I wish I could go
Abracadabra
And make it all okay —
I wish, I wish,
But the world's no longer
Wired that way.

My heart, a map,
Heartache carved
In grueling detail —
Here be dragons,
Here be death,
But where could be
My place?

You took a broken dream
And made it shine —
Shards radiant,
Reflecting, refracting
A beautiful inner light.
Congratulations.
You found the meaning of life.

An ancient lie,
Unquestioned,
Paraded in plain sight —
We
Don't need
To be led.

Days blending with the gray,
Enthusiasm waning —
Waving trees can't compensate
My chronic lack of sun,
Nor for the cold September rain.

Homecomings and sweet goodbyes,
In absence we become ourselves —
Welcome back, you have changed.
But then again, so have I.

Long for warmth,
Reach for cold —
Gilded dreams
Until we're old.

Ikea sentiments,
Assembled with prepackaged
Nuts and bolts —
Take a stock opinion
That still feels like it's
Your own.

Hearts tread on
Like a shell path —
Crunch on,
Sensitivity be damned.
Where there is a selfish will,
There is always a way.

Primal fears
And existential love,
The flame
And the powderkeg —
Hold me close
And light our world.

Pull a thread
And watch it
Fall apart.

Impatient
In absence,
In anticipation —
Involuntary knots
At the bottom of
The emptiness within.

Caught in a haze,
Gray moods
On a sunny day —
How does one fill
Emptiness?

Movers, shakers,
Trigger fingers,
Bought the world
To take it with them —
Risen to the top
To self-destruct.

Patiently waiting —
Mind spinning,
Heart racing —
For normalcy to return
To the outlines
Of you and me.

Come back in,
The safest place —
I'll dry my eyes
And hold you
While we wait
For my storm
To subside.

Although I know
The feeling’s there,
I need a gesture
To show
That you still care.

Forgiveness begins
With a ladder
We climb together —
Openness,
Honesty,
Respect.
Only at the very top
May we find
Our one way back.

Lean into me,
Share our tears,
Your overcast,
Dark as mine —
I let go, become
The darkened sky.

Blind my foolish pride,
Conceal blue skies
So I may feel the rain.
Please guide my selfish mind astray
And get me lost,
To find myself again.