The sins of the father,
The silence of the mother,
The lie at childhood's end —
Shards of innocence.

Believe,
Be heathens,
Be what feels right —
Just be kind.

The con in economy
Requires a majority
To believe.

Incidental damage,
Incremental pain —
Lessons failed the hard way,
Never to be tried again.

Freedom
Watered down to chance —
Cracks in pavement,
Holes in fences.
Still, suppressed,
Compromised,
Its call remains.

Each puzzle piece unique
Until the last one snaps in place
And the whole picture is revealed —
We are one.

Unrelenting grief repellant —
Anger as a firewall.

Inconsequential observations,
Dummy thoughts
On transit moments —
Hind mind musings
While the spirit idles.

Hate burns
Bright but swift.

It's true,
She stokes my fire,
But there's not much left
To burn.

Cabin pressure critical.
Flying home with borrowed wings
On the wrong side of the glass —
Destination anywhere,
There's no rush.
I'll see you when we get there.

Chapters of a single page,
Pages with a single word —
Volume can't determine meaning,
Meaning does not dictate worth.

"Who," said the owl,
Even though it knew —
If only I had known too.

Can't burn
A bridge you never cross,
Can't lose
What you don't hold.
Cannot fail, cannot get burned
If you don't try, but what's the use
If it destroys your one shot
At happiness?

Eternalized, digitized,
Nostalgic for when
Dead meant dead —
When memories were fleeting.

Stand,
Don't hover beside me,
Lest your heart lies elsewhere.
Show me meaning —
No words, just feelings —
Or set yourself free.

The less I grasp,
The more I ask.
The more I try,
The more I master.

Don't stop before it's over,
Oh misery composer —
'tis but one bad note
In a golden requiem.

Try so long as
Time persists,
Fail until
The failure ends.

Desperation —
When necessity
Dictates priority.