Remain in a state of wonder
that cannot be comprehended
by those around you
Be one with the earth
as a wandering soul
wide eyed
free
and changing

If my mind refuses to carry on
It will be reminded
again,
what will be done
must be done
and I will force these thoughts
to remain
until this day is forgotten
and all other days
that have come
before it
Should words ever fail me
again,
my actions
will speak
louder.

What value does loneliness have
without personal reflection
what could be gained
from empty conversation
and what wastes time more
than standing in another's shadow

Light shines all around you
people pass by
with beautiful minds
like an open door
and the experiences
that linger in your thoughts
beg for explanation

After all,
we are here
for only a few short breaths
and what good is a life
not well lived?

His voice reminded me of night rain
Deep intelligence sprung from the core of his mind
and bloomed into words
and I could sit for hours
listening to the night rain fall
without understanding why a single drop fell
so far away from home
Maybe it’s the comfort of words washing away the doubt
that creeps in on the brightest of mornings
that would cause me to welcome
a somber night of rain
with open arms
And when the rain stops
-as it has before
I will continue
stepping out of bus shelters
without thinking twice
and leaving umbrellas alone and forgotten
in the coffee shop
on the nights when I need them most
If I should be lucky enough
to feel again
I will speak in the night rain
to the lost souls hiding
in the bus shelters and forgotten umbrellas
looking out at the rain drops
and wondering why each one falls
so far from home

Close to the edge
enough to feel the wind coaxing me closer
to lose such delicate balance

Today is not the day
for falling forward
into oblivion
losing sight of body
and living through soul alone

Today
I will fall back on doubt
however
in life
there is no charity
and fate grants no wishes

Tomorrow
I may not be as lucky

The seasons
have become longer
and more thoughtful
with their visits
taking time
to watch the robins take wing
and the golden leaves fall
perhaps
it is time
I did so
as well.

Standing on the outside
looking in
unable to reach
what I cannot hold

Time played its part
and now I am just a name in your mind
without a body

Words fail me
as I become lost
in your loneliness

wrecked
by my own desperation
to never leave your side

but your walls are up
and I can only be
standing on the outside looking in

praying
you remember
to breathe