"A sad event reunites them and presents an opportunity to continue a journey"
Fiona's passing had come as no surprise, and her strict instructions that her send-off should be a joyful occasion hadn't either. Many of those in attendance had only previously met in the virtual world, although some knew each other far...
We met from afar, both of us longingA virtual connection, a need for belongingAt first, it was subtle, a like and a commentA message to her felt right in the momentA tease and a taunt elicit a smileIn my mind,...
"A premonition turns out to be true..."
The next week, just before Tuesday noon, as usual, I arrived at William's for our ritual romp with a view but also to see his finished deck. Crossing the Narrows Bridge, I reflected on how it once collapsed in a...
"Bright, Wide Smiles warm all...but conceal so much..."
I smile lots, so bright and wideThat smile constant, while together with youStill smiling lots, but now much to hideWhat once beamed joy, and a love that grewNow conceals, now masks, such soulful pain The hurt so deep when you told...
She wants him to listenThere’s never any timeHis walls create distanceShe’s losing her mindThe walls are quite sturdyHis actions are like iceHis reactions are unworthyHe’s not even niceHe’s very occupiedWith his job and his lifeAll she ever does is cryShe’s...
"Heartache is like a raging storm"
Like a raging hurricaneYou stormed out of my lifeWithout care and thoughtDestroying all in your wakeTormented by your actionsBroken by your wordsA million pieces scatteredOf this once beating heartPortraits of our shared loveLeft torn on the floorA painful reminderOf what...
"Dropped signals become blunt instruments"
"All I can say is..."It's carved in the spaces.It casts its honed shadowbetween every lineyou would ever compose.Your goodbyes haven't changed;they're unwritten each time.I've observed all the signsof withdrawal's malaiseto recount in the dark(if my eyes ever close).You directed and...
You can reach out to find meBut I may not be thereThink what you want of meBut I just might not carePut a strain on my heartAnd it just might tearMy body may be hereYet my soul, nowhereNo call for...
