Monthly Archives: April 2022

Be Kind to the Dreamers

Be benevolent to the naive ones Who take longer to fully internalize The common sense of harsher realities Their softer hearts cannot materialize. Be kind to the ones who believe the best Seeing hope in cynicism’s hopeless wake Unaware that they wear rose-colored glasses Soon enough their consciousness will awake To the black-and-white world ofContinue reading “Be Kind to the Dreamers”

I Will Try

Here we are, standing in the middle of a bridge Suspended only by a pair of old, fraying ropes Swaying back and forth, two hundred feet above ground Wind gusts whistling through the holes of wooden slats And by the way, dear soul, I am afraid of heights. I cannot promise I will be theContinue reading “I Will Try”

Find Me in the Place

Find me in the place where this road began Before there were gnarled twists and turns Before we knew the horrors of starless nights When blindly we grasped onto hope As if it were our last breath. Find me in the place where there was warmth Before winter began to wither signs of life BeforeContinue reading “Find Me in the Place”

The World We Carry

When my shoulders feel heavy I often forget That everyone is attempting to be Atlas too Hoisting a heaviness they never asked to bear Quietly complying, requesting nothing But a little bit of kindness to see them through. We cannot take away the burden of others But we can lighten their load with empathy RespectContinue reading “The World We Carry”