there's a life
I dream of leading
when I'm here:
body on the brink of broken,
spirit shaken,
mind unable to create,
one throbbing ache
an open pain
I bleed for everyone,
so they won't bleed themselves -
the thought of helping
a small salve on the wounds -
I see this dream clearly,
as I see the light in your eyes,
I want to go there,
I want to take you,
but I am spent,
lacking the energy to chase dreams,
for now,
I'll save a thought
for hope;
one day soon
I'll chase down the moon
Author: wanderer
Uncertain
no certainties in life except that we shall die, this inevitable end is enough - I would fill my time with life, with the actions that make me come alive - not a second can be dead, that comes later - now I would feel the depth of great love, the hollow pain of terrible loss, the warm embrace of the sun, the piercing cold of dark winter, the hope of a spring breeze - now, I would be alive
Nothing
I am nothing - though I know who I am - I tell the mirror I am small, a mere piece of a much larger machine, not quite essential - I just am, as we all are - though some have major talents, higher callings, better marketing - at our root we all just are so in the mirror I remind myself: I am nothing, that is important.