Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Wishing Well



What is a wish
but a wish for something else
For what could have been
might have been
if only...

For the dark side of life
to not show its face
or to unravel like a dream
For joys lost
to be found
or what's found
to be lost

For the nonexistent
the lofty, the cure.

What is a wish
but a space for us to enter
to look it in the eye
to delve into the source
where wishes come from
and find that golden coin
buried inside
glistening in the silence

waiting for us to listen.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Skin Deep



Sunrise in the mountain stream
flowing by
as life does

every second
counts
every road not taken
lost
every sight unseen
a fantasy

yesterday's nightmare
a dream

and you move on
searching
seeking higher ground
or you get lost
in the crack
in the pavement
man-made and crushing
like the pressure in your chest
when you're about to break though
and out
longingly into the next dimension

where the only road
is transparency.