moment

the ride with her
was always hidden

so much was forbidden
in their world

but when she smiled
so easily

at the simple pleasures
he gave freely

it lessened the tensions
that surrounded
him daily

as he bravely walked
in darkness

harking back to
knightly ways

hidden swords
cut just as true

(anew)

gardening

when farming moonbeams
please lay caution to the fog
never know what's hid

daddy

dear daddy,

thank you for giving me
a love of the movies
a thirst for learning

a hope for better things

thank you for showing me
the eye of a hurricane
the shade of a pine tree

the error of my ways

than you for being
the man i'd hope to find
the good right by my side

the one who was always right

even though i wasn't
the woman you thought
i could be

thank you for never
giving up on me

no matter how far
i strayed

my eyes were looking home

(love)

padre

we were never poor
from your providing

we were never rich
from a lack of guiding

you were always trying
to keep us safe

and even though we
never mentioned
the strength of
your ways

we knew we
could leaned on
the comfort of
your always

thank you
for helping
thank you
for warming

thank you for healing
thank you for calling

thank you for trying
to understand
what we are

you are more constant
than the north star

forever guiding
forever ours

(love)

blind

mama
was never the same
after the sinking
of the titanic

her smiles
were always implied
and her burden
was never easy

the only time
she was close
to being herself

was when we brought her
to the sea

only then
would she perk up
and awaken

waving madly
across the water
at the hope she could
no longer see

but feel forever 
in her heart

(start)

poetry

if i didn't have poetry

in my life

i would know who i was

for to write down

what i feel

is to define 

who i am

as i find out

who'll i'll become

in the scribbles

of the day

there comes meaning 

to the madness

and with row upon row

the weight lessens

until i can see again

taking pen

to patient paper

may seem like fool's folly

but it gets me through the darkness

of a life

until the light

favours me again

(write)

web

entangled
outside

freed
inside