Fall

Today
The day
Was crisp and
Clear
Just like
The day
Should be,
When the
Leaves
Fall off
The trees
And land
Right next
To me.

Asked

I've been looking
Forward to
This day that I've been
Dreading, too,
Because I have
To put myself out
For everyone
To see.
Like it, or
Hate it -
They're going
To judge me,
And I'll be
The one
At their
Mercy.

Keep The Peace

Stop trying
To make sense
Of
The senseless
And giving vileness
To the violence.
Instead
Let us give
Voices to
The voiceless
And more peace
To the keepers of it.

Past And Future

Looking forward
Looking back
Wondering how
I lost track.
I want the future
But I want to learn
From my mistakes,
So, transform me -
Then, turn around and
Transform me again.

Saturday

Today was
Productive
And scary
And fulfilling
Because today
I cleaned house
Witnessed a
Fashion crisis
And accomplished
Everything I
Set out to.

Relativity

It's all relative
They say
And it's true
Because I love
My family
And what
They give me.

Subconcious Mind

The dreams I dream
Are kind of strange:
Of decades past
And guitars played
And stars living
Commonly.
Where everyone else
Sees who they'd
Like to see,
And I'm left
Personless.

Adopt

Taken from the
Life you had
And forced
To live anew,
Could you grow
And adapt
To all the changes
Thrust at you?
So, know the
Children in this
State and
In your life
Are doing all
They can
To adopt the manner
And the home
Of those who
Adopted them.

Looking Forward

Whoever said
I shouldn't be tired
Isn't in
My skin
Right now.
But I'll embrace
The time I have
To just hang out
And just sleep in.

Holding Pattern

Excited to enter
This next
Creative
And cathartic
Process,
And wanting
To see
The results
It will yield.
Will it heal
My heart?
And will it
Deliver me?

Changeling

Will this change
My perspective
Or will it
Just change me?
Or am I changed
Already
Into someone
I choose not to
Believe?
Am I the same person
I was before,
Or will I be less
Someday?
I don't know how
I can cope with
All of these feelings
So can't I just wish
Them all
Away?

Depth Of Intrigue

What do you think of
When you're alone
And what do you
Know for sure?
How do you know
When there's no one around
And how can you
Be that cure?
Who can you turn to
And who will you be
When everything's
Said and done?
Where will you land
And when will you
Look back
Just to see your home?

Flickering Is Still On Fire

Bigger
Is not always
Better.
Sometimes,
It is safer
To forego
What you want.
Sometimes,
What you think
Is subtle
Isn't subtle
At all.
Sometimes,
You are
A little
Ridiculous,
But we still
Love you.

Interpretation

Hear the music
Inside yourself
And dance to
Show them who
You are.
You are
Amazing
And talented
And exciting
To watch.

Fire Island

On and island Made of fire Is where you danced And where you lived Until someone took You away from The fire that Hurt you, and Showed you how To put that Fire inside, And to let it Out when you move, To free yourself.

Everything

Today,
It doesn't feel like much
To say I did
Anything,
But, regardless,
I feel at peace
About everything.

Wishes

Today was
A good day.
A lot was
Accomplished.
I wish I could
Find one more
Thing that I lost
So I could stop
Worrying so much
About it.

United

This is the day
The US changed.
We truly were united
In the face of strife.
But why should it
Take such a tragedy
To unite that which -
For all intents and purposes -
Was already united?
Why shouldn't we
Reach out to one another
When things are okay,
So that we can
Support each other better
When they aren't
Okay at all.

A Farewell To The Slacker Pad

Goodbyes -
Even those that are
For the good of
Someone else -
Are so difficult to say
Because we get so
Used
To seeing that familiar
Face,
And it hurts to think
That it
Will go
Away.
But we will love, and
Keep in touch
Until the distance
Is bridged and
We can see
Each other
Again.

Treasure Hunt

We don't really have
Much that is valuable
For ourselves
Because
Most everything
Has more value
When it is given
To someone else.
Money is only
Temporary,
As are our possessions.
So let's not cling on
To them too fiercely -
For in an instant
They could vanish
Up in smoke.

Routine

Another day
Of catching up
And slowing down
Of getting done
And getting on
Of getting through
And waiting
Of asking
And telling
Of living
And everything.

Family Dynamics

Family's where
It started from
And family's where
It ends.
Family's bound to
Let you down
Just as they
Let you in.
Family is human
So believe that
You'll be hurt
But you will heal.
Your family's love is
Without condition
And that love
Is real.

Standing Up

What do you believe?
And who will you be?
And what will you have to show
When all is said and done?
What will you leave behind?
And when will you speak your mind?
And when will you grow up to find out
Who you used to be?
So make that decision -
Go on and dig your heels in
Take a stand
Show everyone
Who it is you are.

Pedro

Believe
In the power
Of the human
Spirit when
You see a man
Like this.
Believe
In love and
In a calling
When
You see a man
Like this.
Believe
In the message
And the courage
And the dignity
Of a man
Like this.

Be Ready

Inspiration
Comes in every
Form you can
Imagine.
A face, a voice,
Encouragement,
A gift, or
Something
More than this.
But whatever
Kind of inspiration
Meets me where I'm at,
I'm happy it's
There, and I'll
Take it wherever
It wants me
To unpack.

Disconnect

What do you think?
And how do you feel?
How are you, and
What's really important to you?
These are the questions
We need to ask,
And the questions
We rarely do.

Classified

Are you friend
Or are you foe?
Old, new,
Comfortable, or more?
Are you former?
Are you current?
Are you forever?
Are you with
Or are you against me?
Are you invested
Or are you distant?
I can tell the
False from true -
Just what kind
Of friend
Are you?