Welcome to the in-between
He says with arms spread wide
A gesture of welcome beset by a smirk of things to come
Make yourself at home
He says
If a home is what you are looking for

Welcome to the in-between
They say with empty faces
Soul-searching travelers and social outcasts greet one another
Make yourself at home
They say
If a home is what you are looking for

Welcome to the in-between
A little girl says with slight hesitation
She guides me to a bunk and helps unpack my few belongings
Make yourself at home
She says
If a home is what you are looking for

Welcome to the in-between
The man says with stern eyes
He gestures to my things as the others take them away
Make yourself at home
He says
If a home is what you are looking for

Welcome to the in-between
I say to the newest arrival
A smirk on my lips and eyes empty as I greet with slight hesitation
Make yourself at home
I say
If a home is what you are looking for



*December 20, 2010

stop for a minute, weary wanderer
come and join me at the river
take off your pack, your boots, your troubles
and lay with me in the shade of the elm tree
dip your feet in the cool, cold waters
and sing to me of your journeys
the soles of your feet, the harmony
the sweat of your face, the melody
let it be your time traveler tune



*December 10, 2010

when I just had to laugh
when I needed to cry
when I was being bold
when I felt a little shy

when I lost my way
when I found a path
when I was filled with joy
when I felt only wrath

when I lived in the moment
when I danced till dawn
when I loved this feeling
when I knew you were gone

when I accepted my fate
when I challenged the norm
when I struggled and searched
when I survived the storm

To those times in my life
Plus events yet to unfold
Thank you for defining me
And filling my mold



*November 18, 2010

Hello Friend.
Where shall we meet?
Travel to that childhood place
That was our retreat.

Hello Friend.
What can we do?
Let us touch the stars
To make dreams come true.

Hello Friend.
Will you be mine?
Your lips and my life
I wish to combine.

Hello Friend.
When will this end?
The existence of us
We cannot comprehend.

Hello Friend.
Which path do I take?
The one to the left
Could be a mistake.

Hello Friend.
Who are you to judge?
I know my fate
And will not budge.

Hello Friend.
Whose heart have you stole?
Here I will be
When you need control.

Hello Friend.
How do you see?
I will be here
If you shall ever need me.



*November 13, 2010

Hello You.  Please give me a minute.  A passage in time, you can set a limit.  I am before you now, hoping to be true.

Hello You.  How have you been?  Alone and forgotten, I hope have made amends.  It is just me, asking if I can too.

Hello You.  I am here to persist.  Interject and interrupt, can I answer you in earnest?  I have stopped the crying, and bring a new view.

Hello You.  Can you read between the lines?  This is me beginning; this is me entering a new kind.  You, only you, hold what I need: a clue.



*November 11, 2010