Maturity
Should be redefined
To be the moment we realize
A most fundamental flaw
Our senseless urge to impress
Those who disapprove
Or couldn't care less
Who we are

Even with
My worldview
Shattered
Dreams
Crashing
Hopes
Crumbling
My Faith
Will not
Collapse

Trust
Your instincts
Doubt
Your urges

We are all
The center
Of our universe

Why are you
Deaf to my
Emotional busy tone
This heart
Is currently
Unavailable

Her words
Pure determination
Her eyes
Melancholy
In a thin coat
Of sunshine

All that moves us
Be it
Heart felt
Or earth shattering
Expect us
To react

You can have
What I’ve got
Or nothing at all
I don’t care
What you require

While watching
Flows of time
Grains of sand
Slip away
Life escapes us

Never.
Accept.
Limits.

Indecision
Torments me
Taunting with
A vast
Array of possibility

Caution
Contents under pressure
In volatile times
Damaging words
May escape

If try
Leads to taste
Don't cruise
Strive
To excel

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