Paris

In times of darkest grief
And wild despair
I grasp for comprehension
Through the pain
A glimpse of understanding
To erase
The hopeless helpless feelings
That remain

My mind keeps going through
Each tragic fact
Searching for some kindness
That remains
Amid this world of crushing
Deep despair
The sidewalks painted with
The bloody stains

I know now that the answers
Are not there
Within the chaos, broken
Lives remains
But in the human kindness
We've retained
Amid the grief, the sorrow
And the pain

Second Thoughts

I was going to
get out of bed today
I really was
I was! I tried!
But the air in the room
was so frightfully chilled
when my toes touched the floor
I nearly died

I planned to
get out of bed today
An early start
did sound appealing
But the sound of the wind
blowing around outside
had me shivering with the
chill I was feeling

Can't seem to recall
what the urgency was
in getting up early from
my cozy bed
But since my intentions
seem frivolous now
I'll just snuggle in
and sleep instead

Stolen Life

Shall I live my life entrapped by
Sad remorse
Ever grasping for the dreams
That slipped away
Blinded to the joys which
Happen every day
A life without direction
No known course
Endless days of lonesome
Sad remorse

Bitter tears clog my throat
With sad regret
Aching for the life
I haven't led
Longing for the love
I never met
Bitter tears for dreams
I can't forget
All I have, this life
Of sad regret

Friends

I always thought, when I was young
Friends would come into my life
Through large events that bonded us
Through trials, grief and strife

And though there have been friendships born
Or strengthened by such times
The ones I find most cherished
Have come in quieter times

They slipped into my daily life
In random, varied ways
They made a place within my heart
And brightened up my days

And though I don't deserve them
I can say I've learned one thing
To smile and count my lucky stars
For the friendships that life brings

Early Morning

Early Morning

I wrap myself around your
Sleeping body
As familiar to me now
As is my own
No cares can take me when
I have you near me
You are the greatest love
I've ever known

We never even dreamt that
When we started
This journey would require
Such strong resolve
To carry us through times
Of unmatched sorrows
Or the ways our love would
Strengthen and evolve

Now, lying in the calm of
Early morning
I wrap myself around you
Once again
I revel in the happiness
I've found here
The joy of living life
With my best friend

A Parents Love

The love you feel
When your child is born
The depth of emotion there
Is inexplicable, inescapable
Undeniable, indescribable
There's nothing to compare
There's no way to prepare

You're willing to do battle
For someone you just met
The feeling is stunning
Overwhelming, enlightening
No longer will you
Ever think just of you
This is as real as it gets

So many have tried
To tell you
The magical feelings of
Seeing that being
Become real and breathing
Amazing, life changing
That undying feeling of love

The Right Questions

Who could have guessed it would get so
Complicated
What happened to all our plans
When did it all get away from us
Where did we think it would take us
How did we end up here

We had all the right questions
The ones they taught us to ask in school
Who, what, when, where and how
They didn't tell us
perhaps they knew we wouldn't believe
Life has its own answers

Who could have made us listen
What would have changed our minds
When were we willing to see
Where would we have ended up
How could we have known

Life would have its own answers
and Why matters not at all