Never presume
They'll steal your cake
And eat it too

Love
Fear
Hope
Hate
Allow yourself
Each flavor
Of emotion

Such precious gifts
Free will
Love
Time to live
Mistaken
To be worn as chains
Wasted on idol worship
Instead of on creation
What cruel trick
The devil played

Mistaken intentions
Words sincere
Not connecting

Unspoken
Unnoticed
The moment passed

No change apparent
Yet nothing after
Quite the same

Unknown loss
Stings two hearts
Emptier than yesterday

Abide with me
You can't see
What truths I keep
Behind the curtain

From the push of birth
Urged ever forward
School, work, death
Without respite
No reflecting
Paths not taken
Eyes up front
Teacher says
And so the class abides

Shadows race
As overhead
Clouds and sunlight
Play catch
Warmth touching me
Then fading
Chased off
By a breeze of chill
Only to return
Three paces later

No daybreak
Can keep us apart
I'll wake into a daydream
Until nightfall
Brings you back to me

Senses tingling
Miniature vibrations
Betray
Pulses of shifting energy
Subtle omens
Building to
A coming change

Caught between
Passion and frustration
Shivers of suspense
Whispers of emotion
Breath caught
Pupils dilated
Waiting in the dark
In sweet anticipation

Never
Blindly follow
The likes of
Pied poets
Just because
Others choose to

Why is it
What we have
Plays no factor
Where it comes
To the laws of attraction

Seek color in the gray
Wonder in the ordinary
Hidden depths in shallow water
Life is so much better
With an open mind

Heed which voice you follow
Into the untamed
Endless green
The call of the wild
May be made
By nature, man, or beast alike

Empty beach
Trails of footprints
Side by side
Love letters
Set in sand
Tides and time-defying
Left behind
To last forever

Fist in the air
Stand against all odds
Unleash the dogs of war
Cry freedom

Hearts untended
Emotions once lush
A landscape
Now barren
Starving for
What can't be had

To cut their path
Mankind went so far
As to scar the mountains
Just to cross
A little faster

Heed
What treacherous currents lie
Beneath a seeming
Picture of serenity