Serene Mean

Pain is unique.

It reminds us that we are perishable. 

I can't go a day without feeling it.

Physical,
emotional,
and spiritual pain.

All consuming sorrow.

I have my days of happiness.

As of late they are fleeting.

God grant me the serenity to accept the world as it is,
and not to punish those who stand in my way of everlasting joy.

Cast To Sea

My soul is in a state of unrest.

I try and I try,
then I lie. 

I cannot hide.

People see the real me,
even though I wear a mask.

My minds view shows an unreliable clown
living a carefree life.

That couldn't be farther from the truth.

Everyone has suffered,
one way or the other.

My insecurities,
and doubt,
need to be cast out.

Written on a pad,
ripped from the pages,
placed in a bottle,
and thrown to the sea.

Only then will my heart be light.

Far Away

The putrid smell of love diseased,

pollutes the air,

and blackens the heart.

Hate rules,

in this decaying world.

Humanities thirst for knowledge,

has ridden us all,

from life's purest enjoyments.

There was a time I lived.

Now I lie,

wasting away,

drunk on sugar,

and high on caffeine.

Waiting for that soft and fuzzy blanket,

to wash over me,

and remind me of better times.