Category: poem

do you recognize those eyes
keep on the piercing gaze
it will click into your mind
who they belong to
why it stings
forgotten names
of memorable faces
but this strikes you
differently then before
an irksome spot
of commonality
akin only to you
though aged
they remain unchanged
looking back at you
searching for an answer
that evades again
know they don’t forget
but you have
as the reflection sets
you ponder once more
“who is this”
but there is no reply
just a repeating stare

where were you
when the weather changed
did you have trouble
waking up at dawn
looking for strength
to keep moving
was it just the thought
of a beating heart
that pushed you
to gaze forward
pressure on your back
to drag onward
to find relief at the end
hold tight
it is always bittersweet
the time you have
to love
before you struggle
once more
as the cycle
repeats

i’ve been pretty trusting with my heart in the past
so much so that it usually doesn’t ever last
long enough for the season to change
sure it might sound pretty strange
but what can i do

but you
you sit
wearing my old sweater
looking outside
at the changing weather
well i tried

i’ve been turning these young gears of mine
waiting for someone to come wine and dine
but no one ever comes around
it just keeps putting me down
but who are you now

as you
you look
towards the sky
admire the stars
as i say goodbye
to that love of ours

i don’t deal in dreams
have a hard time with astrology
when mercury is in retrograde
everything never ends well
despite what it seems
i won’t ever suffer
like the words before
they meant it
without passion or contempt
what will get you out
from the prisons you made
lukewarm water brigades
show compassion to all
when the worthlessness sets in
to pity the strong
or cast out the rebels
what dignity do you reveal
when it’s kept under your chest
wearing your heart on your sleeve
it will keep you down
for longer then it should
so take a deep breath
you’ll need it to survive
i don’t subscribe to their views
i catalog my dependencies
to live forever onward
with the sharp tongues
cutting into my skin
but keeping them away
from what i truly value
underneath it all
the stars we see
have been dead
for millennia

the bridge you built
strengthened with fortitude
stricken with endless guilt
to change your attitude

forever used to mean something
what did you truly hold close

far from my wit’s end
it’s been easier to cover up
but so much harder to descend

what can you dig up
deeper then the core
your best laid out plans
torn up all over the floor

haste never made it better
why even try to forget

the north side of this town
used to light you and i up
but we spent too much time
ignoring the sun

now ablaze with fury
let the smoke overtake
crashing to the river

there’s beauty
in the disaster

don’t hold onto me