becoming.
significance
acknowledging
message to you
love never lived here
matter over mind
everything BLACK
save yourself
acknowledging
you
were the definition of
what a man
father
and a friend
should be.
you
always making something out of nothing possible
you taught me to be in tune with my feelings
but not to be overwhelmed.
you
taught me to be selfless
and to refrain
from treating people
the way they treated me.
you
made sure my eyes were wide open
and ensured my heart was always pure.
There is no amount of thank-yous
worthy enough
to explain the honor i feel
not only to have known you
but to be a portion of everything you were.
you
are the reason i know happiness is not only possible
but achievable.
- i dedicate this to you
Grandfather
thank you.
for believing in me.
ode to the hearts
in need of healing
message to you
dear beautiful soul
i know this thing called life is really hard
it’s
interesting
to say the least
I want you to know that
i believe in you
i want you to know that
you are amazing
i know that you are beautiful
i know a lot of times
family
friends
and all of the relationships in between
want you to stay strong
i want you to know
that it’s ok if you can’t be
however
i pray
we
can find a way to
t o g e t h e r.
from here on out.
i knew that i could fly
well
at least i thought i could.
that was until someone from the distance
yelled for me to get down
you’ll hurt yourself
they said but i knew
if i let go
i would be alright
i knew that if
i took the first step
i’d be soaring through the sky . . .
did you hear me? i said get down!
it’s as if i could feel them coming.
i knew they were upset
who was i to tell them to let go?
be brave
strong
and confident
who was i to tell them to believe?
after all they’ve been here much longer than i have.
they’ve experienced things
that i’m still imagining.
so i decided maybe they were right
and got down.
- dear adolescent
you are wrong
believing that you can fly
is only the beginning.
love never lived here
some say
if it doesn’t hurt
it can’t be love
but
if it does
you
shouldn’t want it anyway
you
looked like everything
i ever wanted
beautiful brown eyes
nice smile
body soft
like sheepskin
i
was mistaken
when nighttime struck
your eyes lit up under the moon
and you
howled through the night
only then did i realize
you
had been pretending
- wolf in sheep’s clothing
it’s funny
how easily the monster in my head
can cuddle me
so softly
while lying in my bed.