Inside the Blue

Inside the blue
I wade and wander
Reaching out from within

Inside the grey
My eyes cloud over
Fog envelops all

Inside the white
I see a future
Blank canvas of hope

Inside the pink
Feminine freedom
I am a child again

Inside the green
A chance to change
And just to be, exist

Inside the black
Spiraling darkness
Comfort in this place

Inside the yellow
You are my sunshine
New decisions bloom

Inside the brown
Dirty and mindless
I'm covered in shame

Inside the orange
Tempers flaring
Fire burns much deeper

Inside the red
A silent yearning
Pounding in my skull

Inside the blue
I return to this
My cold, pure truth


For inside of me
The colors blur
They fade in and out

Inside this palette
Someday, I believe
I may just find myself

Something Special

Its in a look, a glance, shared and understood
It's in a smile, a tear, landing in a common pool
It's in the laughter, the love, cherished together
It's in the sights, the smells, things that made home
It's in a feeling, a heartache, burning deep within
It's in your eyes, your heart, memories we hold
It's in the knowledge, the comfort of tomorrow
It's in a place where we will finally meet again

Slight of Hand to Mouth

Colder, darker, deeper, farther
from the truth, from the past
present, future heartaches
headaches, beating, burning
fire licks the night skies, stars
aligning, creating works of art
gallery of pain, vulnerable
new, fresh hurt and scars
remain in place, forever
always there to remind us
memories, scraps of life
death, falling down and out
to sea with crashing waves
of nausea, of anxiety for now
today, a choice to move along
the winding road to nowhere
nothing, something, anything at all
in all that's taken from me, writing
poems, lyrics, stories from within
without another look behind
in a rearview mirrored self
closer than appears, I'm here