Words for the Taking

“Oh wow you write poetry?!”   What do they imagine we do? Can they even begin to grasp this free-for-all? Do they know what complete vulnerability feels like? Our words are our own and whom we choose to share them with is usually up to us Unless you write poetry.   Precise crafted verses thrown out …

New Age Romantics

Where did I find you? Paranormal powers Flipping tails on my worst days Melting every nerve Just the tip of the iceberg A winter wonderland lies below   Kisses on the back of the neck Rescued from nights terrors Sea of white Smile creeping Sun spying through blinds Am I still dreaming?   Breakfast at …

Be Cirrus for Once

First adult fracture Physical or Mental Shattering realization you are not invincible   Caution shadows Limited steps Few interpose the cycle Power over the mind   Until   Lightning cracks through Confidence overcomes Shattering weighted grey lumps Six shades of a rainbow   Rewarding transitions like wiggling a tooth lose A childhood milestone Change lies …

Valley of Fire

Rolling open space Sandstone crumbles beneath feet Watercolor stained hills Bleeding pinks Purples Yellows Twirling gusts Rosy cheeks   Tan frosted mutt Older than he knows Challenging Steep Unforgiving inclines Playing chicken with nature Unwilling to give up His puppy ways   One misstep could be fatal Unaware But he is an animal People encounter …

Back to Basics

Let’s eat dinner at the dinner table Phones in the middle silenced face down   Let’s play outside screens powered off Roll in the grass sun kissed   Let’s give our time away to others Float in only one universe tuned in lost in the moment   Let’s say all we feel without a wasted …

Downstream

Let’s move Sporadic destinations Budding emotionally physically beneficially   Let’s travel wherever you wanna go just take me Let’s get lost upon arrival Find our own way to nowhere   Let’s fall head over heals unguarded gullibly for silly jokes fast asleep into pools of cool water   Let’s move together Float like ocean spray …

Awaiting Direction

It’s bloodcurdling to care Wounds with the deepest scars Given too much to people Without one reciprocating bone in their body   Don’t let anxiety devour you When all signs point to no Craft a detour The alternative route never traveled   You are the exception.   Worlds wish on a thousand stars For one …

Lush

The wealthiest people in the world are the loneliest Do not be rich in money For money gives no love in return Money is for the materialist And the materialist has no love for others   So be rich in in love For love has the power to move planets To flip your world upside …

Spread Smiles like a Sickness

Life gets ugly destroying everything in its path You have to decide if it’s worth it Releasing surplus negative energy on a bad day   To distinguish between cloudy weather and hazy vision Maybe the world is a little more beautiful than you make it out to be   Positivity goes a long way in …

Imagine That

Write down your dreams All of them The near death experiences The beautiful ones Frightening Twisted Impossible Euphoric Even the heart shattering ones   Write. Them. Down.   Nine times out of ten Your dreams and reality Never match up But every once in a while You experience this familiarity Déjà vu You’ve breathed this …