Today’s As Good As Any

you haven’t posted in a while, is everything okay?

That I happen to pass on my way,

But never do I wade so far in

As to embrace the water fully,

Will fester in my soul,

That these feelings

Will only spread and grow,

Until I am but a hollow shell,

The soft whispers

That hide within my head

Can finally be heard

In the silence of the dark,

And nothing is left

To look up from the plans and lists

And see that reality is always just a bit

Different than the hypotheticals,

Sometimes it’s easier to not look up at all,

But you will never see your future

The flowers begin to bloom

And birdsong fills the air

All life rejoicing the birth

Of flora and fauna of all types

At something they took little notice of before,

But had perhaps been there for much time,

They learn something about the thing

That they had so often passed by

And about their own being,

Looking within their souls as to

Is a pond on still day,

No wind to rustle it’s waters

Nor creature to splash,

For all is quiet on those days,

That somewhere along the way

I no longer noticed sunsets,

Or heard birds chirping,

Even clear bright days

Went by without a thought,

I became apathetic

As though forgiveness

Has been forgotten,

The grudges forged now

Withstand the songs

Of compassion that

Once soothed their