Anything and everything;
I don’t know where to start
To lay down logically
What ends in the heart,
And begins in some shallow
Place inside my brain,
Whispering to me
Things I can’t begin to name.
Tag: failure
The Exception that Proves the Rule
My alternative philosophy
Sometimes put to the test
And by my findings, I conclude
Nothing is always best.
Divided
I live my life divided
Torn between what’s best, and right
And somehow, always manage
To fail in my own sight.
Logic Vs.
I don’t know my place in this
How can I do my part
When every step I take makes you wish
I weren’t such a bleeding heart.
Leaft Behind
Wilted shields of life
Failing sadly in defense
Leaving the bereaved
Shadowed
Every precious, wasted moment
Casts its shadow on the wall;
It’s left me dark, and I well know it —
But what can I do but stall?
Standards
I always know what I shouldn’t say
It’s exactly what I said
And everything that I do wrong
Goes directly to my head.
Ghosts
Ghosts of the past
And futures that should have been
Come to remind
Of my failures again.
Falling
Daily writing prompt
What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.
I would try this thing of stories
This thing of poetry and songs
I would try if only glories
And none of the sorrows came along
I would love with all my heart
If love I knew safely returned
And my science could become an art
If carelessness wouldn’t see me burned
But promises of failure
Are the ones most seldom broken
I may chance on something sure
But then, I fear — only then.
Delineation
I haven’t a thought in my head
That I can follow through to the end
Always it’s easier
To delete and start over
Than face the failure to say
What can never truly be said.
Writer In Retrospect 