Captured Thoughts

Soreness of
Muscles
With presence
Of mind
And happiness
Deep down
Inside.

Turn Of Events

Such a strange
Night
Such a sad
Plight
Wrong is not
Right
No matter what
You may
Decide.

Thankful

Days
Spent
Together
Nothing
Could be
Better.
Loving
All this
Time
That's yours
And that is
Mine.

Lighter

No ideas
And no desires
So give me hell,
But save the fire.
Because I am more
Relatable
With those such souls
Than with the others.

Protected

When you're
Alone, you
Have nothing.
But,
When somebody
Loves you,
You're not
Alone.
And you
Have something
To hold
Onto.

Imitation

When I listen
You are not
The real thing.
When I look
You are
Ridiculous.
When you just
Stand there,
I'm okay with that.

What Key?

Hours
Of my life
Dedicated to
This cause,
Steep but worthy.
And I find myself
Glad
That I put in the work
And the time
To make this
The best
It could be.

Dusk

What time of day
Is night
When it is still
Light?

Events Of Days

Days of many
Kinds of motions
Days of
Overflowed emotions
Days of a
Kindness often shared
Days of feeling
Unprepared
Days
Many different
Days

Not A Stop-By

When you come over
It makes my day
And night,
And you make
My hair
Beautiful.

St. Patrick's Day

A day to remember
The good times
We had.
A day to enjoy
A beautiful
Color.
A day to pray
For people
Hurting.
And a day
To wish
For something better.

Train-Wreck

I don't care to
Watch this mess
Unfolding.
It's not that
Interesting
To me.
What else
Is there
To say?

Heard

If you need me,
If you need anything,
Let me know
And I'll be there
Because I know
What days like these
Will do -
I know what they are like.

Sun Day

Spending time
With people 'round me
Enjoying weather
That has found me
Loving life and
Choosing happiness
Surround me
Grateful for
Everything

Starlight

I think of you
A decade gone
Fifteen still
And even longer.
You were a friend
A son and a brother
I miss you tonight
And every other.
So shine yourself
Down with the light
Of the stars
And we'll know
That your love
Is never far.

Only One Way

Success is defined
In many ways
In many words
And many pages.

Solar Blessings

Blessings big
And blessings small.
Blessings one
And blessings all.
Lack of anger,
Then a smile,
Then a friend
To pray a while.
I cannot wait
To see what comes.
Now, and in
A thousand suns.

Corner-Dweller

A decade back
I learned you were dying.
Today, I know
That I'm alive.
So I spend the days
Praying,
And know that you're always
Staying
In the corners
Of my mind.

Ocean Floor

Feels just like
I swallowed stones.
They're weighing me
Down to the bottom
Of the
Ocean floor.

Impact

If you want the truth,
I have move past
Worrying.
I have very nearly
Moved past caring.
Because I care about you,
But I can't take care
Of you.
I need to take care
Of me.
I do worry, though,
That this will tear
Apart our family,
And that is why
I'm doing my part
To do something
Differently
So that, not only you -
But so that all of us -
Have a chance.

Pretender

Words spill
Across the page.
Words that
Somehow
Eat my brain.
Words
I do not
Understand,
But some
Might tell me
What I can
Do differently
From what I've been,
So I don't have to
Live pretending.

Fondly

Safely now
Where you belong,
But for now you are
Still crazy.
Still to fond of
What you should
Avoid, and instead,
Avoiding those of us
Who are fond of you.