‪Erosion fades away‬
‪Like ripples in the lake‬
‪Smoothing out the surface‬
‪For as long as it must take‬
‪Until it fades out of existence‬
‪In a million years or more‬
‪Until the world’s a grain of sand‬
‪On Gods golden shore‬
‪A particle of a particle‬
‪At mercy to the wind‬
‪Realizing the ending‬
‪Before it can begin‬

I was always into trouble
I was never well behaved
I have secrets in abundance
I’ll take with me to my grave
There are none I’d care to speak of
No temptation to confess
Just some things for only me to know
But please feel free to guess

He surely has audacity
He’s brash, but somehow rich
He’s wired differently than all the rest
But sometimes there’s a glitch
He’s selling cars, his stocks are high, there’s rumors on the street
He’ll do away with what we say
So we must be careful what we tweet

In the morning solitude
There’s calm before the storm
Prior to the noise and ruckus
Staying true to form
High-rises on steroids
Traffic on the streets
Crowded in the subways
Wash, rinse, and repeat
There’s no winner of a battle
That’s never met defeat
Unless of course you battle
And ultimately cheat

I wrote an ugly verse
Could be bad, could be worse
It wasn’t well rehearsed
And wasn’t very good at first
But something told me to read it again
That is where my thoughts ascend
Into the stratosphere past Mars
Past the twinkling stars
Until it comes back around again
Stronger than before
Knocking at my door
Impossible to ignore
While letting out a gentle roar
This is where the plot digressed
In the ballroom, underdressed
Complete with cowboy boots and vest
Embarrassed, I confessed
I had written every word
After reading, I concurred
It was my handwriting in script
Which made me have to come to grips
As poetry spilled from out my lips
As I drift
        As I drift

An eagerly awaited walk
Through the woods, past trees
A little boy with his trusty dog
Scurry through the leaves
Autumn shows it’s colors
Weather perfect to wear jeans
In the woods, they whisper
Their secrets in the breeze

I let it win
It took control
I held it without letting go
It held me back
The fear surpassed
The closing act
To events of past
I gathered strength
I forged ahead
Continued on with life instead
I carried on
With scars as proof
Now just faded events
Of a forgotten youth