Unapologetically, I Drift

Redemption holds onto walls, waiting to be seen

Framed black and white photographs, candids deserving view

Currents of soft velvet, looking ahead, unapologetically I drift

No longer fighting the undertow of yesterday’s invisible mist

Eventually Turns to Light

Guessing life lines through wind storms

The delayed blessings of painful messages lie hidden beneath the sand

Recalling yesterday’s forever, an eternity that ran its course

Never ending darkness eventually turns to light

Scattered Leaflets Fall Like Confetti

Standing on platforms after the last train

The scent of falling stars burn my eyes

Karma evens the scales, a jolt returning me back to life

Stir autographed story lines purposely forgotten

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Fresh ink on old proofed copies, reminders still wet to the touch

Right siding my compass, the magnetic pull forcing a turn

Scattered leaflets fall like confetti, gravity pulls in one direction

Lining streets, cushioning my fall

White Space Reprieve

Cupped ear, I strained to listen

Difficult to hear above the silence

Not an echo of chaos, of life

Just me, engulfed in white space

Afloat, enjoying the peacefulness of the lull

A fleeting reprieve

Stenciled Boundaries

Stenciled thoughts

Leave little room to go astray

Wandering not encouraged

Standing at the boundary wondering what could have been

Pausing Underwater

Underwater

Beauty of muted sounds

Movement in slow motion

Above, the sun’s rays reflect on the moment

Leisurely I contemplate joining the conversation

Resurfacing to engage once more

I pause just for one last embrace

Before opening up to the sky at the last moment

Deep gusts of breath fill my lungs

It burns, but in a good way

I feel alive