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.

Moments bright
On cloudy days,
Sunlight playing
Hide and seek —
Peeking through
Curtains dark
With warmth and a smile.

Milk machines,
That's what we have become —
Juggling numbers,
Balancing ledgers,
Cutting throats and corners
To optimize our spending power.
It is now survival 101.

Gently, gently,
Taking on
The unforeseen
Long way back –
Baby steps.

Conflict wakes
The inner stranger —
Almost every resolution
Starts with letting go of anger.

Trouble is a wave,
Happiness no constant —
Yet, either are reflections
Of how well we deal
With change.

Necessities
Ebbing —
Nothing that
Needs to be
Compares to
Blessed rest
Past trifle.

Discomfort speaks,
Yet, thoughts scream louder,
Drowning out the monologue —
How could I soothe your conscious
When you won't pause
To hear me out.

Lifeless rooms, musty air —
This is where we lived our days.
Were this ever happiness,
It’s nothing without me.