In a moment of complete and utter despair
The only thing able to cut through the thick air
Was a small dose of laughter
A giggle shared  
As inappropriate as it may have seemed
It was undoubtedly a necessity

The water lay placid
yet beneath the surface surreptitious dangers went unseen
The waders ignored the well known dangers threatening their feet
As they went deeper the creatures observed
The splashing only inviting the lurking predators
They had been told to take caution avoiding the exposure
Instead they leaped into the jaws of the ingenious monster
Leaving their families without relief nor closure
Creating a scene so treacherous it haunted the dreams of children
Their parents cried out in insurmountable pain
As the onlookers perceived them with unrelenting shame

In everyone's life
There comes a time
When we watch all the pieces shatter
The shards find their way into many feet
and the blood seems to signal a defeat

The scars remain but eventually the pain fades
The stains however are a constant reminder
Of the challenges faced
and the strife that has been conquered

The beauty is found
When the pieces are thrown out
and the mess that once troubled us
Is renounced and without

Through perseverance and unconditional love
There is no telling what we are capable of

The laundry covered every inch of the floor
Making it impossible to dance
I checked each pocket unable to find what I was looking for
How did this place turn into such a mess?

I dream of a face that I cant quite place
However I feel I've known it once in vivid detail
I exhale long sighs through out the night
Tossing and turning
Yearning for the love I thought I had found
Divided by uncertainty and a distance too profound
Touching my neck where your breath once fell
Swearing to catch faint drifts of your smell
Imprisoned by my perceptions and reveries
I've created this hell with falsified memories

At times we must lose it all to gain
The pain only fuels our pace
As we race reaching and breaching
the lines we must cross to roam freely
It's a slight that allows such brevity
Embracing necessity  
Death is the only inevitable destiny
Hold onto nothing
and you'll obtain everything
A moment is fleeting
Embrace the reality
If you lived each moment as if it were your last
Only then could you possibly grasp
The beauty of a breath

The sea was black and the sky ran red
The blues rang out in different hues
Of emptiness and revenge
If only his eyes could conquer this
However I know not of my other half
Nor how another's iris could decipher my soul's fire
A girl grows bitter
In seeking him
A woman changes her tones
Defeating her own demons