Remembered

What do I
Wish
When I think
Of myself?
What do I
Want to achieve?
What do I
Hope to be?
I wish to be caring,
To achieve great gentleness,
And I hope to be
Remembered.

Unscathed

Chaos is reigning
Supreme -
Over emotions,
Over me -
Hopefully not
Over common sense.
I would like to
Endure,
And
For those around me
To endure
And
Come out
Unscathed.

Redefine

Beautiful
Life,
Open-minded.
Captivated
Heart,
Undivded.
Fulfilled
Desire,
Satisfied.

Arrival

You're finally here
You finally came
We finally can put
A face with your name.
You're finally a son
You're finally a nephew
You're finally a grandson -
Great and great-great.
We finally can hold you
We finally can hug you
We finally can know you
We finally can love you.

Make Me

Tryptophan
Makes me tired.
Thanksgiving
Makes me full.
Family time
Makes me grateful.
The holidays
Make me thankful.

Imagination

Moments
Created
Within
Other moments.
Hearts
Touched
Beyond
Imagination.

Not A Blender

I might
Not agree
With everything
You do.
But no matter
What
I will be
Behind you,
Regardless.
Be proud,
Don't hide
Yourself
To blend.
You are not
The blending
Kind.

On The Move

The recent move
From chest to
Higher
Doesn't bother me.
Maybe it does,
But not that much.
Because
Just a little bit
Higher,
And it will be
Gone for good.

Moments

Don't miss a
Moment of
Life that
Awaits you.
Reach out
And wrap it
In your
Arms.
Know that
Each minute
Is a blessing.
Know that
You are
Blessed to
Live it.

Braydon

Where are you,
Little guy?
We all want to
Meet you
And hug you
And kiss you.
So don't give your
Mom and Dad
A hard time.
Transform yourself
Here
Before our eyes.

Cough

I do not like
This tickling
In my throat.
It makes me
Drink lots of tea
And not feel
Like me.
I hope it
Passes
Soon.

Living

Remembering
Is painful
And right now
Is beautiful.
Just taking
The time
That was
Almost lost.

Seized

A beautiful night
With a wonderful
Time.
A great moment
To enjoy.
Now we have
To get some rest
And start again
Tomorrow.

The End Is In Sight

They always say,
"The end is in sight,"
But you never know
What that means
Until you have actually
Reached the end
Of something.
Sometimes it's a stretch
To squeeze out that
Final thought -
To bring something
To its completion -
But it's
That much more
Satisfying
When we do.

New Sense

Can you see
The day behind
Before
The new one breaks?
Can you hear
The voice within you
Saying
Turn around?

Line Of Sight

There.
Something hurts.
How
Do I
Start
Stopping
The pain?
This
Is ridiculous.
Where is
Everyone?
Why did I
Make
My world
So
Small?

Stolen

I want to learn
But I'm scared to know
All you hid
And all you showed.
It's hard to come to terms
With who we have become.
Can you change, and
Can I, too,
Grow up to be
The adults
We were meant to?
Will I see you
If you slip,
And disappear
In the abyss?
Or will I miss
Them like before -
All the signs
That drugged
And stole you?

In The Zone

Back on track
And that's
What I like,
When I'm in the
Zone again,
But it takes time
To get back in
The groove.
Not that I mind -
I really don't -
As long
As I
Get back.

Forward Momentum

Don't break your stride
Keep going forward
And don't look back
To see where you were.
Because yesterday
Is just the past
And present-tense
Is what will last.
So seize the moment
And don't hesitate
With it.
Just live.

Crash-Landing

Remembering
Is not something
I like to do,
Or do too well,
And that's because
I don't like thinking
About the pain
That was.
I would rather
Look forward -
But I understand -
That sometimes
We need to look back
To see where
Not to land.

Reasons

I write to
Right
Wrongs done to me.
I write to
Take
My power back.
I write to
Let out
What's inside.
I write to
Free myself.

Halo

Still skating with
Each other
After
All these years -
It's like
He's right
Beside you,
And like a part
Of you
Is with him -
So in a way,
Somewhere,
You are still
Together.

Shattered Glass

When you enter
Wonderland,
Don't be afraid,
Just take my hand.
Just pour yourself out,
And take command.
Jump
Through the looking glass.

Crazy Train

Emotions running
Like a train -
At the subway -
Hostage-taken.
Don't know if
It's possible
To calm down
Considerably -
Or even just
A little,
After watching
That movie
Tonight.

Just A Whole Day Dedicated To It

The novel -
The smoke
And the mirrors -
Will not write
Itself.
So, I must sit
For hours,
Dedicated
To it,
Until all the
Words are writ,
And so that
No more faeries
Will perish.

Ketchup

I am wondering
Am I seriously
So empty-headed?
Can I pray this
Potential sickness
Out of me?
One lapse in reason,
Loss of focus,
Gap in concentration...
Please let me
Be strong enough
To fight this off.

Fresh Start

It feels new
And a little bit wrong
To be writing
Somewhere else tonight.
It feels tired
And a little too long
Waiting to go
To sleep tonight.

Come To Us

It came to me
In a dream -
The inspiration -
When I was uninspired.
Sometimes
When something
Is needed
It just comes to us.
We can't fight it.
We just have to write it,
And then hold our breath,
And do it all again.