Belonging among all of those who don’t belong Is a new way of belonging Moving from sphere to sphere Considered By parameters set and limitations imposed By inward forces and external Binding together That which has the appearance of fitting With that with which it does not fit Or where it does not yet belong … Continue reading AND WE ALL FALL DOWN

They are who we are They make us Our stories Are what capture us What capture our history Our values Our journey To wisdom They are what capture Our lives But what happens with our stories When we are no longer able to share them … Who will know them Who will share them Who … Continue reading stories

Your weakness Quickly turned to cruelty Towards those who love you You could not face Realities you were afraid to own Confront lies and deceptions You were told So you made judgement On what you know Is false Built your justifications On what you know Is wrong Coloured your world With what you know Is … Continue reading mask

In the blink of an eye You slipped away One moment Heartbeat The next None And that was it That was all And everything that could have been Could be no more And forevermore Your place Relegated To the past And no matter how hard I try I cannot fill that place of you For … Continue reading going going gone

And so life races past Busyness Commitments Sicknesses Sudden events And everything planned Gets pushed back Piling up The things you must make way to do The things you have to do The things you are pressed to do All piling up against The things you want to do The things you would like to … Continue reading disappear

Then I was young Then I was old Where did it go This time I had This life I lived These dreams These lies Then I was born Then I was dead And all that is Is all that’s gone And all we have Is all we had And turn the page And nothing’s there … Continue reading now

Years I built my fortress Success Independence Strength Secret Image Distance Safe Untouched Years My focus Was building Always building Always higher Years To come to this Unreachable Untouchable Safely away Alone How is success measured Strength Is it in the fortresses that we build Or is it in the fortresses that we unbuild

Love Is decided With and by the mind The heart follows But it is the mind that chooses And that sets Love's path.

At night Its sounds Invade my space Lulling me to rest Guiding me To that place of quiet Reminding me My day is done Drawing me To tomorrows’ dawn And there again When I awake It greets me With its constant rhyme Never still But oh so slow It moves consistent And with each stroke … Continue reading clock

My safety My safety My safety All my life My safety Has been paramount In all that I have decided to do To think about The question Is this safe What has my safety gained me What has it cost My safety Has placed me in places Where I have limited My access to life … Continue reading GATED