the sun shines, granting the world its soft warmth
songbirds greet this gift with notes of love
buzzards coast on warm air currents, circling those below
squirrels dance across tree branches on valiant quests for acorns
and here I am
sitting.
waiting.
wishing.
as the world around me changes
these things that have been the same for ages
continue never changing

I've been sleeping alone
Since you left months ago
Thought I went through the stages
Carefully measured
Robotic, logic
Foolproof ways to process
No stranger to heartbreak
I'm familiar with its ache
But this one has proven hard to shake

Maybe I am naïve,
Cuz frankly I still believe,
Pulling petals shows you inside someone’s heart,
Wishes should be thrown into fountains and cast upon stars,
And true love isn’t just for fairytales.

when the days seem to bleed together
like sharpie through the back of a page
when thoughts and sky only seem gray
when there is only pressure
I write

oh to be compared to a beautiful rose
a dainty daisy
a bright sunflower
oh to be captivating
innocent
optimistic
to bloom brightly
if only for a short while

why a wolf in sheep's clothing?
why not a sheep in wolf's clothing?
but better yet, why can't sheep just be sheep?
and why won't wolves just be wolves?