For-Every-Artist

I sit on this plane Miles flying by Hours disappearing Into the future Passing through clouds In this unreal journey 45 years ago You took this same trip Only in reverse To start a new life With a young child in tow 25 years later You returned to your home And left me here I understand why you left I understand much more these days Sometimes I wish I didn't Sometimes I wish I could be that Young boy again But I can't And the reality is You're not here And you never will be again I can only visit Perhaps for the last time Walk with you Beneath ancient olive trees Share memories Share understanding Share connection Tell you that I ap

I care I believe I can make a difference Through my thoughts and actions I believe there is more To life than superficial Consumerism and endless Use/abuse of others I believe in love And complete trust I believe in you And I believe in us I’ve been through enough Seen enough, know enough I’ve got nothing to prove To you and everything to Prove to myself This isn’t just a game to me No, life is so much more! So I challenge you To be To see To Feel To open your heart To trust again Because life is short And it would be a shame To walk through it alone Just to be safe So take my hand Let’s walk together And experience

I build this wall with care Each brick mortared in memory Row by row Leveled through wisdom Plumb in truth Lines drawn tight Created to withstand Built to endure So many decades To construct... And when I finally completed it I stepped back, with pride Admiring my work I scanned the symmetry Turning slowly Searching for imperfection There was none I had created the perfect Structure... And then I realized As I returned to the point Where I started That this wall I so carefully built Now completely Encircled me Yes, I was safe here Perfectly protected And somehow that was Comforting But I can't help but wonder What those who view th

I wandered through Your garden one day Past roses and ferns Through so many turns Curls of green Fuzzy and clean Tickling my toes And wrinkling my nose I stood for a while Couldn’t help but smile Wondering what could this be What is this I see? I asked your name Please tell me your game But you just swayed in the wind As the sunlight thinned So I paused for a while Admiring your style I followed your lines Your many designs This moment in time Creating this rhyme Such a silly plant! Nobody told you you can’t!

Don't let them Steal your smile You are so much Better than that You never deserved To be left out in the cold Discarded by the wayside By those you trusted Please don't let this Break your spirit I am here to give you a hug To share your pain Let those tears run Because that is all That will fall You are strong You are brave You will survive I know you've had A very difficult life I wish I could erase Your pain All I can offer Is my vision For a better future Where others care More about you and I Than about their Bank accounts Rest your head On my shoulder I'll hold you tight Don't hold back the tears And no matter what Don't le

And here I am, Writing poetry in the dark, Awaiting the words that will erase The scent of stale cigarettes And shards of broken hearts From this cave of loneliness. Every day someone waltzes in with A new perfume That smells like bittersweet lies And Japanese cherry blossom. And every day they claim to help But the only thing that changes Is the temperature Because they get overheated in their Fur coats. If she calls us cute One more time, I will shove her plastic scarlet nails Through her cherry-stained lips, Shattering her stupid pearl teeth That cost more than my bed. We are not cute. They do not get To call us cute. We are survivors, And