promises kept

i will never go where you think i should
nor will i yield how i feel importance
what i value, and who lives in their place
laughter can succeed even the most rigid arms

joy can assimilate past introduction
and breed the wave of life.

tepid water

im bound by earthly desires, and the struggle to be happy each morning
first thought not, second thought, how?
so much day to account for,
all while trying to stay away from boredom


hours to fill, and a place to be stuck filling them,
typical battles, from typical sources,
waving their flags as an invite to collusion
great, now that we have you here,
lets get started.

we have issues with how you have been raised
we have reservations about seeing your face
our committee has decided to cut your funding
we found someone else,
upon which to lavish our horrid gaze.

a fine job you have done, but fine like a point
secluded to one ink stain,
yet the assignment was to paint the world.

maybe another lifetime,
maybe another soft line,
possibly never again.
say the sacrificial

home baked happiness

things feel different lately
i dont feel so untangled by life
i have a source of patience
one that carries me past conflict

i dont feel so hurt,
and i dont pick up my shame
it just sits there,
where it belongs,
in it's place on the floor

needless to say, this is not over
i don't have 'this" thing sorted
or even counted

all i can say is it is visible,
to a once blind cat.

love you all,
to the readers,
and the unknown

thoughts on birds

Any day now I will hear you say "Goodbye, my love"
And you'll be on your way
Then my wild beautiful bird, you will have flown, oh
Any day now I'll be all alone, whoa

Any day now, when your restless eyes meet someone new
Oh, to my sad surprise
Then the blue shadows will fall all over town, oh
Any day now love will let me down, whoa

Oh my wild beautiful bird, you will have flown, oh
Any day now I'll be all alone

I know I shouldn't want to keep you
If you don't want to stay-ay
Until you go forever
I'll be holding on for dear life
Holding you this way
Begging you to stay

Any day now when the clock strikes, 'Go'
You'll call it off
And then my tears will flow
Then the blue shadows will fall all over town, oh
Any day now love will let me down 'cause you won't be around

Don't fly away, my beautiful bird
Don't, don't fly away.