One-
If October is like fog,
Children in costumes
blood thirsty for candy
Cold, crisp air stinging my skin
Then May is like soaking up sun
Lawn chair chillin’
Flowers blooming like a kid who just won the spelling bee
Earlier today I saw a deer
On the side of the road
I stopped to watch it
As it watched me
Large eyes glimmering in the sun
As it took a step forward
Something switched
And it galloped into the darkness
Swallowed by the abyss
We weren’t meant to be friends that day
But the moment we shared
Was one of understanding
And this too, was a day of realization
As the colorful beams
Given off by the sun
Shone brightly upon my face
I realized not all was lost
She was watching down over me
Guiding me along my path
Yet I wished she could do that
From down here
I felt like running with no direction
Something inside of me needed to get out
To be released from the cage
That is my mind
Once in a dream
I was one with the ocean
Plunged in like a fish underwater
The submergence inflated me
With peace, enlightenment
The water understood me
And I it
Two-
I never thought life could be more complex than
Dancing around with Sally Ann,
The love of my life
As we twirled around the room,
Not a thought was in our minds
Just innocence, joyful laughter
As I watched her plaid dress float around
Like a kite in the wind
I never realized that one day
It would all come to an end
Believe me, what happened next
Was extraordinary
The naked giant
Let down his shield,
And underneath his
Scary, bullying persona
Was a soul
The worst thing you ever said to me was
That I wasn’t good enough,
That I’d never make it
It festered inside of me
Like a demon
Yet I rose above it
You don’t own me
These days I feel like
I’m holding on by a thread
And that thread is you
You’re the only thing left
Keeping me together,
You’re the sculpting hand
To the silly putty that is my life
Listen,
Life isn’t a game
That has to be won
But a journey,
An adventure
It must be experienced
Once, in October
The air surrounded me
Fog decorating the Earth
It was a mystical feeling,
Something else was there
And on that day
I understood October
But it’s not October, it’s May.
And the sun is shining bright,
Colorful beams seep through the trees
And warmly rest on my skin
I take a deep breath,
Filling myself with not just air,
But peace and enlightenment
This beautiful journey
Wraps me up in its arms
And releases me into the wild
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