Chasing after rainbows at midnight

Greeting the morning barefoot

Letting my smile linger a second longer

Than any conversation

Collecting fortune cookie fortunes in my back pocket

Believing the world is more beautiful at dusk

Recite my dreams in two second poems

Watch the city breathe

Collecting the lights in my hands

Setting them free in my closet

I will paint this city in my rules

Live within my own lines

Ponder a second too long on the ridiculous

Greet this life with a mischief smile and open arms

I hear you hum,
from the crispy leaves
and mellow rivers,
the gentle breeze
and the arboreal creatures,
breathing the calm,
exhaling the fear,
listening to lush greens,
embracing the forest within

kissing you
and smoking

create a venn diagram

and the middle
is large enough to hold my empty hands

Easy take and easy give,
Hard to lose and hard to live.
Let it be and let it go,
Only then true colors show.
Falseness then is brought to light,
Giving life to freedom’s fight.
Breath of life on frosty tongues,
Filling up the empty lungs.
Eyes open wide that do not see,
A heart that beats to be set free.
Open hands and open minds,
There the truth they will find.
Hearts that love and hearts that give,
That’s the way to truly live.

A pen and paper
have always been my weapons of choice,
they helped me cope and come to grips,
they gave my sorrow a voice.