Paradise
In the dark of night,
I feel you warm by my side
like a summer dream.
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Night terrors
Awake.
I reach for you
in the dead of the night
and I’m startled to discover
You’re gone;
the sound of footsteps on the stairs
the bedroom door knob turns
to my relief –
You’re there.
Impact
Whispers of your name –
my legs turn into jelly
and my knees give out.
Conscience free
I don’t feel so bad
when I watch you with the ones
you chose over me.
The Great race
Progress
is not sprinting –
it is a marathon
and the fastest one out of the gate
can lose.
I question your judgment
Being a fifth wheel
hurts even worse when I see
who they chose instead.
Janus
Imagine time
with heavy hands
that crush and mar.
Imagine time
with healing hands
smoothing out our scars.
Just being honest
If I had to say,
you’re a rotten excuse for
a human being.
Blurred
I search for the night
at the bottom of drinks in
rock-bottom glasses.
Keeping the faith
Stand strong
firm in your beliefs
do not let them move you
never change who you are, remain
granite.
A (wise) man of two faces 