#oneway
It is in a way a pure kind of love
A fool's love, tho one which asks for nothing
That cures minds of reason and self coveting
Along with any other rational tools disposed of
I crave it sometimes, I'm ashamed to say
A heart that holds another so dear
It'd beat on my chest in hopes to be nearer,
Trapped in a cage for a crime, framed by the seconds passing away
Indifference, apathy, a shoulder so cold
A normal fool's heart would immediately know
That unrequited love cares little for its throes,
But my heart reaches out for its hand to hold
Aug 22, 2020
Aug 22, 2020 at 1:27 PM UTC
Dreaming about the future
While living in the past
Is a one way ticket to madness
Aug 2, 2020
Aug 2, 2020 at 8:54 PM UTC
Have you faced a fear and known the power of its defeat?
Did you find that your new fear is the not fearing it no more?
Replaced now by a fear of the known roads that lead you to be that brave again and the knowing that you can?
I have drawn back from a world where those roads are where I am compelled by choices not my own.
Instead through isolation I choose not to defeat that fear again. Along that road I know the destination that awaits.
I fear those roads and those who would lead me there.
And as with you and your fears... it is from them that I hide.
I know my own bravery and the point at which I break.
That road for now best avoided and the one way sign well marked.
Aug 18, 2019
Aug 18, 2019 at 10:13 PM UTC
If one not in love,
are both out of love?
© 2019 Jim Davis
Jul 20, 2019
Jul 20, 2019 at 10:11 AM UTC
Changes are life-transforming, and they all start with the renewing of the mind. You need change to make change. You need change to bring change. To renew your mind is to change your mind. Change it. By reading different books, listening to different podcasts or music; Feed it with life-sustaining and culture-cultivating material and influences. It matters. All of it.
Jan 17, 2019
Jan 17, 2019 at 12:27 PM UTC
In the midst of uncertainty for tomorrow or even today, there's a confidence and courage found within that forces us to win.
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This grind. This grit. This goal-oriented, goal-achieving, gift-cultivating, courageous and confident, bold, brave spirit, comes from a place of hope, and that hope being for change.
Jan 17, 2019
Jan 17, 2019 at 12:12 PM UTC
these words that never found a mark.
said louder,
(i just want to connect)
and then louder.
which fall on non-interested ears.
Sep 26, 2018
Sep 26, 2018 at 7:53 PM UTC
there was a
lantern
perched in
my hand
and i was
too afraid to
light it
yet the horrors
in the road
wasn't what
terrified me,
it was the destination ahead.
the light i held
sought the
road to
illuminate
and yet
i just know
it wasn't
the road
i was taking
nor could it be
the roads
i will be passing...
it will be the road
i take when
i finally decide
to take a u-turn.
*with one foot down and a weary knee
thinking about
every afternoon
going to the 'right' garage
after strolling in the
wrong neighborhood
staring blankly
at all the cities
all the towns
all the villages
all the blocks
all the intersections
all the streets
in all garages
that could've possibly been 'right'
and one that could've
possibly been home
possibly been hope
i park at the house.*
all i see is a
one
way
street
stretching
forever
in front
of me...
and the ride back home
so far away------
finally
i
found
the
reason
to
light
up
the
way.
Jun 18, 2018
Jun 18, 2018 at 11:21 AM UTC
I sometimes question you within my mind
In our imaginary chitchat
Why you had to go
And, more importantly than that, I wonder,
"Why I am so bewitched by your fleeting smile."
It doesn't stay, but it's sealed into my vision
Everytime I meet your ghost I'm haunted by that kiddish grin
The same one that you bewitched me with
And that has bent me ever since.
That smile you leave ingrained in me is trapped within.
And then I realize you're just a person
It was never between you and me
And then I'm overcome with sadness
As I notice my contrition now is meaningless.
This feeling deep inside of me— it survives with me, but died in her.
Dec 1, 2017
Dec 1, 2017 at 11:49 PM UTC
I could wear my burdens like a necklace or written all over my face, but You have given me something better
Sep 7, 2018
Sep 7, 2018 at 1:46 AM UTC
You don't want me.
How could you?
You don't need me.
Why would you?
But you won't leave me
Like you should.
I want you.
To quit your fun with me--
I need you.
To be done with me--
I can't leave you.
So you need to run--
Sep 19, 2016
Sep 19, 2016 at 1:03 PM UTC
My trail of thought left with the train in the distance
Do not disturb my blissful ignorance
Because it's a long way to jump from here
Adrenaline rushing through a tunnel of thoughts
As tangled as a tube map
I stand at the crossroads of my life
Mindlessly dodging traffic.
Aug 19, 2014
Aug 19, 2014 at 7:11 PM UTC
life is an inevitable sadness ready to cascade around our shoulders and swallow us whole.
Jun 16, 2014
Jun 16, 2014 at 6:03 AM UTC