Crippled by guilt, yet not enough to make changes in that Instant
A person who to themselves are unrecognisable for Instance.
Losing sight of prior priorities, instead lethargic and Inconsistent.
Every day begins and every night ends feeling overwhelmingly Immunodeficient
Words of concern fall upon deafened ears, their statements are inconveniently
Insistent.
Parts of life you once loved and have not loved in a while, now you blankly perceive as Insufficient
Their smiles, a treasure beyond measure,
And I’m grateful to be the source of their pleasure.
A comfort in their times of need,
Just to see their beautiful smiles, my heart likes to feed.
I’m not one for overt displays,
Inconveniently, my affection, I like to hide,
But know, dear friends, l’ll always be by your side.
Your presence alone makes me so happy,
And there isn’t a moment that’s not lovely,
Gratitude overflowing, you guys mean the world to me
,Your socky…
I was inconveniently waiting
For your interest to show
But that never came
Should have kept my hope low
You were conveniently using
My time to your standards
As if I was a key
Hanging from your key lanyard
You only wanted me around
When you wanted my hands
You only needed me to be
Your convenient man
Conveniently it's not how this works
I'm not just a tool
So what do you take me for
Do I look like a fool
It's a good thing I saw
The ways your wheels worked
So it is very convenient
I saw not to hurt
You messed up thinking
You can conveniently trick me
You almost succeeded
The thought is so sickening
Although conveniently so
I am smarter than you
I saw it coming
And now we are through
Written 2-19-19
There's a place whence children dwell amid
fairy stories, popcorn rainbows & candied unicorns,
which is fine & dandy except when
you're supposed to be a grown-ass adult,
some people live 'round La-La landscapes
without a hint of reality's woefulness,
unable to read skywriting on the cosmos
If you believe in miracles or
that nothing ever changes
and love lasts forever and a day
or just say,
you got a damn ticket because
your unicorn was inconveniently double-parked,
rest assured thine meter is delusional
the girl on the shore.
my father, he died today
wordless, tearless grief
for the petered life
tendrils of sorrow that curls around your heart, most inconveniently
and the lingering dusting of sadness
constant
what is the measure
what is the worth
of a man's failings and his best efforts?
my father, he has crossed over
the door has closed, finally and forever
while we who live live the incessant demands
on this journey, first of grief
and then of dawning normalcy
till joy returns and laughter comes alongside
a breath, a shadow
so mere and too fleeting
i am the who the girl stands on the shore.
and the waves beckon with their endless and eternal song.
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