Poems-of-Life

Why is the world so hard to live in, is there no user manual? How should I wear my shoes and how should I wear others'? What are the rules of communication What ires people, turning their words into daggers, What makes them respond with silence Stapling one as 'inept'. What indulgences bring death What is sweet poison What will live in you And tether your soul in vines And it chews away at it Which direction to take For us, bound by earth and without wings? Will the land give us joy? Will the sky just be empty? I have a box of energy When it depletes I'd take from tomorrow; I turn myself into a corpse But I need my cup of morphine. How easy it is to lose the years How easy it is to fall And into sin he sleeps, never waking to his deeds.

I am an echo in the seashell Though the waves are in me I have no seawater Inside me is the impression Of a home that once was The love and humor that existed Before sea became dead sea. Can I sustain myself with this echo Old memories Old love Am I a seashell even?

Obligation to be excellent Not allowed to be arrogant I am the living evidence That heroes do get in accidents. I try to see it to the end I'm doing what I can Work hard like an ant Maybe I just need a friend. I'm a climber trying to see the peak From a follower I strive to lead My future is still uncertain and bleak Does anyone recognize my feat? If the peak gives glory to the face and not the heart Descend the mountain, lose the soil and dust Choose a different course on your chart Before you become an empty husk.

Facing the shore the Allamanda's planted By a yearning boy's hand Curious of a stranger, grieving and discarded. By the beach's bench the allamanda had its land, Growing tall, healthy, grand Waiting with its planter for the lover, no longer a stranger's return So he could take his hand And look at one another with eyes that do not turn.

I see a familiar pain in your eyes One that your smile usually hides I hear the deep hurt in your voice Feeling like you have no other choice I know how your heart is breaking Holding on to the pieces they keep taking I remember how hope begs you to stay But love shouldn't feel this way I want to reach out and hold your hand Be there for you however I can I'd like to stroke your hair and pull you close Show I understand better than most I'll be gentle, I'll be kind Listen to what's on you heavy mind Do you feel how I do when we touch? For me, you could never be too much

The dreamer of dreams, That you make come true, I am your younger self, Still yet to be you, You were...

All that once stood stable, Has trembled my trust, My bones began shifting, As rocks do to dust, Grinding...

A half forbid occurrence, Twice as hard to be found, Shifts earths rotation, The other way around, A...

I bring bouquets at dusk, That by dawn have died too, My today to-do list, Was yesterday’s to do,...

Time closed a door, Hesitation has locked, In your mind thoughts are crossing, Old sidewalks you walked,...