Ups and Downs

I want  roller coaster
No Ferris wheel for me
No round and round that
Merry go round
That's not the life for me

I crave the roller coaster
It's crazy twists and turns
The highs and lows that
everyone knows are the
Thrills for which I yearn

My life's a roller coaster
for me the perfect ride
I'll live it all
No fear I'll fall
With you here by my side

Struggles

I'm going to get some sleep
tonight
I say with fingers crossed
I'll lay me down
and snuggle in
Tonight I'll rule the darkness

I close my eyes
and count to ten
Then I count to twenty
Don't be upset
Don't give up yet
Perhaps it's just too early

Just My Opinion

Seems to me that lately
more than ever so before
people bent on sharing
unsolicited opinions galore

I know that we all have them
I certainly have mine
And we're all so proud to share them
with anyone, any time

Too bad this present frenzy
doesn't extend to doing deeds
We should keep our own opinions
And ask what people need

We are hope

Quietly
Flying under the radar
Carefully
Making slow progress

Gently
Everything is fragile
Purposefully
Keep it all in line

Barely
Keeping hold of our reason
Tentatively
Reaching out for support

Wondrously
Finding hope where none
flourished
Gloriously
Light shines on a new day

Choices

I know you said you were going
I thought that I knew what that meant
I thought that you were being heroic
and I thought there was time to be spent
I didn't know then what you meant
I only just got what you meant

The last time we talked was so easy
Grim reaper and time had no say
you told me you had it all figured
and you now saw clearly your way
A way to spend every last day
I didn't know this was your way

Now all that I knew is in tatters
Our plans have no substance, they're gone
My hands held before me are empty
I have no way left to hold on
Each dream I held close is now gone
No life shared with you, it's all gone

Nothing is as I had planned it
The world is now barren and dry
all dreams run like paint in a rainstorm
The only thing left is goodbye
I don't think our love was a lie
Yet, all I have left is goodbye

For You

Life keeps pulling at me
Untold invoices accumulating
Nothing left to pay the piper
Resources at an all time low
Tapped Out

Then you call
Leaving short messages
Asking innocuous questions
How are you?
Can you call me?

And I am at full alert
Untapped resources
Ready to tackle any issues
For you

For you
I am reenergized
Rejuvenated
Reborn

For, you are my world
My friend
My concern
My joy
And for you
I am inexhaustible

Scream

Do you ever have a day
where nothing seems to please you
A day where everything feels like
sandpaper on your skin
Abrasively scraping away
all feelings of contentment
Until you just want to
SCREAM

Yeah,
Me too