Clearing out
And cleaning up,
Seeking space
And craving peace —
Of mind,
Of life,
Slowly shedding history.

Dire odds
That seemed so bright,
Spinning the wheel again
Rarely makes it right.

Sell your shit,
But keep your soul —
The Devil always
Undervalues.

Past-tense clarity —
The soundtrack
Of you and me
Turned out to be
All broken hearted.

Nothing special,
Just the joys of
You and me, together
For a day without
The strain of obligation —
Rest, and instant happiness.

All we have
And all we've learned,
All we are
And ever were —
Deconstructable.

Square my shoulders,
Stand my ground,
I will not
Be pushed around —
Enough is enough.

Start of a chapter,
End of the rest —
Looking back,
I've learned that
Reliving is pain.
Life and love lie ahead.

In the open,
Off your chest —
The air clears,
Pressure drops.
There's nothing
We can't solve
If we just
Talk.

Love to pain.
We forged our path
But somewhere along the way
You strayed —
Lost to me,
Lost to reason,
No matter what I say.
The sad reality?
All that's left,
A painful ultimatum.

You know it's
Way past leaving time,
When you feel shitty
For doing something right.

Dusted, polished,
Tended, cared for —
Discounted
And sold with love.

Dazzling rays of unexpected,
Captured at
The right place,
The right angle,
The right moment —
Shades and colors of existence,
Locked and frozen for all time.

Spinning, smiling,
Love's embrace —
Hold me,
Kiss me,
Dance with me
From now until
Our end of days.

Heed the call,
Take your shot —
Ride the windfall.

Even up high,
Nothing's fixed —
The pattern shifts.

Gazes locked,
Distance, shrunken —
This is passion,
This is us.
Together, over airwaves,
Over wires.
Deeply linked.
Together,
Even unable
To touch.

No life is free of regrets.
To strive for that’s unrealistic,
But there are two types —
For the things we tried
That failed,
And the faded dreams
We merely kept.

Happy Days
In twilight years —
Like sunset
The final stretch
Passes by
Way too fast.