Now I Know (a haiku)

"You don't want to know"
I didn't beleive you but
I think you were right

Another Day

A butterfly kisses a flower

A man meets with a priest

Children delight in a see saw

Many consult a slot machine

The daughter observes the house

Looks at the paper, checks the address

The man walking his dog minds his business

The sun sets in the west

Doggy Paddling

I'm in a choppy ocean
Almost sinking
My heart's to heavy for buoyancy
My mind's weighed down by "thinking"
I fight to stay afloat
Practice strokes I do not know
I don't know who will be waiting
I don't know if there's a shore

I Sure Hope So

"If you keep making that face it will get stuck like that forever"
I sure hope so because if it doesn't, there's no point whatsoever
In this enthusiastic smile
In this confident grin
In this fake-it-till-I-make-it
In this mask that hides what's within
If I act like I know what I'm doing
If I put on a good show
Maybe one day It won't be acting
And I might really know
Maybe one day things will be different
Maybe I'll get a change of luck
Maybe one day I'll have done it long enough
And my smile will get stuck

Waiting for June

Dancing with bare feet

The utter bliss of breeze

Melting in the heat

Feeling utterly at ease

The buzz of mosquitoes

Like a bittersweet lullaby

Soaking in the cold of the fridge

With a relieved sigh

Nights interchangeable

With endless days

Oh summer, sweet, summer

Mere months away

Learning to Sail

Searching for the exact moment night turns to day

While trying to find the right words to say

Memories woven in to moments

And walking on eggshells

Timing life to the

Chiming of

Church

Bells

Being

Careful

Then throwing

Caution to the wind

Learning to sail like you

Are learning to live, remembering

Not to believe all that you hear, and

Finding your train of thought forms a hemisphere

 

Holding my breath

I can’t keep holding my breath
On this winding trail
To make it out alive
I slowly exhale

I can’t just keep falling
Through this infinite route
To land safely
I deploy my parachute

I can’t keep living life
Afraid of what’s below
To grasp on to new joys
I learn to
Let go