Nary A Sigh

Losing an endless battle 

Against time and brute force 

Cold and unforgiving 

Knowing waves feel no remorse

Impede them for a moment 

Never could be often enough 

Grasping for a way to 

Make still hills from a sheer bluff 

Open waters continue pounding 

Taking all soft curves away 

I'm left here with only 

Volatile cliffs and ocean spray 

Attempt to find calm here

Troubled waters may impede

I alone cannot soothe them

Or convince them to heed 

Nary a sigh for those who bleed 

Gain A Soul

Weathered by this endless 

Incessant drip of thought 

Tangling eternity 

Here where there is naught 

Accumulating daily 

Burying each head

Under every inconsistency 

Rationalizing all that was said 

Negating such contention 

Insisting there's a plan 

Nullify a lifetime 

Gain a soul to kill a man

Arrest this trepidation 

Prepare for life anew 

Accost not these burdens 

They are by design to

Hallow and cleanse man

Yet they are what dirty you 

Sunrise, Sunset

In the glare of the sunrise

Watching color unfold 

A touch of infinity 

A brush stroke of gold

Flashing by brightly 

Futures untold 

In the heat of the moment 

Words spilling still

Lacking perspective 

And an effort of will

Draining out daily 

No time to refill 

In the glow of the sunset 

Watching color restore 

A sense of serenity 

A feeling of more -

Linger here softly 

Remember what it's all for 

All We've Attained

On a day like all others 

After weeks of change 

Searching for a rhythm 

In this new exchange 

Still sifting through memories 

Reliving each stride 

After all we maintained 

And all that we tried 

On a day like all others 

If this is how days will be

Simple or scattered 

Finding our new normalcy 

Still overly tired 

Still feeling so drained 

After all of the rushing 

And all we've attained 

On a day like all others 

Yet better than all that came before 

Because now every day 

You won't have to miss me anymore 

Impressions

Found amidst this winding

Wandering, rambling way

Out amongst these rushing

Cascading words we say

I'll catch them for a moment

Leave their impressions here

They flit away so quickly 

Taking years to draw them near

Lost without conviction 

For how am I to know

If this is where I should be

Or if that's the way to go?

I'll release these trepidations 

Let them pass without a trace

They've tendencies to linger 

But we've learned to drive them from this place

Here in endless wonder 

Or here but for a day 

Lost amidst this spinning swarm  

Found in the words you say