I want to hear your voice
an audible reminder:
you're still here,
why now,
because we've flirted with loss,
and I am awake
to all I have to lose -
to all I will lose -
I want to make the most
of right now,
in these impossible times,
I need the comfort
of hearing you say -
once more -
there are better days ahead
Tag: life
Time
light has left my eyes,
what was once
a clear blue
has begun to fade to gray;
a firmer gray
litters the beard,
while silver threads
have twisted their way
through my hair,
Time has shown its signs;
there are more dull aches,
more insistent pains,
a constant inventory
of internal nicks
reminding of Time's steady march;
I've never felt better,
never been clearer of mind,
or more vibrant
in my thoughts,
wisdom being the benefit
of having experienced
the passage of Time
Reckoning with Why
it is a hard thing in this life
to know yourself;
to be honest in your reckoning
about who you are
and what you value;
the truth is a frightening proposition
if your mind isn't open;
if you reject it
for not aligning
with who you think you are,
where does the fault lie
for not becoming that dream;
the most difficult aspect of life
is understanding why,
then coming to terms with it
or bringing about change