there's a life I dream of leading when I'm here: body on the brink of broken, spirit shaken, mind unable to create, one throbbing ache an open pain I bleed for everyone, so they won't bleed themselves - the thought of helping a small salve on the wounds - I see this dream clearly, as I see the light in your eyes, I want to go there, I want to take you, but I am spent, lacking the energy to chase dreams, for now, I'll save a thought for hope; one day soon I'll chase down the moon
Tag: poetry
Uncertain
no certainties in life except that we shall die, this inevitable end is enough - I would fill my time with life, with the actions that make me come alive - not a second can be dead, that comes later - now I would feel the depth of great love, the hollow pain of terrible loss, the warm embrace of the sun, the piercing cold of dark winter, the hope of a spring breeze - now, I would be alive
Nothing
I am nothing - though I know who I am - I tell the mirror I am small, a mere piece of a much larger machine, not quite essential - I just am, as we all are - though some have major talents, higher callings, better marketing - at our root we all just are so in the mirror I remind myself: I am nothing, that is important.