Giving In

Giving In

Temptation is bred from fear,
a fear of not only loss,
but an even greater fear
of being powerless to prevent it.

In the face of fear,
those who live in darkness,
lash out against it;
their fear wears the mask of anger.

The mask takes on its own life,
draining it from the wearer
until the mask is the ruler
of a heart and mind lost.

Always Wanting Something More

Always Wanting Something More

What happened to the lines between:
good and evil,
confidence and arrogance,
success and selfishness?

What have we built?
What have we done?

Where can the world go,
to get away from us?
So quickly, are we prepared
to abandon this planet for a new one.

Why? What happened to the line between
contentment and avarice?

Moving On

Moving On

There is no beginning
Without an end
An inevitable cycle
That presents an opportunity
for legacy.

What we pass down
Isn't a simple handoff
It is instead
A precarious attempt
To lay a strong, yet flexible foundation.

To allow for one's legacy
to be used as the inheritor decides
requires genuine hope and humility.

Holding Hands

Holding Hands

One's hand holds

when one is cold,

when one is bold,

when one is sold

on an impossible idea;

the idea that love is real

in a world seemingly without,

in a world seemingly about survival

and not the arrival

of a special one.

To Thrive

To Thrive

Tomorrow is never promised

by anyone,

or anything,

at anytime.

Live.

Numb

Numb

There is no pain

in a body gone numb.

No fear of failure,

in a mind gone dumb.

With all five senses,

I determine my own path;

a path upon which

I will feel failure's wrath.

Failure will come to know me

as one who refuses to be

a quitter.

Turtle Dense

Turtle Dense

Turtle shells are dense enough

to protect an innocent's fragility.

Bird wings are aerodynamic enough

to fly above and beyond the threat.

Humans can choose to run and hide,

but it doesn't keep us from feeling the pain inside.