Not every wound bleeds
Not every scar heals
Not everyone praying
Drops to the floor and then kneels
Not all prayers get answered
There’s no relief from the strain
The true driving force
That weighs heavily on brains
So what’s the solution?
Is peace just a dream?
Conquering enemies
The conundrum, extreme
Or is the answer forthcoming
Lift our heads to the skies
Hoping that the rain
Wipes the tears from our eyes

The moon reminds me of a melody
I heard once in passing years
That helped bring instrumental changes
Constructed by master engineers
A B-line to my eardrums
Where time and space collides
Under full and rising moons
With thoughts of lullabies

I carry that absence
Wherever I go
Invisible feelings
I find hard to show
Your presence is felt
My feelings, they grow
You’re my yin and my yang
My rhythm and flow
I reminisce on the past
When we were both close
When we were young and we were free
But things change I suppose
Now we are older and have moved on with our lives
Goals set in stone we aim and we strive
But I’ll never forget
When the two of us met
And you made me feel so alive

What are the colors of memories?
Do they come with a radiant glow?
Are they etched in our minds
By the eternally blind
Or are they broken with nothing to show?

What are the colors of memories?
Do you hold them in higher regards?
Are they blessed with the truth?
Have I outlived my youth?
Or were they taken leaving only fresh scars?

What are the colors of memories?
Do you find them to be bland and obtuse?
Are they typically pale
Or on a much grander scale
Dulled over from way too much use?

The ruler that can measure love
And compromise the silence
Is one that celebrates your memories
And stands there in defiance
It hones in on your deepest fears
Then forms a new alliance
To counteract the wayward thoughts
Then come to a compliance
And if you lose your train of thought
And you resort to only violence
Then register your fists, and make sure that they’re licensed

Even wins, feel like wounds
When pains what you hold dear
And the only time that you feel at ease
Is when you disappear
Or fade out into the nothingness
Where you face your greatest fears
That’s when the darkness
Can be harnessed
And shared with all your peers

The scar I wish stayed
So I can remember that day
When we were just young and oblivious
We worshiped the moon
Because the sun came too soon
And we liked the dark because it was mysterious
Sometimes the rain can engulf the flame
And save us from the spreading wild fires
When scars remain
It proves you’ve felt pain
And sometimes that’s our only desire