I believe in lives without finish lines,
a push toward the never-ending.
Life is only for the courageous,
so find yours and go.
The dusk falls
under pressure from the night sky,
abandoned
by any symmetry that is left.
A light that hides
underneath the doorway
can spark thoughts of comfort
or a worry.
But an empty glance
directed forth at the night sky
echoes the empty room
filled with a lack of light.
Uncomfortable positions
take place
in a working mind’s conditions
without proper regulations.
The city can be so ugly
amid the fallout of a dark power,
inhibiting every move
we set to play on the chess board.
Wipe the pieces off the table,
and keep all that is left:
the grass growing in the cracks
on the sidewalks outside.
Aging superpowers don’t fare well
against the mind of a nature boy,
the knowledge of peace
and the want to destroy.
All that sits before us
are endless windows and stories,
standing proudly in front of those that starve
and beg at the feet of hunger.
But we are all the same,
as atoms make up life,
and the spark it takes
to douse the city in flames.
Take the breaths, calculated by the falling sun,
and a need to repair anything broken within.
But nothing breaks when the bond holds strong
versus the outside force of a jealous crowd.
A crowd filled with endless faces of envious disappointment,
the looks of which turn one-time smiles into ugly frowns.
No one is stronger than us.
Nothing can take us down.
Take my hand through the uphill battle,
a sword to clear the pathway,
your heart to keep you moving.
Just don’t release.
Because I’ll never give back
the hand that I hold, while the forehead I kiss
collapses into my chest, as my head covers yours
and we are reminded of the beauty we possess.
Sometimes when I need you close,
a lack of better words
leads to the distant part
of you and me.
Heads turn quickly:
a failure to comprehend
a situation so deadly
and out of my hands.
But often I see the trees swaying
in the backdrop portrait,
lighting up the silhouette
of a white dress beauty.
Because I’ll never let go of the image
you painted, bright as the sun,
while laughing in the backseat
of something bigger than us.
Everything I do,
you’ll do it with me.
Everywhere I go,
you’ll come with me.
Never will you be left
in the dark wondering.
Every night I wonder
why the stars shine so bright,
how the oceans never end,
when the rain will return.
Every night I wonder
why the Earth is the perfect shape,
built as endless, limitless
as all of life is.
Every night I wonder
just how it came to be
that our lives crossed paths
with perfect symmetry.
Every night I wonder
how a guy like me
could be this lucky,
to fall into this endless rabbit hole.
Every night I wonder
how life can be so wondrous,
ever-changing like the weather,
full of spirit and color.
Every night I wonder
about why we were brought together:
like the roaring tides and the stars that shine,
it’s just how life’s supposed to be.
Driving down the interstate,
windows rolled as far as windows roll,
flowing air brings in the good vibes
from the world and into our hearts.
As our lungs fill up
with words of our emotion,
we exhale beauty onto one another,
describing the most beautiful bond.
We’re the lucky ones
buried deep in our storybook world,
as others fail to see as we do,
that life is only to be prized.
Because anything less than
this love we have been given
would be robbery of the potential
we have for the most beautiful lives.
I love the way your guard falls down into my lap,
for me to hold while I witness the beauty you possess,
in every story, every word, that I’m lucky enough to listen to,
when your heart opens up and you let me inside.
Sitting high in your tower,
your words fall down onto the
ground where you have placed me.
And I’m sure you’re not the worst.
No, not even close,
but I like to think you are.
Instant reactions can be infamously dangerous.
The things we say with a lack of patience.
Words spin back around and spend a lifetime
buried deep into your shoulder blades,
slicing at the irrelevant mistake
of failing to hold your tongue in place.
Never quite cautious,
I always speak my mind,
but I will continue this peace,
even during war time.