smoke from the ground
echoes in the sky
austere wisps shroud the sun
and love burns away
like the world we know.
tall boots cradle calves
and ties encase necks
but we are falling apart at the seams.
minstrels’ voices fade
anxiety sets in
is hope lost like childhood
memories in the mind of a grown up?
pestered by a need for more
we’re never content
until we’ve lost it all.
it’s an old house
over grown in vines and folly
try not to get lost
wind your way through
forgotten gardens
until you find the door.
footsteps
raise the dust
and it clings to the tip of your boot
don’t stop to brush it
away
but keep on searching
until you are
home.
******
don’t loom over me like that
your shadow makes me
nervous
like before I step
on stage
sit down
have tea
I don’t care for silence
******
twist and turn
curves of millions
a dance between two souls
take me away
and twist and turn
with the highway song.
trees looming overhead
like friendly giants
shadow the way.
follow the light
past the woods
eventually.
******
people aren’t mediocre
that’s impossible
everything they touch
leaves a mark
that’s a skill not many posses
and it’s inherent
in humanity
when a human
takes a breath
power and grace are exhaled
and oxygen inhaled.
humans are made
to change the world.