Reasonable

In your mind is perfect reason
As surely as in mine
Yet misunderstanding you is treason
Others, that’s just fine

You assume the things you’ve hated
A privilege you reserve
And no light you see has ever sated
What you think you deserve

Script of the Mundane

There is nothing sweet in this sadness
No drama in the tragedy of this tale
No monsters, even not so monstrous
No heroes who don’t ever fail

Only humans not always trying
And resentments who can say are wrong
Even though we all are slowly dying
Still this life sometimes feels so very long

One Small Step

One thing at a time
It isn’t always easy
But it is a step

Unknown

There’s too much pain
For too little reason
And too much emptiness too
Oh, to take a train
Leave for a season
But it’s nothing I know how to do

Upside Down

All saw an inverted year;
I saw my life remain
Hollow, waiting for my tears
To be replaced by rain

And I realized it was only me
Who could ever make the difference;
But oh, how painfully
Reverberates one instance.

Unending

Daily writing prompt

What is one thing you would change about yourself?

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Who would stop at one?
No rebelling daughter;
Not a loving son.
There’s no end to imperfections,
And once you start with the corrections,
You are never done.

Gratitude

I know there should be gratitude,
But I can’t seem to find it.
Should I be grateful for the silence,
Or, quieter anger?
Should I not see the signs
Of oncoming danger?

Should I be grateful for the life
I’ve shamefully spent wasting,
And not see the stark reminder
Of all the duties I’m forsaking?

Should I be happy, when misery
Is so cruel when it’s ignored?
I will not make a move;
I will not take a breath.
For me, there is no forward,
Only the little that is left.

Wavelength

The distance there between us
Doesn’t seem so far when I’m alone
Then you’re there and I’m stressed
None of us feel at home
We try too hard or not enough
We bend, or else snap back
There’s little room to speak up
And what’s said is so off track
The room’s thick with misunderstanding
Unspoken, undefined
But still perfection is demanding
And it is rarely kind
Ways are parted, a discontent
That can’t be well explained
Wracks our minds, and so we vent
How much could we have changed?

Staring at the Sun

I’ve been staring at the sun
And I’m not the only one
We all long to see those brighter days

I’ve been wishing for the wind
Open up and let it in
Let it carry me so far away

I’ve been sitting here in silence
I’ve been aching for the light
But I’ve been dwelling in my darkness
How much really changes in a night?

I’ve been gazing at the sky
All the comets twinkle by
Reminding us that we are here to stay

I’ve been howling at the moon
Sunlight will be here soon
And when it comes my life will still be gray.

Judgement

We can barely have a conversation
And I can understand how that would be
It’s not hard to see past obfuscation
Me judging you, you judging me
There’s things that neither of us mention
Our talks just have too little space
No room for greater dissension
No time to get the troops all into place
And yet you wouldn’t drive me half so crazy
Or I drive you to God knows where
If in our hearts, whether or not we see,
There is a place where we still care.