Month: October 2018

Every time
I’ve come too close
To the event horizon
And become swept
Into the gravitational well
Of my emotions
Until what I feel becomes
A singularity

There are notes
Everywhere
That remind me–
There’s no
Forgetting you

Why can’t the heart
Be a silent witness
Rather than
A willing participant?
Why can’t the heart
Be a hostage to the mind?

The hopefulness of a fool
Since I am a tool
Of my body’s least thoughtful organ

History repeats
Business as usual–
I must confess
I’ve been here before
But why am I not used to this?

Billions of souls I will never know
And of a handful who I’ve met
Not a spark felt–
Not a single one

As I walk out the door
My as-is life will be no more
And the sun still shines–
Why am I not surprised?

So I’m glancing
Over my shoulder
Hoping that you’ll
Be looking back too
But you’re
Not even there

I told you
That I could wait
For you–
Now I know
I am truly wrong

Sometimes
The only thing
You know
Is the only thing
You can do
So you might as well
Do it well