Ocean come and ocean go

There’s little need for fear

Swept under the undertow

As waves crash against the pier

The suns off in the distant view

Nighttime drawing near

Clouds of a gray and an orange hue

As the sun sets, and disappears

Waking up is always a mystery to me
Opened eyes, stretching out
Taking in the air we breathe

Alive, awake, in the sunshine state
Nonchalant, unappreciative of everything it takes

Just to be alive
Just to breathe in air
Body in motion, motor functions working
As to how?, I’m unaware

How many things must be in sync?
Like an orchestra conducting a symphony
Astonishing to think about
A truly remarkable feat

Each and every day
The machine,
The human body,
Regenerates, re-engages with itself

It conforms, adapts, is aware
Alerts us when in danger
But what is even stranger?
It’s neither here nor there

We still are flawed
Whether it’s in our conscious thoughts
Or ignoring all that we’ve been taught

All the signs are there
The loss, despair
Anger, bitter, unprepared

Emotional, pain ridden
But we prevail
We continue on to an inevitability none of us can escape

And we smile
We enjoy what is to be enjoyed
Because we know it is only for a short period of time that we are here.

I cannot right the wrongs.
The tragedy and heartbreak
Of the fallen that are mourned
A history of evilness
Since man has come along.

I think, but do not do
For fear I'll speak the truth
About the reason men have died
Protecting you from you

We are what we see in others
Our beliefs and way we live
Taking from the takers
Giving just to give

Only when it is convenient
When it suits us and feels good
Having love for thy neighbor
In someone else's neighborhood

Positivity has left me
In turn I fear the worst
If history repeats itself
Then we are inevitably cursed

Since the days of cavemen
Every battle fought and "won"
Has led to severed bloodlines
A father to his son

Taught to love or hate
The monsters we create
To hurry up and wait
And showing up, way too late.

What We Say Or Do

The seeds have all been planted
The flowers fully bloomed
The vows have all been spoken
Between the bride and groom

Prayers sometimes go unanswered
Songs we hear sound out of tune
The stars twinkle their brightest
On the dark side of the moon

The earth still breathes beneath us
Despite all of it's impending doom
The grass may not always be greener
Through the fence where lovers lume

Happiness may be the goal
But the journeys' ours to choose
Some things are the way they are
No matter what we say or do

Hold on to what's important
With enough love to fill the room
Because loneliness is a disease
To which no one is immune

She gazed out of her window pane
Towards the city, set ablaze
She stood in shock, in sheer dismay
The moment took her breath away
Men and women sent to early graves
Rubble now where children played
The place where she was born and raised
Will nothing ever be the same?

Someone to alleviate the pain

lots of records to maintain

Side by side, the
doctors aid

No reason now to be afraid

Nurses do so many things

It’s almost as if a nurse has wings

That flys around in scrubs and mask

Checking in and running tasks

Eager to do whatever they’re asked

An angel of sorts and their importance unmatched