#effortless ruminations

You hold me together, 

But not strong enough. 

A loose bond,  

You fall easily away.

Hot to hug you for long; and I love the winter 

because I forget how much I missed these

Embraces of doubtless love.

Plays with a small metal ball. 

He sits on his grand-mother’s lap

Using the small sphere as a car. 

He imagines the toy car he left at home

Or the one he doesn’t own and dotes

About with the small metal ball. 

He outlines the edges of the seat, 

Not caring that he’s touching the 

Stranger in front of him. He plays and 

Plays and I watch as he imagines a playful

Wonder why I don’t pursue—-

And all I want to say is that

I’m standing on the sidelines, 

Watching the miseries of the 

Dullest relationships I have 

No desire to be in.

Sweet are friends, 

Who stamp 

Love and Laughter

On life—

When the tides of 

Life have passed, 

Only sweet sweet

Memories are left behind.

The one you look down at

Checking with simple finger touches--

The one that wakes you up

Puts you to sleep

And connects you to the world--

The one that you’re scared to forget

Because life without me would be obsolete,

Boring, music-less, and worst--

Feeling like me: 

Speak softly as everyone around me screams their thoughts about me.

Love me tenderly as I forget to allow my heart to grow.

Leave me not to wander with the lost--I’ve found you and want to walk slow and steady next to you.