How Will It Be?

Image from Pixabay I do wonderAs I grow olderAnd thinking about all the thingsI have done or didn’t doWill, I finally belongIn a worldThat doesn’t belongTo me? Alex

9/11

Image from Pixabay We all thought it was a typical dayLike any otherLittle did we knowThat some evil mindsWill kill and destroyPeople and familiesLeaving a nationOn its kneesWith woundsThat will never close and heal Alex

Traffic Lights

Image from Pixabay What if lifeWas a traffic lightCould we make a stopOn life issuesAnd thinkBefore we act? Alex

What I Would Tell A Politician

Image from Pixabay I’m damn tiredTo keep seeing youHelping your friendsAnd people who can feed youWith their moneyThen you sleep on peopleWho really need your help Alex

I Can Run, But I Can’t Hide

Image from Pixabay It hurts every timeYour name comes up in conversationsSince we run in the same social cyclesI can’t admit that I have feelingsTowards youBecause that reminds meThat I lost youAs a friend too Alex

Chocolate

Image from Pixabay It can be light and sweetOr dark and bitterYou can eat itTo celebrateOr use itAs a heart healerAfter a breakup Alex

Under The Maple Tree

Image from Pexels The same treeThat we played underWhen we were kidsOur make-out placeWhen we were teensAnd the same treeWhere our bodiesWill come to rest Alex

Transition

Image from Pixabay I didn't wake up yesterdayAnd decided to turnMy life as I know itUpside downIt's not a choiceBut a discomfortThat kills youIf you don’t let it go Alex

After

Image from Pixabay After you told meThat I’m not enoughBecause of my disabilityWhich felt likeYou clawed my heartRight out of my chestRipped it into piecesAnd gave it back to meTo try and put it back togetherAfter months, years passedAnd I somewhat healedYou say you love meAnd want to go back together Alex

Hunger

Image from Pixabay A hunger To have anything I can’t have When I go to a shopMy hands become a magnet That gives in The rush to steal And not get caught Alex