Crackling columns of light
Reach toward the heavens
The smell of heated sap
Permeates the air
Deep in the spirit world
Amongst the millennia old forest
The juxtaposition of plains
And 1000 foot cliffs
I awaken as if
From a synthetic slumber
My dreams vivid
And frequently colorful adventures
The chill of the night
lit by a moonless
Dance of the stars
Planets glowing in the distance
A streak across the sky
As a meteor burns through
Our atmosphere and in
My mind I say…
I wish…
I see you looking at me
And I just can’t connect
I tried to let you in
But my inside is such a mess
Sitting in a room full of people
Having a completely different experience
As people dance and laugh around me
I have locked everyone out of my interior
Don’t look at my eyes
They are the window to my soul
I know you are happy and excited
Keeping myself together is my only goal
I see you looking at me
And I just can’t connect
I tried to let you in
But my inside is such a mess
She could be any number of women
Who have tried to make eye contact
Who tried so hard to get in
But my eyes made all of her turn back
I stared at her first
She was looking for someone’s attention
She was so beautiful
Looking for bad intentions
I see you looking at me
And I just can’t connect
I tried to let you in
But my inside is such a mess
She comes to me in dreams
That girl that rearranged my spirit
I spent a lifetime with her
Listen to my voice, you can hear it
She left too early I thought
We never got to say goodbye
But she set me on a different path
Now it’s just too hard for me to lie
I see you looking at me
And I just can’t connect
I am trying to let you in
But my heart is too broken I guess…
Traveling through life blind,
The only way to know, is to feel…
Fears cannot be conquered by
Lifting your heels.
I want to be inspired
To be able to turn coal into diamonds
Then I remember what time says
Because of me, you are a blind man
I reach into the dark,
Hoping to feel something I know
The dark reaches into me
My heart freezes, like rain into snow
Sometimes it all seems pointless
When you can’t see the way
Then a voice speaks…
There is light at the end of the tunnel,
But you need to have Faith
I remember how proud of myself I was
The first time I had a feeling
The sky was so blue that day
And I was so tall I could touch the ceiling
Now I sit back and wonder
Why for so long I was so afraid
To shed a tear, or connect to someone
Maybe words I wished someone would say
Either way here I am
2 decades beyond that very first feeling
Realizing if I stand up straight
I have always been able to touch the ceiling
With so much on your mind
It seems as if you are in a bog
Of your thoughts
The only thing you can do
Is look up at the night sky
To see 2 stars that somehow shine
Through the light pollution
You skip over the thought
Of how far they are from me
And ask the question
How far away are those stars from each other
Then all your thoughts come into perspective
Stars are a reflection of me
How far am I
From everyone else
I am distant and withdrawn
But somehow seem to shine light
Through the artificial
Those about me recognize me
And they appreciate me when they see me
But I feel alone,
A beacon in the abyss…
…Forever wanting to be closer
To someone else’s light
Hello friends and family,
I figured it was about time that I follow my dream of being a published author. This seems to be where most people start these days. This was my resolution for 2023, to get published. I will try my best to add a new poem weekly. The poetry may be something fresh or it may be something from my book of already written gems… Ready… Set… Go!
Poetry for the masses 