Our guardian
Our angel
Our savior from ourselves
Guiding us
Denying us
Lying idle for a spell
Always moving forward
Never looking back
Directing us
Inspecting us
Not giving any slack
Always sentimental
Always showing love
A gift that’s been bestowed
High from up above

This situations mental
Extinction brought to light
Clearly existential
Our infuriating plight
Pent up in our homes
Like sardines in a tin
When will all this chaos end
Our patience wearing thin
Weighing out our options
With little hope in sight
From the early morning
Until the dead of night

I remember the days when you were the girl
Who came into my life
Nearly ruined my world
Since then, nothing's been the same
Caught in the thunder and the  rain

I still remember a time
When I professed to you my love
But you went over the line
And you put up your gloves
You were not the one for me
It was clearly plain to see

I've moved on with my life
Made a new start
Gave to another, my beating heart
We long for each other
When we're apart
She's the woman of my dreams

I wish you the best, there's no animosity
It just came to a point where I had to break free
You were not the one for me
It was clearly plain to see

I will never forget you
You're a part of my past
We should have known then
That it never would last

So I have to profess
That it broke my heart
Seeing you out in the cold
All alone in the dark

I related to your pain
I thought it was a shame
I was your Adam, you were my Eve
Until you bit the fruit off the forbidden tree
You were not the one for me
It was clearly plain to see

This isn't my problem, I'm well aware
But it doesn't mean I haven't a care
You never were one to not put up a fight
I know in the end
That you'll be all right
This is just the way it needed to be
I've gone and found the right one for me

The red burning sun
Blistering in the distance
Calls attention to itself
And it’s singular existence
Just above the horizon
Over oceans peak
The sun dazzles it’s magic
And plays hide and go seek

Paint for me a picture
Of a story never told
One that raises wonder
With imagery and soul

Paint for me a picture
Using colors that are bold
That dances off the canvas
A true sight to behold

Paint for me a picture
Using brushes that are old
That work just like a magic wand
Doing what they’re told

Paint for me a picture
Of warmth out in the cold
Of flowers bloomed and well in tune
From the ground in which they grow

Disguised to minimize distraction
Devoured to nullify consumption
War in speech
Is within my reach
If I only had the gumption
To harness my dysfunction
And tear away the pit inside the peach

‪Your perfect imperfections ‬
‪Are what draws me in‬
‪They encompass your special nature ‬
‪Your aura from within ‬
‪And although it may surround you‬
‪You’re never free from sin‬
‪That grasps you and persuades you‬
‪From where to start and when‬

Dormant, standing on the bow peering out with telescope in hand
Quite seas
Off in the distance,
Land
Bright sunlight piercing through closed fingers
Shielding the reflection of the ocean and sky
To no avail
Telescope still in hand
Distance drawing nearer
"Land **!" yells the lookout as dry ugly faces peer out from below deck
Grumbling voices wake from their slumber as the crew saunters their way into the day light and fresh air
They grab rope, and hooks, swords, and supplies
Captain steering towards the shore
They hop on three dinghies
Eight strong
Yo ** ** and a bottle of ***
Eyepatches, sly grins, and peg legs a plenty
No one greets them on the small island
They are there to pillage the resources and devour the meats as they reach soil
Sharp teeth and empty stomachs
Tattoos of women with large *******, and anchors, hearts, and daggers
***
Much *** will be swigged and landing in bellies come nightfall
Songs sung by fires warm light
At mornings break they shall hunt and scour the land for animals and resources
They haven't a map but smell treasure
They know it's there
They whiff at the air to determine their course
They argue their cut, their share of their findings until one man lay dead from sharp blades final judgement
More for the taking of the rest of the crew
Morning comes
Through the branches, over rocks they climb towards the peek
The summit
A cave, a cave is in sight
They throw rocks in order to draw out and living creature that may have made a home inside
No sound permeates
It is safe to enter
Fire sticks are lit and cave is entered with caution
Whispers and hushes
They stumble
Head meets rock
Blood
This is no easy life
They reach a cavernous waterhole
The first man is egged on to explore its contents
Explore its depth
The water is knee deep
Until, until he sinks out of sight and the water swallows him whole
Startled, the men scamper back to dry land
"Where has our fellow mate gone", they ask
Splashing, he reemerges
He reaches the surface and cries out
"Gold!!"