Could it ever be?
Maybe climbing ladders
Wasn’t meant for people like me.
The only thing sadder
than a life riddled in repeat,
Is one depleted of dreams.
So, climb on and on and on…
Climb until your fingers bleed!
If you fall, let it be.
Get up and grip each rung.
Higher and higher and higher…
Until you can reach the sun
Or look at the face of failure
And laugh at those who made fun.
A life worth dreaming
Is a life worth living.
So, climb on.
Unfinished
I’m not done…
Rot can spread,
Rot can kill.
Biological warfare has begun…
Everything, I can feel.
Body is tired.
Muscles weak,
Bones on fire.
Yet, mind is sharp.
How can this be?
Eyes have plenty to see,
More food to eat,
More souls to meet.
I’m not done…
Plenty to see,
More souls to meet.
I’m not done!
I’m not done!
I’m not done!
A trade, perhaps?
Grams of bone,
Locks of hair?
Please don’t let me die alone.
How is that fair?
I’m not done!
Desperately want sleep.
Can’t eat.
What else is there to feel
When there’s nothing left to kill?
In the last round
Maybe it’s time to lie down.
This light I will keep…
More Souls to meet.
More souls to meet…
This light I will keep.
I’m ready now.
Just Follow Your Nose (Basset-Hound-Themed Children's Poem)
Just follow your nose,
You’ll never know where it goes!
It may capture fragrant roses
Or gag at smelly, crusty toes!
Just follow your nose,
But beware, It may get you
covered in flour!
Or discovering discarded goodies
in the midnight hour!
Just follow your nose!
Even when you dream,
Chasing magical unicorns
And guarding the fairest
Of Kings and Queens!
Just follow your nose,
You’ll never know where it goes!
It may take you far, far
Away from home!
To mountains, snowy and high,
And deserts, far and wide!
Maybe even a French-made Statue
Or a French-made Tower!
Just follow your nose,
And oh what a life
This can be!
You may arrest criminals and foes
Or go to school
and earn a film or medical degree!
Just follow your nose,
And always know
Even if you can’t see
Or hear your friends
and family.
Their love they always send,
whether with pictures and words
Or cake and ice cream!
If you find yourself stuck
Or down on your luck,
Always remember:
Just follow your nose!
You’ll never know where it goes!
Sunrise, Sunset
Today the sun rose,
And the sun set.
Bed cold,
Eyes wet.
Who could've foretold?
Who could've bet?
Days apart
Could drain
The heart.
Today the sun rose,
And the sun set.
You're still the handsomest man
I've ever met.
From your nose
To your toes.
A tender heart,
A shining soul.
That smile,
I'll never forget.
Today the sun rose,
And the sun set.
I found an old shirt
That held your scent.
Not long ago
We met in flirt.
Now, who can stitch and sew
Away this hurt?
Today the sun rose,
And the sun set.
Counting the light
In the canvas night.
Even though far,
Even though wide,
I could see your star.
I could feel you fly.
Today the sun rose.
Cold, and in a froze,
I did not.
Taking flight,
Only one thought;
Only one whom I sought…
The smile I never forgot.
Today the sun did not set.
It shined,
And shined.
For again, we met.
Never to part.
Forever in flight.
Forever entwined.
Once more,
Everything was right.
Chrysalis
The absence of light.
Curled and entombed,
You battle a frigid fight.
Full of wonder.
Full of fright.
When will it end?
Soon.
A thousand gashes.
A million burns.
As each night turns,
Winter’s frost
Chisels away and rations
Deep-seated passion.
Revealing the loss.
Revealing the cost.
When will it end?
Soon.
Lack of hydration,
Rich in frustration
And increasing suffocation.
Unable to stretch,
A pinhole of light
Taunts and tickles…
What a sight!
A desire to hatch.
A desire to take flight.
When will it end?
Soon.
Creaking and cracking…
The sound of final demise?
Or maybe a calling…
A warn from ancestors before-
Audible pleas and cries,
To carry on their lore.
To carry on their song.
When will it end?
Soon.
A deafening snap!
Violent incoherence…
Welcoming rays on endless tap.
Deciphered inference…
Standing tall,
Full of color.
Full of resolve.
When will it begin?
With the spread of your wings…
Now.