I wanted what I couldn’t have
It got so close I could reach out
And touch all that I couldn’t have
Before finally slipping out my fingers
Leaving me empty-handed and without
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I had a friend
We were friends for a long time
But now the worlds have changed –
The skies above my eyes,
And whilst we may still be friends
The clouds are grey.
Pipe Dreams
I was awake and dreaming my
Pipe dreams and then they
Shattered and I was still
Awake and dreaming no
Longer dreams but a
Nightmare.
My Fantasy Worlds
Have popped one by one
Bubbles containing nothing
But air and when they burst
There is nothing there
Just a faint memory
Of fantasy worlds
And stabs of
Reality.
Shadowed Waters
Tight fingers
Grab my neck
I cannot move –
In an iron grip
Shadowed waters
Pull me under
I need!
Air
At Times
All we can do
Is welcome change
And prepare for it
So that when it happens
We are ready
Color My Dreams
Gone are the days
When my babies cried
Gone are the nights
When we lay side by side
Gone is the laughter
The joys and tears
Replaced with silence
And screaming fears
Our cherished life
Apart at the seams
Once filling our hearts
Now colors my dreams
Another Year
Youthful energy
Has given way to middle-
Aged lethargy
Rollercoaster Life
Rollercoaster life
Buckle up and enjoy the ride
From the time I awake until the night
I’m guided by an inner light
That transports me to joys so bright
Flying me on wings of dizzying height
Then dipping low and causing fright
Lurching, flying, moving, crying
My soul is on an emotional flight
To be, to have, to think, to move
All parts that work for good
But above all of these, there is but one
A higher, deeper, lower, greater
Depth to me and this would be
I feel
This is my humanity
We Are One
What do you dream
For a year brand new?
What wishes do you wish
Would come true?
What are your hopes
What are your dreams
What are your thoughts
Secret fantasies?
I dream of love
I dream of you
I dream of life
And skies so blue
I want to live
I want to breathe
I want to be in this
World we share
So I close my eyes
I send a kiss
On butterfly wings
And a silent prayer
May we prosper
May we thrive
May we help each other
To survive
For we are life
We are not alone
We are connected
We are one
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