Hope floats,
Hearts sink,
Love bears —
Hold on.
I'll always be here.

It's but a scratch
And it will heal,
I will survive
This bleeding heart —
Will simply sort through
All my feelings,
And bury all that hurts.

Actions
Impossible to follow
Feed the dread
That coats the hollow
Where affection once resided,
Where love’s flame is growing dim.
Open up, let me in.

It's what the world
Has come to —
Stupid people
Watching stupid people
Solve stupid
Non-existent problems.
All praise the mighty View.

I see the weather
Match my mood —
Black on black —
And I feel better.
Like a soundtrack
To my woes,
I turn it up,
And scream along.

Were I selfish
I'd follow
Your lead.

I have known all along
That everything you told me
Was a lie,
But I'm still here, waiting.
I won't accuse, I'll never judge —
I won't even ask you why.
I'm just waiting for the end
Of the story to make sense.

We hate
What we fear,
But why fear
What can't hurt us?
We hurt
What we hate,
And this circle
Consumes us.

Distract the masses
With a problem
They will never solve —
Eyes on the fictional prize,
And off the ball.

Lost,
But not
By choice —
Come find me
Where you effort
Waned.

Once more, from the top.
A touch less reason,
More dramatic.
Motivation?
You're not fucking okay.

Raise your dream
To catch the sky —
Then sail the impossible.

Times ain't changing,
Minds are changing.
Shifting currents of
Popularized thought —
But who is doing
The steering?

I’d crumble
Like my feelings,
But we play our parts
Too well.

Even together,
Lonely with you.
Painting the wall
With emotions un-shareable —
Pictures of happiness,
Symbols of love —
Wearing the mask
Until tears overflow
And our last
Pillar
Falls.

We need these little
Reminders of decency,
These small signs that humanity
Is still capable
Of kindness.

Little fissures, disregarded,
Parallel the cracks of time —
Windows into years consumed,
Filled with hopes
That never got
A chance to shine.

Stir my sands
To mask my tracks,
Shield me from
My biggest failures.
Help me see
The road ahead,
Unburdened by
The bloody paths
I've taken.

Stir my waters
With your tides,
Bring me flow
Where joy keeps ebbing.
Nurture, comfort, lullaby
The parts of me
I keep forgetting.

Stir my leaves,
My verdant ceiling,
Soothe my temper
In your breeze,
Shield me from
A world too bright
With silent songs
From shadows deep.