Is it alright if I lay with you
Close my eyes
Melt into your fold?
Let’s let the day stay untold
Just lay here
Our own little mold
Tickled by your fingertip
I remember to forget
All the stupid quips
In your arms the room feels soft
And the corners dissolve
While the world turns off
With every familiar breath
Your fullness lifts me up
Together we both let go
I trust you with my heavy head
I...
Our daily rendezvous
Same place, same time
I hold you to yours
And you hold me to mine
I fill my pocket with treats,
Then double knot my laces
You share you’re eager to greet
Both old and new faces
With patience you sit
As the door opens
A different world awaits us
As we were hoping
The air tastes clean,
The sun feels new
They make quite the team
Just like us two...
Standing alone awaiting my usual train
A soft smile persuades, this is just a normal day
But inside an empty heart, wincing in pain
Wondering why the light always leaves
When I ask it to stay
A rat scurries to darkness along the side of the rail
Unbothered by onlookers disgusted and disturbed
And in that moment I envy what a rat’s life might entail
Disgraced, with a snap I shamefully think
I mus...
Is anyone home? Is anybody there?
I prefer my own company anyway.
Consumed in my own thoughts any day.
Free to do what I want and free to play
Anything on my mind, everything’s okay
Doing things on my watch, at anytime
Mixing up margaritas without any lime
Dancing around, it’s my time to shine
Singing songs without knowing any lines
Cooking up snacks - any and every kind
The bottom of the bowl...
Here the sky descends in a peaceful pause
The magic eraser of this day’s flaws
Cloaked in endless layers of colorless blur
No option but to give in to the misty lure
The company of clouds, a heavy head cure
Vibrant gray hues and a stillness so pure
A cushion from all the noise of society’s stir
This moment away, but still work to endure
Mask undone and with a crash on the floor
Who are you, an...
It had been fifteen years since the sun had last risen. Luckily for me, my mother had always emphasized the importance of a carrot-filled diet to see better at night. That, plus by now, my eyes had adjusted. Mostly. What hadn’t adjusted during this excruciating period of life was my mind. Everywhere I looked, everything I saw was dull and lifeless. As if the entire world had been bleached from cou...
For a moment
I ache
For the days I wondered who I would become
the days I wondered what life would hold
the days I wondered where I would go
I ache
For the days filled with hope
the days filled with confidence
the days filled with awe
I ache
For the days I dreamed of the impact I’d have
the days I dreamed of being invincible...
The startling sound of friction from the rubber beneath me and the purposely placed road strips snaps me out of a shallow slumber. Eyes half open, I shoot a quick glance to the responsible party for my abrupt awakening, my mother. She is seemingly unbothered by the movements of the wavering wheel and instead has given in to an ever so slight head nod (mostly on-beat) courtesy of the catchy melody ...
I suddenly awaken to the sound of my own stomach grumbling. I lift my chin from the warmth of my chest tuck to look out the window in an attempt to gauge the time. Crap, still dark. Another grumble, more forceful this time, rumbles deep from within my belly. I need to eat NOW! I let out a low growl, which causes my pet to stir. Strategically, I let out a few more until I see her slowly struggle to...
