope,

Save the date,
A heart to mend,
A razor blade,
An unsteady hand,

Reaching out,
To those who care,
I carry my pout,
Almost everywhere,

I dream of what I miss the most,
A brother, father, and companion lost.

Cold against my skin,
Smooth to the touch,
I seek what's within,
I wonder what I'll catch,

The orbs beneath my brows,
Staring right back at me,
The whys, whens, and hows,
what was it I failed to see?

This is who I truly am,
This thing that's reflected,
This thing I've become, ****,
That of which I'm fixated,

Could my existence be an error?
Answer me, show me, please mirror.

Life is like an unpredictable ocean,
We travel through it on many ships,
The waves can flow with violent motion,
Sometimes the water calmly sleeps,

When winds are strong and waves are high,
We seek something to hold onto,
At times we find it too much and we cry,
Sometimes we feel that's all we can do,

Though there are days when the sun rises,
The sky clears and the waves calm,
Those days are the days I feel your kisses,
I know that you will keep me from harm,

On stormy days, when I fear the ocean deep,
I think back to when I climb aboard our relationship.

We lay in bed all through the night,
Though, my mind will not rest,
I like to think that all is right,
I'm not sure if I've done my best,

You say you're fine, I know otherwise,
I have a feeling I cannot shake,
I know that look, sorrow within eyes,
Whispers while you sleep, keep me awake,

We've been together for a while,
I fear you may be keeping things from me,
Perhaps we've outrun this mile,
You've grown tired of thinking about what we should be,

I see the way you smile with her, I fear this is the end,
You keep me holding on when you say she's just a friend.

The eternal fabric of time,
Stained a crimson red,
Woven from silk so fine,
For what the blood was shed,

Who's wrong or right?
It never mattered,
For in both party's sight,
innocence can be crafted,

To hate another man,
Was just a part of the job,
We shoot because we can,
as long as the bodies drop,

A flag and dog tags delivered to the door,
This is just a result of those who go to war.

Fold me like you always have,
Run your nails to set the creases,
Shape me to the form you crave,
Bend me into the art of your wishes,

My form forever yours to toy with,
I conform to your will and desire,
Expose my surfaces, above or beneath,
I will always be there for you to admire,

I can be flexible or I can be stiff,
That depends on what you want,
I am here to help fill your rift,
The one who says you can when you can’t,

Craft that which you seek of me,
I am but your art, your origami.