timecharger

They ask me if I'm alright I say I'm fine I lied I straighten my back I strengthen my shoulders But the spirit lacks My mind is somewhere miles away My body refuses to accept the facts When tears dry Leaving their stains in my sheets, black As witness to my cries However, I refuse to let go Look up to the sky I want everyone to know Not cower and be shy That I refuse to let show This sadness of mine I wear this smile like a mask A thin layer, not shown in eyes Me feeling like a husk, a cask like a person I despise but it won't be my demise I strengthen my back I straighten my shoulders I look forward

Staring up at a bus stop looking at a turbulent moon talking small nothing at all witnessing the radiant moon in memory I see you and me Adoring a beautiful moon Clouds rage by Shrouding in ebony The nightly sky Bringing back reality That we are at a bus stop In the middle of nowhere in town People walking by, looking down Missing the display in the sky Leaving only you and I

One day I was fascinated by a tree in a meadow Fascinated by the light that played with its shadow The wind gently blowing, The leaves' whispers flowing And the grass hugging my bare feet I was dumbstruck on freshly ploughed ground Its total vastness had me standing astound The bugs in the sand The lay of the land And the dirt caressing my feet A while ago I was amazed on a plain The wind was howling oh so insane Then a bird just flew by So high in the sky With the wind rummaging my hair But now I am pondering by the flames Watching them play their cheerful games With a crisp and a flutter A snap and a sputter And its warmt