Do you see me?Past the curve of my eyelid,The turn of my lips,My hair unbrushedUp in a careless twist.Do you track the moon’s pathWith the mood swings?Decide to be patientCalm, and loving?Do you hear the words?And know what they mean?Do you ever see the anguish?That lies just beneath.Do you see the marksOf the days passing?Can…

Those I love will hug me tomorrowAnd I will smile againI will get ready and drive tomorrowAnd love my work again.A spectacular sunset will spark my heartAnd I will write againExult in feelings, worship Gods, weep in pain tomorrowI will live life again.What will you do, with that knife in hand?A heart so cold that…

So many of them.So many of them so much happier than me.Prettier than me.More successful, in every wayThose who matter more than me.So they must be right.The colors I perceive,The weave and texture I feel,Is not.As I dissolve my beingRendered unseenAll thoughts imprisonedInto perfect reflections.As I watched the world go by in multi-fractured ways.I wish…

A sharp tug, then a snap and away it flew,My beautiful kite, high above the trees, before I knew.Maybe I had pulled too hard, or too soft or used the wrong string,Maybe I should have brought it down or up or done something.Velvety purple paper, vivid with pride and life,A golden yellow dragon, rampant, standing…