Live.

Your life
is yours to live.
To share for sure
but not to give.

It is not the tree's
nor blades of grass
It is not your teachers
nor for your class.

It's your only one
so do not dwell
so that when you're done
you've lived it well.

Your life
is yours to live.

-S

Something In The Way.

There's something in the way she moves. She attracted me like no other lover. Even in the beginning when I so many other choices, she drew me in. There was something in the way she wooed me. The way her smile was like a virus, infectious and resilient. The way she'd look at me with warmth in every expression that she made. Every moment spent with her was enhanced by the joy she brought to every minor experience. I guess, I just felt lucky to share anything with her because of how much she loved sharing her life with me. The happinesses I find in the world are bolstered and refined because of how she changed my perceptions. Even the word love itself seems to be insufficient when describing how I feel for her. All I can do is hope.... hope that the way I make her feel brings her as much as she gives to me with a single look.

-S

Getting It Out

I know I miss you
and that would be enough
if it weren't for
these feelings of
anxiety and
mistrust.

It's hard you know
for me to be
calm and accepting
of thoughts,
feelings,
or anything else, I can't
see.

Cheating, Lying and
Infidelity
Are not words I'd think of
when describing the
pain
and doubt
in me.

I knew you loved me
I know it's true
however
time, distance, and
absence can
diminish or obliterate the
feelings in
you.

I hope it's only worry
and an adjustment like
you said
But every new day
I fear brings the
inevitable end
instead.

-S