Friends

Forgiving
Respecting
Inspiring
Endearing
Noticing
Depending
Supporting

She Reaches Out

I wrote this a LONG time ago. It seems to be a recurring theme in my life. Lesson still unlearned, I guess.

Calm and still
She stands alone
A sea of torment
On her own

She reaches out
But no one’s there
She calls for help
And meets despair

She longs to see
A sunny day
To feel the warmth
And the wind at play

She reaches out
Still no one’s there
Strong but unaware
She finds herself

Gone

Disintegrating
One thread at a time
Curious
One's humor
Another's demise
Standing
Case in hand
Shocked
Ceased
To believe
In you
Us
Love
Trust
Faith
Slipped by
Left
The fabric of us
Strings

And He Was Dead

The boiling blood coursed through
My veins, and my mind began
Screaming. Sticky sweat oozed off
My forehead as my foot began
Shaking in a furious pattern. My
Body was telling me to run as far
And as fast as I could. I stood there
Realizing what he had done, even
After, “The Talk.” My palms became
Clammy, and I was losing my grip
On reality. I was slipping into
The great gorges of fantasy. Then,
The anger killed him.

Almost Wordless

Logic wars
Bittersweet emotion
Fear freezes
Heart pleads
Grip lost
Insanity screams
Sanity needs
Thoughts flee
Fantasy leaves
Focus thaws
Wholeness remains
Light stays
Faith gains

Isolation

I can’t allow you to have friends anymore
Such bad influences they are
Oh, and you must do things my way
Laughter is not allowed
Adoration is a requirement
Tolerating your behavior only lasts so long
Inadequacy is unacceptable
Order must always be kept
No, I don’t really love you

Insanity

Redeeming qualities?
Overstuffed sock drawers?
Insanity looms over its
Victim
With the snap of fingers
Fog rolls in and
Encompasses the unknowing
Sight prevented by the density
No way to find home, comfort,
Love
No choice but to back against
The wall
Thankful for its support
Fear immobilizing
Screams when a hand
Appears
Inches from the nose
Insanity envelopes
Without realization that the
Hand was help

Schedules

Work schedules
School schedules
Visitation schedules
Lovemaking schedules
Play schedules
Conference schedules
Dinner schedules
Cleaning schedules
Laundry schedules
Mowing schedules
Shoveling schedules
Gardening schedules
Vacation schedules
Holiday schedules
Shopping schedules
Writing schedules
Reading schedules
Recreation schedules
Sleeping schedules
Breathing schedules
Dying schedules