Embers
Of friendship true
Glowing faintly
Amidst ashes
May still be rekindled
When given
Another chance

There's no bigger lie
Than a sugar-coated
Bitter truth

I pity you
The sting of envy
Marks you
Another's happiness
Resented
Wants turned obsession
Forgetting
Everything you have

Aren't you creative
Connecting the dots
Set out for you
Make sure
You also color them
Inside the lines

You've got that
The wrong way around
It's happy life
Happy wife

What do you mean
There were no signs
Did you not notice
I stopped saying
I love you

Thoughts racing
Response long reached overtime
Excuses fail
Too late

Measuring
Comparing
Happiness
Success
Will ever be
But a futile
Exercise in relativity

Although I still feel it
Same as you
Conscience won't allow
Satisfying this hunger
By breaking
My already damaged vows

If you appreciate
I'd continue
To be a part of your life
Don't mock
That which I share with you
In confidence
With pride

Come yuletide
My favorite thing
Is decorating
Our Christmas tree
Unboxing ornaments
Each single one
A treasured memory

How I wish
I could feel your hands
The way I
Sense your thoughts
Caress my every inch

State your message
Plainly
For subtlety
No matter
How obvious to you
Is almost always
Lost on me

Repeating songs of sorrow
Our minds
Will never be at ease

Lost in desire
Blinded like a moth
Drawn to your fire
Burning
Drawing closer still
Longing
To caress
The flames

Running on empty
How will I find rest
Now that sleep
No longer remedies
My tiredness

Youngling
I hope you'll never
Need to learn
How at turn of times
When sorrow blooms
Bleeding starts
And need arises
Blood alone
Does not yet
Make one kindred

There's nothing wrong
With being patriotic
Go ahead
Show pride
For the country
Whence you came
But don't be
A chauvinistic ass
Acting xenophobic

Regrets are made
When yes prevails
Where no
Holds all the aces

Stop your crying
If you cannot
Handle my anger
You should not
Evoke me