Trust Fall

I turned 17 today for the second time in my life.

the fear and shame oppressing every cell in my body…

once again sitting with you.

prodded on by a “did you tell him your plans?”

Birthday Memorial

Today is your birthday.

Again.

365 days have passed since the last one…

so many of those filled with thoughts of you…memories…laughs…reflections.

Until Next Time…

to Rose…

 

You leave today.

Dragging memories and colors behind you.

Glitter on water

and sun-kissed skin sits before you.

Eclipse

I visited darkness today.

not total, yet partial.

an eclipse in my mind,

going through hallways.

Untitled

I walked to school one day,

along the dirt path.

 

It was worn from more than 4 years of travel.

Frequent Flier Miles

The sadness travels.

Across oft-traveled pathways.

Knowing fully the shortest route…

Obeying traffic lights and stop signs.

Letting go

I was thinking of you today.

Thinking of how far apart we’ve become,

Not just physically, but mentally as well.

Then and Now

Looking at the words displayed on the walls in my old room,

A hodgepodge of rhyming lines mingled with non-rhyming thoughts.

Friendly Departure

Standing next to  you I feel a mixture of sadness and contentment.

Sadness that our path has led us to a fork in the road and now we must part ways,

Sadness that our journeys shall continue separately…

Real

I noticed you, I see and saw you…

in reality even if it was just through glass.

Not tangible, but visual to me. Silently speaking to me.

Notice me, I.am.real.

No name. No past recollections. No future prophecies about what’s to come…what will be.