Hush

If the heavens opened up

And instead of pouring light

They dropped an eternity of snowfall

All through the night

Could we dig our way back out

When we're buried passed my head

Can we ever forgive 

All the thoughtless things we've said

When the clouds finally break

And the sun splits the sky

Will we be out of the storm

Or just in its eye?

If it all comes back

Even worse than before

And we think of giving up

Wondering if we can take any more

May the snow whisper - hush

As we strike a match to light

A fire in our souls

That will burn on through the night

Absence

You'd be surprised at the result of doing nothing

At the results that nothingness can bring

Long after others may quit

We'll hold our breath through all of it

I'll stop and check my loosened laces 

Tie them tight and tighten their faces

I'll scrunch mine up into a mask

Toil away till I forget the task 

Spinning yarns and needling threads 

Piercing all the prickling thoughts in their heads

Pry them off and set them free

Hold them tight till they're a part of me

Wrap it up before too long

My pull is weak and words aren't strong 

Yet after everyone else forgets

We'll still cling to every thought that flits 

What is the result, in the end?

The nothingness day by day will blend 

Into hazy words to scrawl

And, oh, of course - into nothing at all

Expanse

Under the tired sky

In a middle space of mind

I'll let caution fly

All thoughts intertwined

Under such a haze

Everything seems clear

All eyes set ablaze 

All feeling right here

Between every twilight

In the space between each star

I'll hold all that is bright

All that comes from afar

Between every word

The world stands still

All sensation is blurred

Each breath such a thrill

Above every sunset 

Inside every mind

Is a freedom not found yet

Is a peace we can find

Above every new possibility 

Above every cloud in the sky

May we bathe in tranquility 

And learn how to fly

Miles

I'll steal sentences until I find

The words needed to clear my mind

Pour them out until I see

Someone who looks like me

Will there be a chance to fix it all

After the storm, after the fall

When the whole world is covered in rust

And every heart lies beneath the dust

Lie to me, just for awhile

Lest we count every mile

And every problem accumulates 

And we remember death awaits 

I'll watch my blood ebb and flow 

In the end, where else is there to go

In the beginning, where's it from

Somewhere delicate or somewhere numb 

What could it all possibly mean

All the things I've never seen

All the people I've never met

All the boundaries I never set

I'll steel myself until I find

A purpose I can get behind

A life unstained by memory 

A reason for being me

Reflections

So what is left to be said?

Forcing words out nonetheless 

Your brain has long since been squeezed out

Yet still you press

Catching every useless dripping

To stain the page like ink

Clinging to every tenet 

To drink

And drink

And drink

Why are you here?

Scrolling again

Just searching for

A place to fit in

Guzzle down their words

Absorb what they say

It doesn't matter if others leave -

You can't trust them anyway

Just keep coming back

To feed your dear vanity 

Shut all else out, for you know -

"The only one capable of understanding is me

Me

ME"

Yet who are you now?

Lost in everything they've said

Denying what doesn't suit you

While your biases get fed

Let others disagree

Let them cling to their lies

You know the truth

Though the whole world denies 

It's their loss if they refuse

To bask in the glory you've shown

It doesn't matter if you're forever

And ever

And ever

Alone