Silent Roar (+3)

The thicker the spirit,

the thinner the bars

 

That tiger once captive,

now roaming afar

 

His eyes stalk the distance,

between hoping and fear

 

Preying deeply inside us

—eternally near

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2021)

 

 

 

Stolen & Lost

 

Vacuous dreams

and stolen joy

 

Shadows at dawn,

lost girls and boys

 

Promises broken,

tears deprived

 

Light excepted

—truth denied

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2021)

 

 

 

'RX'

 

I do believe in therapy,

but of a certain kind

The type anointed on oneself,

and in yourself to find

A strength to make decisions,

the will to see them through

To best ignore what others say,

while benefiting you

These words are not capricious,

recovery zero-sum

With judgment not to praise or blame

—its cure the only one

 

(Philadelphia International Airport: December, 2016)

 

 

 

Into The Breach...

 

Letting go not holding on,

the closing act of life

 

To make the crossing burden free,

past vestiges of strife

 

Letting go not holding on,

from years that pile high

 

The greatest weight the last to leave

that final one—goodbye

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2021)