Stuck on why
Longing for once
Somewhere
Between used to
And never was
Where monkeys fly
Maybes die
And dreams untended
Wither
All the while
Oblivious
The cost

While I am
Still mad
About the why and how
I guess they were not all
Selfish reasons
So, thank you
For not giving up
On making me
A better person

In retrospect
Watching the sun set
On my purposeful
Accomplished life
I realize
Too late
I much preferred
The wasted days

Thou shalt
Not be
Commanded

If you wish me
To succeed
Don't criticize
All I do
Bereft of sunlight
Even the strongest flower
Cannot bloom

Show me
With all but words
The world
From your perspective
Which colors tears
Your heart has bled
So I may know you better

Opportunity escaping
Unreachable today
Might yet present
Another chance
To fail tomorrow

If you believe
You know everything
Look closer

Love
Cannot be forced
Like emptiness
Will never
Fill a hole

Style unlike any
One amongst many

Truth is
What you believe
Nothing is
What it seems

If only
We were as strong
As our convictions

Serenity evasive
It has been far too long
Deliver me
From all that haunts me
Help me to move on

Stop struggling
And let me
Love you

When it
Truly mattered
All opinions
Proved invalid
But my own

The world moved on
But she remained
Once upon a memory
Dreamily
Patiently
Discarded
Not forgotten

Settle not
But for a love
Spectacular

We cannot expect
Our legacy
Dreams we leave behind
To remain
Exposed to other lives
Seen through different eyes
Knowing change
Has ever been
Time's only constant

Shallow memories
Created without first
Making an impression
Never last

Too many boxes
None the right shape
Adapt
Or break the mold