Sunday, April 23, 2023

Nothing More

I will repeat once more
Thousands of things said millions of times before
I'll hold them like they're mine alone
Still blind to all we could have known

All that's left is here and now
Lines traced across their furrowed brow
Lost to time, it slips way
All that's left, none will stay

Let me forget, just for awhile 
Onward always to the next mile 
Take each step with great care 
Only pause to trace gray through my hair 

Fortune favors none at all
Night will fade, eternity fall
Opening the cracks in our skin
Night will fade, eternity begin

Still blind to all the possibilities 
Echoing through our boasts and pleas  
Never to have a final encore
Saying thousands of things millions of times before 
Eternity is left - nothing more

Sunday, April 9, 2023

All But Wrecked

Why doth we go in circles
How might we get out
Answers falling silent
Tremors shaking us with doubt

I don't want your explanations
Forgotten excuses falling short
I don't want to argue
Tearing down every last retort 

Drowning now in sorrow 
Or something in between 
Emotions and apathy
Saying all but what I mean

Negating once again 
Our conflicting memories 
Tear and stitch the pieces 
Forgiving all but these -

Everlasting hurts 
Every moment of neglect 
Lost and out of sight 
Touched once and all but wrecked 

How might we ever get out
Endless circles we pursue 
Why can't I ever break free 
Absolve myself of you 

You who were supposed to hold me
I who was supposed to feel 
Tender love and affection 
Still making my appeal -

How do I ever get out
Only, why do I even stay
Untie all the tethers 
Leading me this way -
Don't, and allow all of life to fray