At some point,
I can’t tell you when,
I picked up a weight
unseen, I carried it within.
The weight settled in my soul
and I felt it when I sighed –
one of those deep cleansing sighs
that should have made me feel right.
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My Standard Stick
I don’t remember when
but quite some time ago
I picked up a stick to measure
that I held like a treasure
to watch my character grow.
Continue readingWe Humans
I love you
I think you know it
but my love is shown imperfectly
it sometimes comes awkward and clumsy
but that’s the best
we humans can do.
Continue readingI’m Done Thinking About It
I’m done thinking about it.
The old me would have held onto it.
The new me will let it go.
Continue readingEmotions
Today
I can’t today.
Too much is going on
all things in commotion
stirring up my emotion
can’t calm down
my focus is gone.
Continue readingGrand Blanc Michigan
I never knew of your existence
until now, until now
we are separated by some distance
I know now, I know now
by our faith we are connected
truly now, truly now
Continue readingOne Troubled Troll
It’s a sad tale I’m about to tell
but one that has become quite common as well.
A coward who thinks he’s clever
may be pleasant face-to-face, however,
he carries hate inside which can never really hide
and he’s never learned what to do with all the hate
unfortunately, hate won’t just dissipate.
Continue readingCatching up with the Horizon
We all get a dash
but it is rather short
and we spend so much time
trying to make it align
but actually, we just distort.
Continue readingLost Connection
We were friends, were we not?
I guess I was mistaken
our bond you left forsaken
what we shared wasn’t what I thought
because you quickly forgot.
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