Perspective

From the mountain top, by the grave,I zoom into see the sea and the water tower I grew up throwing rocks at – the ripple sounds that blasts throughthe space upon impact sticks outin my memory. Zoom! Zoom into make senseof the beautiful place I’ve alwaysfelt safe but can now wander aroundas timelines between pastContinue reading “Perspective”

Secret Garden

Before the trees form leaves,bright daffodils sprout inthe most unexpected place.Off a ledge, forms a secret garden,by the river, may they bloom.This becomes a little sanctuary, surrounding of nature allowsfor the passing of daysto be blissful. For Aunt Liz.

Bloom Baby Bloom

I had another poembut somehow it got lostin the closing of windows.I swore I had saved it.In it’s place is this poemwith the same nameabout the passage of time,the mistaken of actions,and the curious wayswe continue to pick ourselves upand carry on to the next season of life, to the nextdays where sunshine causesthe waterContinue reading “Bloom Baby Bloom”

Happenstance

The invisible string of reality.How one person’s life ends suddenlysaves a life that gives birth togenerations of people that wouldn’texist had a stranger not existed either.It’s a balance of happenstance,the layers of emotions are unmatchedwhen grief meets relief of breathinganother day. An organ in a foreign bodydonated from another helps keepthe patient alive along withContinue reading “Happenstance”

Palette

Gently, I paint my poems into being.Guiding my pen along the lineI try to provide clarity of seeing.In a day filled with distractions,I take as many moments as possibleto just breathe, to just let my minddrift off as my thoughts become silent.It is the process of building newnesswithin my internal reality which providesstability while feelingContinue reading “Palette”

Now You’ve Done It

Now you’ve done it you opened me upto all of the feelings I stuffed in the back of my mind and hid behind a locked doorI couldn’t find the key but you picked the lock and now here I am dealing with the feelings I would have chosen to remain oblivious to out of sightContinue reading “Now You’ve Done It”

In Case You Forget

You pick up the pieces and try again, for it’s all you can do to stay sane. You block out the noise. Rejoice in your differences, you’re the only one who will see them when everyone is too busy trying not to live on their own heads.

Swimming

Relax your muscles beneath the surfaceof the water, trust it will hold youare weightless in this bodyunder the reflection distortsyour concept of time, the sunlightremains in your retinas longafter you go insideease back into the mirroringperception knowing you cantrust yourself despitethe messages from your self-doubt the heat slips off your skinwhen you release the stressContinue reading “Swimming”