Where the line gets crossedor the wind blows freewhere the handcuffs cutand the breaking oh the breakingYou never taught me how to love.We are born to needborn to fightwe should be born to lovebut we are taught we're wrong.this way, that wayhighs and lowspain and pleasureso so so alone.Whats conditional?your attentionyour kindessyour prioritiesyour life?How do... Continue Reading →
Pride
It’s not about you And it’s not about me Or who let who down It wants to be freeIn a place of regret we Live with our sinsAnd where one trauma endsAnother beginsSo I’m losing my way Again and againAs if there’s a path That’s not a dead end …So I’m falling awayFrom my pride... Continue Reading →
What is
Good things don’t goThe good always staysPeople aren’t around so muchcommunication stopsyou grieve the loss of intersection but the good is never lostwhat was was thereand it served youthrough pain and pleasure and surprise because it was something new and the space it took up in your life oriented you to this vast world if... Continue Reading →
Waiting
Every day I wake again My thoughts they turn to you My eyes are tired I rise and shine Another thing to do I'll make my special coffee I'll sit and close my eyes I'll breathe a bit And listen to The questions that arise The stop light shines so bright Is it red or... Continue Reading →
Gross
So gross is this worldOf flesh and boneBacteria and bloodVessels of stored beliefOf pain and pleasure,Which is just pain waiting to happenCrawl out from underThe weight on my heartThe confusion of my thoughtsThe deterioration of my bodyLeave it be It’s not the plotIt’s the spaceshipNot the pilotNor the destination Be open and connectMelt it down... Continue Reading →
One Moment
There comes a moment That single point When a door slides open Where once was a wall. With wishes carved Sketches of a life imagined Painted with childlike innocence A picture of what it might mean to be free And now there is a space You can see through To choose to take that step... Continue Reading →
The Waters of Life
The waters of life rush through my heart With every breath and beat they flow No stillness in the body No pausing of the soul It flows it flows Sometimes I think I can stop the flow The ride is too fast The change too great And this just causes pain The river running through... Continue Reading →
Nothing to Say
I’ve got nothing to say So I don’t dare to speak I am one of the powerless One of the meek I will stay in my lane And follow the road That they tell me to go And I’ll carry the load My free will surrendered My sovereignty lost It’s only survival And that’s only... Continue Reading →
The River
There is a river of pain within meAnd it’s full of all of my tearsSometimes it rushes violentlyCrashing on rocks, tearing down the branches in my mindI’m not a strong swimmer,or so the story goes,And yet I swim there oftenAt one with all my fearsIf I flail and grasp as I am rushed downThere is... Continue Reading →
Spirit
The pull and the push of Spirit The sound cannot be touched Yet it has color in the mind It has vibration in the chest It whispers when the water flows It yells when the storm is near It carries light through the heart One presence in the breath One heartbeat in the chest One... Continue Reading →