Evil deeds
Can't be undone —
Handing your soul
To the Reaper
Does not beat the Devil
To the punch.

May the world remember
How your contributions paled
In light of sorrows you bestowed.

Thoughts astray
On stormy days,
Whitecaps lined
With thunderheads —
None of which will make
Tomorrow's memories.

There is no evil —
Only convergent
Self-centered behavior,
Serving a different me.

I'm not broken —
Merely experiencing
Temporary
Emotional malfunctions.

Busy thoughts,
Sleep evades me,
Overtures in somnium,
Worries cast
In onyx stone —
Non somnia dominus.

My joy in life
Outweighs your standards —
I don't care,
Go ahead.
Color me bananas.

I could,
I know —
And yet,
I won't.

I'll do my thing,
Thank you very much,
Complain all you will —
That's not on me.
Remember,
I asked for your support,
Not your council.

Just because
You steadied me,
Do not presume
You carry me.

Unintended,
Misconceived —
It's not me
Hurting you,
Yet, you are
Losing me.

Live,
Love,
Cherish
Every moment
You are given.

In our house of memory
We fill the halls with
Fallen heroes —
Symbolizing all to which
We aspire.

Pain swallows
All words.

Trapped within our atmosphere,
We move across our destination,
Ignorant the gravity towards
The forgiving, non-discriminatory
All-receiving ground.

Patient, progress strides ahead —
With cocky tread, but jerky moves.
One step forward, two steps back
Awaiting the dawn of comprehension.

Quench our fear,
Unburden.
Show the way,
Inspire.
Soothe our minds,
Condition.
Live our life.

Too vivid dreams,
Unreachable,
Left us blinded.
Unaccustomed to the brightness —
Driven to shun the sun,
Hide in darkness,
Clinging to a saturated
Memory of light

In absence of
Our heart's desires
We simulate.

Life, our shared journey
To a solitary destination —
You are not alone.