Simplicity Unmasked

Seemingly simple

Thought to be plausible

Felt it was reasonable

Believed it was logical

Yet nothing is as it appears

But discovering the truth, one fears

So much contained in tears

Life and death, joy and hurt sears

Each day, a complexity

Build on continuously

Repeating yet varying in history

Unable to unravel the mystery

Discovering paraphernalia anew

Seeing the world from another view

Altered ideology true do we pursue

Perspective in need of review

What seemed like nothing at all

Dug deeper into a dimension parallel

Ego deflated, having taken such a fall

Trying to justify, nature shall compel

Beneath the eggshell smooth and petite

Attempting to protect what’s within incomplete

A youthful baby blooming in retreat

Life beginning and growing, not a mere simple feat

Hidden behind the unbreakable shell

The masked tortoise does dwell

Underneath hides soft flesh, safe and well

Vulnerable were this shelter to be expelled

Face behind the glorified mask

A painted and wooden task

Feelings unknown unless you ask

Delicate as a tulip, dandelion, pasque

Never sure of the background

And what led to the finale found

All time of life takes part and surrounds

Each differently, no matter how renowned

Hours to Tomorrow

Day by day passing right on by

Hands on the clock keep twirling

Spinning around and moving forward

Stopping for none, continuing for all

Sprinting past continuously

And within what seemed like nothing at all

All of time goes swishing by

Looking back, all seems so close

Yet unreachable, so far away

No matter how much heart and will

Pushed forth to push backward

The iron wall stands towering, concrete

Nothing will be allowed passage

One way road, unchangeable

Wanting naught but to alter what was

To relive, to rebuild, to replay

Times past as present

But the guardians of time,

Keepers of memories,

Shove your insisting body away

Unsympathetic and unfeeling

Bounding forward,

Hurdling through time and space

The future nears so rapidly

And soon all comes to an end

Yet tomorrow always seems so far off

Like what will never happen

But before realizing, it arrives

Once reaching the destination,

However, it is no longer tomorrow

As that would be yet another day away

Countless hours ‘til it shall emerge

Materializing in only our thoughts

Creators of this continuum

Endlessly procrastinate

Breathing Water

Shoved violently down by waves

The taste of delectable air craves

Choking on water salty

Difficult to see

Senses simply do not behave

Unable to breathe properly

Lungs swamping fast, drastically,

Swallowing mouthfuls of tears

Moment’s only fear

Had never lived life fully

Tumbling deeper into the reef

Tossed about like wind would a leaf

Pressure compressing

Life dangling on string

Craving nothing but death's sweet relief

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Cared too much,
Felt too much
Worries and anxiety won over
Caved in to the pressure
Crashed systems unreachable

Slate wiped clean,
Devoid of feeling
Apathy consumes the body
A plague sweeping through
Numbing the senses

Knowing naught and caring naught
A wall constructed to guard
Wanting not to suffer again,
To think of all the aching
Forcing others out

Nothing matters anymore
Life ceases to exist
Mentally shutting down
Until nothing reaches heart or mind
Unresponsive and unmoved

Passive and indifferent
Fading of all will
Motivation lacking
Zero actions taken
Not a word spoken

Friends and family bedridden
Filled with concern
Fretting to agonizing ends
Feeling all which was once felt
Faintly recalling what once was

Intoxication

A beauty so addictive
Which eyes can’t be torn from
Drawn together like adhesive
Gravity wills you to succumb

Falling deeper uncontrollably
Tumbling through the maelstrom
Believing that it is a guarantee
Predictable easily in your palm

But flailing through the storm
Vortex sucking you in
Realizing late the authentic form
Bliss excessive blooms sin

And a ribbon silken and lovely
Wraps around your neck deathly

Artificially Organic

Feeling nothing whatsoever,
Yet everything simultaneously
Pain and hurt through every endeavor
Hope for numbness, a constant plea

But proximity’s range,
Encloses ones held in endearment
Who deserve not this exchange
So it’s shoved into containment

A seemingly genuine bounce in step,
Brilliant smile that lights up the day,
Encouraging words full of pep,
But the eyes – endless, hopeless grey

Glancing in a hurry,
Depicts the illusion
Of not a single worry
A misfortunate delusion

Those in propinquity of heart’s reality
Know of the deceitful pretense
And together they ache in totality
Knowing naught to infiltrate the defense

So the artificially organic bliss ensues
Façade impenetrable
Countless numbers it shall confuse
Only self-healing held accountable

In The Rain

Standing in the rain,
Twirling, faces towards the skies,
Dancing through the droplets,
Memories past flash by
Through times new and old
Of happiness, depression, and all else
Like the pages of a book, they unfold
As a screenplay, the images roll
The numerous connotations swish by
In a few blinks of the eye

It is sprinkling,
Miniscule water molecules
Floating down,
Fluttering through the air,
And the thoughts begin
Looking up towards the sky
At the clouds forming,
To the heavens,
Towards the formation
Of the beginning

The unseen waters condense
Growing and building
As we have throughout our lives
We think of the childhood times
Of hiding beneath our covers
As the loud thunder booms
And the lightning frightening flashes
Across the stormy sky
Of the warmth and comfort
In the caring embrace of mom’s hugs
Of the laughter rippling
As we jump in the puddles
Left behind from the downpour
The silver lining from the terrifying storm

As the droplets rain down
Harder and faster
We think of our childhood passing
And aging and maturing
Becoming older and wiser
Yet, even the wisest of all
Still make mistakes
And can be hurt
Thinking of when we were wrong
And the pain that followed
The mishap or misjudgment
Yet the sweet reward that came
With our accomplishments
And the achievement,
Dulcet and making it all worth it
Taking that plunge,
Diving into the unknown,
And surfacing victorious

Tears begin to fall
From the pools collecting
Beneath our eyes
And join with the tears of the heavens
Splattering steadily
Upon the pools collecting
Underneath our feet
In a rhythm constant as a drum
That played the song of our lives
Of our beating heart

Remembering the painful times
Of broken relationships,
Lost jobs or money,
Or a failing grade,
Breaking of belief,
Loss of hope, trust, and
Worst of all, loved ones

Yet the bliss that weaved in and out
Along with the hurt and sorrow
Of kissing in the rain,
Laughter among friends and family,
Success in school, work, and life
Believing, hoping, trusting,
And most of all loving,
Holding in our hearts,
Each and every person,
Place, thing, or idea,
No matter the size or importance
That brought us happiness
And kept us going
Through the tougher times

Never forgetting
Those who lent a helping hand
When we fell tumbling down,
Or a shining light
When we got lost in the darkness,
Or spoke up, loud and clear,
When we have lost our voice
And stand by our sides always,
Seeing the pain in our eyes
Despite the false joy we plaster
Upon a counterfeit smile,
Fake laughter, and lying words

As the drizzling comes to a stop,
Tears are washed away by rainfall
Tearstains upon our faces unrecognizable
As nothing but streaks from the rain
And we start anew
Feeling not the tears we wept
But the rain that revived us
That continuous cycle
Which we could rely on
Throughout our cycle of life
Through the good and bad

The bittersweet rain,
Where the storms of life
Whirl with howling winds
And end with cleaner air,
Refreshing and new,
Ready to take on all
And a bright rainbow peeking out
With the coming sun