let this be fleeting

could i lie a little more and worry a little less,
stay here beside you where fancy is found.
then leave again with just simplicity remaining,
the strings already cut after bliss abounds.
if only folly were the new found sense;
let me possess this moment i made,
instead, the rest hold me to recompense.

just one of many

in a swarming sea of faces is
where we’ll all find our places.
whether you’re lost among or
found above is up the way you
swim this ocean. take the tide
and find yourself forgotten,
or stir the sea with forward motion.

universal

these are the few moments, the ones short lived,
left to those who seek, those who believe in this:
the pricelessness of it all, the beauty in the plain.
the greatest treasures stored in our hearts unseen,
valued with a devotion none may cause to wane.
these are quiet nights and days that stretch forever;
may ‘to each his own’ be all he ever dreams
and our want to live be our greatest endeavor.

all is still

i stood in the shower for an hour today
doing everything i could to wash it away.
these streets i walk were mine once,
but the memories are paved thick
and the lane which i wander still knows–
the voices, the laughter, the looks,
they still linger, without out even trying
i can’t help but remember. it’s all.
still there, still thick in the air;
this pungent past hovers like ghosts,
lurking behind corners i turn;
all i can i do is try, at the most,
but even then…

strong girls always long to be weak

i stood the ebb and flow or your tide with vigor,
weathered the storm within you like it was my own.
no folly could escape my sincere forgiveness,
and i remained at your side even when i was alone.
in all the ways i loved, i loved most when it was trying;
even with my head held high, i really must admit,
in these moments of still undying strength, i’m lying.

by the way

the world turns on, continues to spin and roll,
through my heartache, the hurt, and all.
gravity still holds me down, sometimes my spirit too.
but try to keep in mind that this world in which i live,
does not revolve around you.