moments

every day
you do some small thing that makes me smile
you don’t even know it
you go about your life completely oblivious
to how you brighten mine
and i will never speak it
but there are tiny bits of you
that make my soul sing
every day

ghosting, or modern day tactics

maybe it’s complicated
maybe it’s simple
maybe I’ve read too much into it
maybe it’s just what it seems.

we always want the answers
we want to know
the why
the when
the what
the who
the where
the how
understand every facet
analyze every angle

unfortunately, not everything has an answer.
sometimes silence is just silence
and a ghost is just a ghost
because at the end
it meant nothing.

villanelle – not all grow old

remember well not all grow old
learn laughter to keep age at bay
or else learn to embrace that cold

forget all tales that you’ve been told
fear wanes away at close of day
remember well not all grow old

the terrified will always fold
they quit and hide their hopes away
or else learn to embrace that cold

you wish to prove your heart is gold
learn sacrifice and join the fray
remember well not all grow old

you’ll think your dreams have all been sold
if you stall and in one place stay
or else learn to embrace that cold

we all return to dust and mold
and lose ourselves into the grey
remember well not all grow old
or else learn to embrace that cold