Lately, it seems my anxiety has gotten out of control. There is an overwhelming fear that creeps in each time I try to accomplish a goal or try something new. Different thoughts take root in my mind, and they fester, like infected wounds. What if I fail? What if I do well, will their expectations…
Tag: life
December Goals
As December begins to show its head, I want to state a few goals for the month. At the end of the year, I take a few days to reevaluate the year, what I could have done better, what I failed to do, and how to be better in the next year? It seems this…
Winding Road
Down this winding road I go Teetering on the edge of life Lost between a lover and a memory Oh how I wish to forget Sweet words with no meaning Empty promises left on my doorstep I must confess I was the one who ran away Down a winding road Between the now and the…
Amidst The Noise
Amidst the noise I hear it still A whisper in the wind A voice beckons me to the end To say good bye once more To die in a state of disbelief Oh I wish To feel once more To touch a lover’s warmth To live beneath the sky To rejoice in the beauty of…
I Have Stopped
I have stopped looking for perfection in the soul of another Stopped breathing the same air you call sacred I have stopped this walk of shame I have stopped looking for fulfillment in the world Stopped laughing at the things that were yours To myself, I dare not say a lie The wounds are deep…
Life Update
The last time we spoke it was June, I wrote a poem or two and then all darkness came to render my life a mediocre existence. For the silence, I am sorry. It was never my intention to disappear. I think I am better now, or maybe not. I can no longer tell the difference…
My Redemption
On rainy days When the sun has gone away Like a flower without water I wilt It may be my guilt that has made me this way Forgiveness Is something I can never earn My redemption is at hand All I seek is a salvation Which saves me from myself I wish to be whole…
Withered Dreams
Withered dreams lay at my feet In puddles of hopeless dreams When I step closer, they struggle away As if I were a disease I see them in the alleyways And across the street In empty shopping malls Where two paths meet And if I were to approach They’ll growl and hiss At my slightest…
Spice and Nice 