It may change nothing
When I tell you, “I Love You,”
But my heart bleeds true.
When death takes someone
And shackles a living heart
To lingering loss
It is, and over-felt, cost,
Touching the ones left alive.
I am the swift ghost
Too quick for you to see past
The things you condone.
Why is it I want
The things I cannot obtain?
Life remains worthwhile.
You gave me passion,
A desire to chase after,
Love left unobtained.
You always turn up,
A memory I still keep,
Troubling my sleep.
Is the gift given
Something positively real,
Or something I feel.
My dear, I do give…
I wish I could somehow show
You all your meaning.
Whatever we did matters;
It taught us to create love
Everywhere, every way, now.
It is no cheap thing,
But an increasing need
In the real world: LOVE!
Sad songs, puppy dogs, and pictures,
To recall when you could not go on.
Yet here you are, and the memories
Are why you have the moment which
Provides all the happiness you never
Believed would be yours this time.
It is, forever shall it be, despite me.
I am a minnow in a vast lake
With no way to understand
Everything outside of me.
So many things try to swallow me.
Life is brief; love is never free.
My heart is a difficulty,
It encompasses everyone with me.
Hitch a ride over
Mountains, hang an anchor on
A star; be, you are.
Today’s Prompt: Attempt some brief stream of consciousness works. Try to capture a feeling, encouragement, inspiration, or statement of the world as you see it.
Gratitude Today
Alex and I had lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings.
We hiked the trails at SCSP.
I took photos I like with my friendly little camera.
I wrote most of the above shorts in the middle of the morning/night.
I wore my “Be Your Own Muse” sweatshirt, which is one of my favorites.
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