Don't give in,
You won't get out —
Despair takes no prisoners.

Each perspective, a depiction —
Every history is fiction.

Continuity
Until it ends,
Paradigm
Until it changes.
Only fools refuse to see
The undesired,
Until they can't.

Not all battles can be won,
Still, some should be waged anyway —
Lies draped in blissful ignorance
Cancel out truth
Nor its imminent consequence.

Like braille, my skin
Tells a thousand stories —
Every scar a memoir
Sharing nothing
With any of the others
But me.

Enough
Confines.

We can only do so much
To waste our time,
But at least we're thorough.

Strange days —
Pending change
Electrifies the nerves.
Feel the surge building
Past the point of no return.

Having lost everything,
Still they smile through life
As if it were a comedy —
How dare they make
Me
Look bitter?

Patterns in the evening sky,
Waves crashing with eternity.
Another day comes to an end,
Promising a new beginning.

All fires need tending —
Love is attention.

Actions can reflect our mood
And yet, we are not our feelings —
Moments can set us astray
But should not change
Our destination.

Try everything —
Happiness awaits
At the outer edges
Of your comfort zone.

Before ringing
Death knocks thrice.
Pay attention —
There's still time
To end your chapter
With a smile.

It all falls apart,
With the years comes the decay.
Treat the rust, but keep the gray —
Us survivors, we've earned it.
With head held high,
Fly those colors.
Proudly show your age.

A day, a week, a year —
Mere moments.
Promise, vow, and oath?
Mere words.
Even gifts most powerful
Hold no worth
Until they're put to use.

Liquid courage, fleeting hope —
There's no message in a bottle.
Drowning in a pool of spirits,
All you'll find are
Dried tears at the bottom.

Regrets, tiny windows,
Past unseen —
Rearview mirrors
Not our own.
Images of who we were,
And ghosts of
Who we could have been.

Fair weather suitor,
It's easy when life smiles —
Love me on my bad days.

Self-serving praise,
Thinly coated in friendliness —
They'll tell you
What you want to hear
To get what they want.