When
Do
Dreams
Become
Fixed
Immovable
Barriers
To happiness
That
Fence us in
To
Realities
Where
We live
Within the lines
Drawn
As
Guides to perfection
That
Leave no room
For
Our wishes
To
Reshape
Or
Stretch
The design

Love
Ignited
By
Two souls
Burns brighter
More steadfast
And
Deeper
Than
Platonic love
Brotherly love
Or
Motherly love

Love
Ignited
By
Two souls
Endures
Eternity

Heavy rain
Interrupted
The morning’s activities
Pushing
The walker of the dog
Indoors
And
Causing
Bodies to sprint
Toward open windows
Slamming them shut
To the invitation
That may have been
Implied
To giant raindrops
Clinging to their panes

Careless
Is a five year old
Going out to play in new shoes
And
Returning
With them
Covered in mud

It is not
The cavalier manner
We apply
To
The habitual
Telling of untruths

It is not
The ease
With which
Some swoop in
To fragment
The bonds
Of
Newly minted affections

It is not
The promises
We make
With crossed fingers
While waiting
For
All expectation
To fade

Careless
Claims no devotions
And
Is a blunder
Only children
Can
Afford to make