Strong and Proud

mirror, mirror,
on the wall, who has the fiercest love of them
all? who's to judge? and who's to
say love has a color? love has a box, love
is blind, love is true, love only who they
tell you to. love is proud, love is strong,
love is where you and i belong. baby, love
knows no color, love takes no side, one day,
this love will be world wide. so baby take
my hand and we'll fight and take our stand
for all that we believe in and all that
we can only one day hope to understand.

up in the clouds

head pounds
chest burns
as my feet
hit the ground.
feet sink in
to the tiny
stones. fail to
notices the
grayness left
beneath me.
grip the chains
in either hand
as i slip onto
the wide black
band. deceptive
sturdiness as my
feet leave the
ground. air
escapes my
chest as my
heart pounds
for a fleeting
moment then
drops to the
it of my stomach.
shadows crawl and
the sun embraces
my face. my insides
beg to soar
while my smile
begs for more.

one glance
one chance
and that's
all it can take
to wake this
earth that we
take one big
piece at a time
so we're running
in line. follow
whoever's in front
as long as we're
going time is never
slowing me down
to look at
once locked eyes
that stare
to the depth
to conquer what's
given to death.
your words creep
and sore to
my hearts
desire to just
break free
and you take me
with to the
land unknown
before. you
take me with
and break
me free. solving
the unknown quest
for purpose and
love.
forever, merely
begun; but hearts
already won.

white and blue.

in one ear
and out the other
up, down, too
far afraid before
it's stopped
caught
dropped and
bought
for a price too
low
for something
she'll never
know
the capacity
of
or depth of
the trails
she's walked
and all but
forgot the
blood that flows
drips
when i pour
you out
yet i can't
live without
me on
you.

Darkroom

the darkroom holds my gloom
and shadow of doom
when all else fails
it becomes my
retreat
to the darkroom to
turn the white
into light and
photos of life
in black and white
that come to life
only in my darkroom.

(p)15

Take five
and lose
control
kick out
the doubt
you've come
this far,
you've found
who you
are. You
vowed to let
it show, to
have Faith
and let go.
And doubt
creeps
in, to make
you second
guess you
life's plan, give
you questions
make you
stress. What
will people
think. Look
and stare,
judge like
they don't
care. But
now you're
just like
them.
Find your feet
gain
control. Kick
out the doubt
this is
what
you're all
about
to be
about. So
just take
five
and think
this through
look in the
mirror,
welcome-
to the
new
you.

Lost

The staring
the
glaring
the things
she's not
quite
sharing. Yet
her eyes
are blaring
the feelings
that she's
bearing. No
matter
what's said
she can't
quit
caring
the desire's
overbearing.
One day
it will
end. The
questions
will stop
like
the expectations
that have
dropped.

(a)S(b)E(o)C(r)O(t)N(i)D(o)S(n)

She waits
to cross
measures
her loss.
Days are
gone
years have passed
but these
seconds
matter
they could be
her last.

He waits
he watches
silence like death
only the tick
of seconds
fills the room
resounding
pounding
each tick
closer to
doom.

Snapping his
gloves
chemical smell
pollutes the
air; smug
grin cracks
his face
joyfully taking
his place
and he can't
get enough
to destruct
and all he
wants is
seconds.

The gown crinkles
while her frown
wrinkles
her face. Stuck
in this place
the choice
is hers
it's not too
late. To change
her mind
rewind
leave behind
her selfish choice.
Life wins.

Feet on the
floor she runs
to the door
grabs his hand
clutching
her stomach
full of life
she
takes her
second
chance.

Blue and Red

She sees her
life
through green
sponge covered
eyes
held up
to wipe
away
black filthy
lies.
Alone
at night she
lays and
cries,
bound by
these chains
her freedom
dies while she
holds up her
green
sponge
covered eyes
held up
to wipe
away
black filthy
lies.
Childhood stolen;
precious moments
become her
demise. Fast
forward - life
takes her
by surprise
as she puts
on her
green
sponge
covered eyes
held up
to wipe
away
black filthy
lies.
Forward she
moves and
harder she tries
to brighter
days
and bluer
skies. She
continues to rise
as she puts
on her
green sponge
eyes
held up
to wipe
away
black filthy
lies.