Sometimes dreams die We wave them off At the end, when we can’t hold them anymore I can’t change or won’t change Praying doesn’t change The choice was made Silent tears fall down Emotions are dried and shriveled I have no more passion No more roads or too many But my legs are crippled IContinue reading “No Roller Coasters Anymore”
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Fort Night
Do you remember the wild adventures that took us far away? Stepping into a world full of monsters and magic and mayhem All we had to do was enter our fortress and away we would go Shot right off without a backward glance or thought of home How long we stayed there, caught in ourContinue reading “Fort Night”
Child Abuse Undercover
All those happy children hanging on the wall Who knew they fell off when the truth came to call Hidden under picture frames they are hollowed out inside But everyone has a smile on them when strangers come to spy Oh what they would see if they studied deep within But years will go byContinue reading “Child Abuse Undercover”
Battle Cry
I sharpen my weapon and grit my teeth as the battle nears. My heart pounds and I hear the roar of justice on the wind. My shield is strong and my purpose is clearly marked out. I am hungry as I march toward my enemy with vengeance in my heart. I revel in the huntContinue reading “Battle Cry”
Umbrellas Flying Through the Air
Have you ever had your umbrella take off in your hands billowing up into the sky toward the storm coming up to catch and dilutes its water on you? Umbrellas, those naughty flappers No allegiance, they fly off laughing Twirling in the wind like dancers taunting Though one chases them they can never truly tameContinue reading “Umbrellas Flying Through the Air”
Tree Climber
Reach for the big, up in the canopy The stars, the sun, the moon, and time standing still The horizon right before the eyes, then gliding far away Pull out from the trunk, fly high above, don’t look below, don’t look back Leave the ground behind and let the story come alive This poem wasContinue reading “Tree Climber”
Fall
That vibrant time of year when colors burst from tired limbs lowering in the chill breeze Like butterflies they flutter about or wave back and forth across the way Landing with a soft quiet resolution to end the rapturous movement For a time, blankets of red, yellow, orange, and green cover the the trodden pathContinue reading “Fall”
Ducks
They quack and quack and waddle about They paddle this way and that way and all around They dive deep down below and come up dry, soft, and aglow They quack some more to say, who they are, and how to play They are social birds who take flight high above and far away ButContinue reading “Ducks”
Endless Wood
The canopy covers and holds secrets down below, safe and forgotten. The soft quiet of the trees comforts sheltered nakedness. Every day dissipating slowly and then quickly. Nothing new to to report, youth withers season after season.
Corpses
If you could only see my dreams I buried so deep that light could never caress them to wake. They wither and die these dreams of mine. Buried in the dark cold loneliness of past time. They fall like raindrops or leaves from trees, thousands of them. In bitter winter the tree cries and soaksContinue reading “Corpses”
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