Slip Away
Just a little word
before you walk away again
and leave me here
with only the walls to talk to
as I bleed myself dry
onto these metaphorical pages
like shouting into a vacuum
no one’s really listening
reaching out so desperately
for acknowledgement and connection
but the lines are down
no one’s at the other end
to give a damn
everyone has a life to lead
and maybe if we led them
a…
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All This Rocky Ground
I think I failed us both that day
I couldn’t give you what you asked
and sent us down the seperate roads
we’ve traveled ever since
All this rocky ground we’ve covered
I could’ve helped us both avoid
or at the very least provided
a little bit of guidance
had I had the foresight of
the consequences of my choices
It’s far too late to turn back now
no rewinding to that moment
but if I…
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Words
Why do the words
“I’m wrong” and “I’m sorry”
weigh so heavy o
n the tongues of so many?
As if the mere admittance of failure
might tear a person’s soul asunder
or leave them empty
with nothing to hold onto
Speaking from experience
we are human and we err
probably far more often
than even the most humble
would feel comfortable admitting
Remember the old sayings
about erring and…
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Cast Aside
Let’s cast aside all pretense here
I’m first in line to admit fault
and this one is a doozy of
the highest order and import
I lose myself to imagination
phantom possibilities
I chase with such veracity
all to crash and burn again
throw myself into the fire
attempting to smother flames
we surely could just walk around
self-sacrifice so far beyond
any explanation
either reasonable or…
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The Known and The Familiar
All that I wish to say and do and be,
that sense of accomplishment and proper pride
in what I give and represent,
all that I reach for and strive to live up to
lies out there somewhere waiting,
but instead I sit here looking for the answers
in places I’ve long since emptied out
and meant to move on, grow, and learn from.
Stuck in someplace soft and warm and easy,
free from the conflict…
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The Vision Cleared
Sometimes I wonder what it is
I saw in those forgotten days.
What beauty was that caught my eye,
bewitched as I must have been.
The beauty fades in the reflection,
the image seems so different now.
No longer in the heart of such
illusion that once captivated.
Oh, to be able to glance upon
what passed before me as it was
when wrapped so tight
in shades of what awaited me,
that which…
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The Void We Stumbled Into
Anyone else remember when
everything felt like it mattered?
It all was so important, so urgent,
so full of meaning and emotion
Each day, each moment was something worth experiencing,
all roads leading to something bright and beautiful.
What happened, then?
When did the clouds roll in forever?
Why did it all just fade away?
Where do these twists and turns carry us
if not into the bright…
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Creeping Up
I’ve almost fogotten what it feels like to care
all the effort and energy it takes to accomplish nothing
but shattered dreams and broken hearts
that deflating sense of abject failure creeping up on you
even when the signs are such to see it coming from miles away s
tripping you of everything you put into something new
and leaving you for dead
right where you started to claw your way out…
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So Far Further
I fall at a moment’s notice
and when I fall, I fall forever.
Never does any day pass
that I’m not at risk
of captivity to some stray memory.
Reminders of the places
and flashes of the faces
that meant something
sometime, somewhere,
drift in and out of my awareness.
I sit in awe
(and some slight fear)
of just how deep the ties can be
through all this time and distance,
no matter what…
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The Paths Our Lives Would Lead
Looking back on simpler moments,
people and places once held highly
that matter so little now
Changes and choices amid the chaos
bear no nostalgic filters
just memories of times before
believed to be so difficult
yet easier than those we’d find further down
the paths our lives would lead
Now we reflect not in reverence
or deference to what came previous
but in awe and mourning of
the…
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Turn
It’s funny how things change,
how what used to mean the world
slips away with time and distance
perhaps to be forgotten
or to live on as no more than memory,
a piece of the puzzle of your experience
what made you what you are
in this moment and beyond.
Though those days and people leave their marks,
the scars and souvenirs of life long lived,
there’s always something else
to be found…
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Know Naught of What You See
How much did you lose or let go of
to find that which you clutch so tightly?
You’ve changed those colors so often,
how can you know what’s real?
What little left inside of you,
is that all you truly are?
The convictions so casually cast away
must never have had much meaning
to be forsaken in your endless search
for the answers and the truth
How easy it seems to be to strip away
so much…
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The Truth Laid Bare
All the signs were there for me to read
if I only could’ve cleared my head
of all the fantastic visions
and dreams that took hold
never to let go
I should’ve known the moment
that I opened up too far
and let too much of me spill forth
that she could never hold onto
so much of the truth
of who I am and how I felt
It asked too much of her
to even pretend to care
a fraction of the same…
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The Path That Lies Ahead
I drempt of you last night
and what might happen if
entirely through happenstance
we were to meet up once again
in some random corner of this
ever expanding world
Would we recognize each other,
the people we’ve turned out to be?
With all those scars and memories
between us now and who we were
when we were young and insincere
who knows where the road might lead?
But with the miles and…
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Your Sins Reflected
Staring at the fun house mirror
seeing your sins reflected
and distorted in the glass
Watching this parade of errors
like gazing in the looking glass,
viewing a potential future
a glimpse into the darkest time line
The worst parts of you on grand display
for all the world to witness
at least a little solace drawn
to see it from someone else instead
But knowing that could have been…
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The Truth You Hide Behind
So long spent on your escape
So much time and effort
into growth and understanding
and for what?
It’s so easy to throw it all away,
turn right back around and walk
into the void you tried so hard
to turn your back on
So much given all for nothing
So much of you to cast aside
only to pick up the pieces
you removed so long ago
and use them to fill the gaps
Becoming someone worthy
just…
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The Thing About Consequences
The thing about consequences
they tend to sneak up on you
no matter the situation
or the circumstance.
They find you in the strangest places
and care little for excuses,
choosing to come back and bite
when their hunger grows too strong.
That Newton’s law about reactions
applies to more than earthly forces.
There’s always something waiting for you
to come back in return.
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