It's Morning

morning (june 2010)

It's Morning

Sunlight peels the darkness

slowly from the earth,

and opens its eyes,

Yawns

Stretches

She gets up, shakes it all off like a nightmare

A little semblance of something

Perched in the back of her head

But she moves with a purpose

Today will be beautiful

She'll make sure of it

trees (july 2010)

Trees naturally grow and grow

and yet we are still surprised when

their branches break off

(this next one is real old; i apologize for my own adolescence. but it might be worth the read.)

ii (december 2008)

take, take all i have

here's what i've kept

it should be a part of you

as much as it is of me

i am what i'm not

and i'm not what i am

i'm giving to you

all i've ever had

i've been carrying it all

and it's breaking my back

i have what you don't

you have what i lack

we'll be like torches

we'll build a church

there's nothing like confession

to prove your worth

months of silence

three days of speech

a little bit closer

to what i'm to reach

but i'm scared to talk

more to be heard

afraid of misinterpretation

of my written words

i am what i'm not

i'm not what i am

i'm seeing how i'll fit

into some bigger plan

he's more than i am

but he put me here

he took when i said take

and all i had was fear