Lost Dreams
Iridescent, multicolored, meandering,
Gone at the first touch of day.
Bright, wonderful, wandering,
Swirls of wings flit away.
Radiant, shining, shimmering,
Their true nature unconceived,
Forgotten, undiscovered, unbelieved…
Indecisive
Are you ready? Are you prepared? Are you? For real?
Am I ready? Am I prepared? Am I? For real?
Really?
Do I trust myself too much?
Do I not trust myself enough?
What will happen if I try?
What will happen if I don’t?
What if I’m wrong?
What if I’m right?
Yes or no?
Wrong or right?
Can I do this?
Will I do this?
Yes?
I remember
I remember a brown house with a big yard
I remember three flights of stairs
I remember the crabapple tree, the chain link fence, the driveway
I remember my room, my house, my city
I remember we moved
Yellow
Yellow, the first ray of light from the sun
Yellow, the buttercups that blanket the field
Yellow, the warm friendly eyes of a cat
Yellow, the cheerful songbirds that flit overhead
Yellow, bright, blazing, burning, wonderful yellow
Steps
Footfalls
On the concrete, wood, or carpet
Of the stairs
The sound of someone climbing higher
Or going back down
Traveling toward you
Or away
Ambling
Or hurrying
One step at a time
What might I Find in the World of my Mind
Don’t ask me if I mind
You throw me out into the world
Don’t tell me what I’ll find
Don’t keep me from the world
I don’t know what I’ll find
Don’t leave me in my mind
I fear what I may find
Deep within my mind
If thrown into the wide open world