Time

Do you know what you did for me? Do you know how much our time together mattered to me? Do you know how much I loved you? Do you know you were my best friend? I know you still think about me. Yes, I am gone, and have been for years. But if my heart …

Walls

They arrive like those before them Eager, excited Nervous, a bit stiff It is their time Their moment has come. Awkward, at first, they explore places of interest Places where others might have been But these walls are theirs For now. Comfort, strength surround them It must happen now, and it does They have their turn, …

Haikuuuuuu!

  Daddy opens doors And Mommy cleans up messes I am innocent

You

Some of what you are told Some of what you read Some of what you see Some of what you believe Some of what you experience You

One

The warm water invites us in The sun dances off the waves, a promise of fulfillment Some revel, splashing loudly, carefree Some fish, sitting silently, wondering Some rest, lying quietly, dreaming And one reflects, knowing all

My poetry

I do not know if my words meet your expectations You see, I do this for fun I share An inspiration, a thought, a dream, a feeling With many, even you I seek no fame, no honor A shame that society does not do more for those who do If you also would share I …

Wonder

The lights go up You are on stage The roles you can play seem infinite, like the stars in the sky Someone there with you will reach those stars Someone won’t There should be a script around somewhere A director to point you toward something Or maybe away from something You look around And wonder …

Reveling

Reveling in silence Amid noise. Reveling in being one Amid many. Reveling in standing up Amid the expected. Reveling in finally saying I can’t.  

Do not … do not

Do not ask unless you care And do not lie for I will see Do not tell unless you know And do not lie for I trust thee Do not promise unless you can And do not lie for I am me Do not do unless you want And do not lie for I am …