Remeber why you loved me

Remeber how I cared

Remember how you missed me

In times I wasn't there

Remember all the laughter

Remember all the fun

Remember all the peace we found

When we had just begun

Remember things you shared with me

And things I shared with you

Remember when you first realized

That what we had was true

Remember feeling happiness

Remember feeling whole

Remember when we knew that we

Were halves of the same soul

Remember who I was with you

And who you were with me

Remember holding nothing back

Just open, honest, free

Remember all the little jokes

No one would understand

Remember smiles and lengthy hugs

And awkward hand-in-hands

Remember all the things I'd say

Remember songs I'd sing

Remember waking up with hope

Of what the day would bring

Remember how I never could

Quite find the words to say

Remember how a jumbled thought

Would end a perfect day

Remember all the times we fought

And how we worked things through

Remember: "No one ever

Understands me like you do"

Remember the mistakes I made

Remember I was blind

Remember how you let things go

Remember you were kind

Remember that I let you down

Remember that I tried

Remember that I broke your heart

Remember that I cried

Remember how we fell apart

When life got in our way

Remember when we didn't speak

For lack of words to say

Remember all the love we shared

And things we couldn't see

Remember good, remember bad

Remember you and me

Fuzzy pictures, fuzzy face

Fuzzy memories take your place

Fuzzy scenes from long ago

Play on and on and won’t let go

Fuzzy thoughts of times we’d share

Did I love you? Did I care?

Your voice, your smile, your eyes somehow

Have stayed with me, but fuzzy now

Always fading, never gone

Our fuzzy bond, it lingers on

Fuzzy, fuzzy, but one thing’s clear

I’ll always wish that you were here

#poetry

Who am I? I cannot say

’Cept not who I was yesterday

For, yesterday has come and passed

Yet here I am still standing fast.

No time for heartache, tears, or grief

The road ahead is my relief!

Pursuing what I cannot grasp

And working towards an endless task

Onward! Upward! ’til I am spent

Content, am I, with discontent

The sting of failure drives me on

When all my strength and will are gone

And in my head, a thought, it rings

With hope of what tomorrow brings

For where I was nothing before

Tomorrow offers so much more

Moving forward sets me free

For I am not enough for me

So, who I am tomorrow, then,

Will be no more than who I’ve been

And who I’ve been is left behind

A fleeting image in my mind

To make way for who I could be

The man, one step ahead of me

Who am I? I cannot say

’Cept not the man you saw today

Tomorrow dawns so, as I’ve said,

The man you saw today is dead.

#poetry

When you realize she’s gone and your heart feels so bare

And you can’t stop the sorrow

Just remember,

She’s there

She is there in your spirit

She is there in your mind

In the dinner your cooking

In the sale that you find

She is there in the work

That you do every day

In the things that you do

In the things that you say

She is there in your eyes

She is there on your face

In the constant reminders

We cannot erase

She is there in the family

She never did meet

In the hugs that you give them

In the kisses so sweet

She is there in the strength

That you find deep inside

When you stand on your own

She is there in your pride

She is always there too

In the times we’re together

On this earth just an instant

But she’s with you forever

She is there in your joy

She is there in your pain

Every snowfall on Christmas

Every cold Easter rain

In the times when you feel that nobody could care

When you feel all alone

She is watching

She’s there

#poetry

Don’t give me your words

Though I love how they sound

Don’t give me your beauty

Though it makes my heart pound

Don’t give me your time

For you’ve no time to give

Don’t give me your life

For it’s your life to live

Don’t give me your secrets

Those can be yours to keep

Don’t give your smile

Though it makes my heart leap

Don’t give me your hand

Lest I take it in mine

Don’t give me your gaze

Though your eyes, how they shine!

Don’t give me a laugh

For my world would stand still

Don’t give me your love

For it might break my will

Don’t give me your freedom

No, Don’t give me control

Only offer your music

Only give me your soul

#poetry

There once was a dad, three sons by his side

He watched them all grow, full of love, full of pride

The brothers all fought and they played and they grew

And they did all the things that three brothers do

And life, it was perfect for the dad and those three

And I think we should know, one was you, one was me

There once was a dad, two sons by his side

Together they lost, they mourned, and they cried

But life kept on coming and the two boys they grew

The dad offered guidance and shared all he knew

Their story continued, they each played their part

But now they all carried a hole in their heart

For where there were four, now there were only three

And I think we should know, one was you, one was me

There once was a dad, one son by his side

The other had moved and the distance was wide

And life for the two it was turned inside out

Together they stood, full of fear, full of doubt

They fought and they struggled, souls battered and beat

But the dad, he would never allow their defeat

It seemed that their efforts were always in vain

Crushed by the loneliness, trapped by the pain

And neither one knew if they’d ever be free

And I think we should know, one was you, one was me

There once was a dad with no sons at all

The last left in anger and never would call

And so the two drifted, and both were alone

The son had abandoned all he had known

The dad, he was haunted by how thing once were

And how he had gotten here, he wasn’t quite sure

No fault could be placed, they were victims of life

Driven apart by the heartache and strife

So the dad kept his distance and watched his son learn

And kept hope that, one day, his son would return

And so, for the first time, they stood separately

And I think we should know, one was you one was me

There now stands a dad, two men at his side

And both look upon him with honor and pride

He hears what they say and he sees what they do

And watches as all he had hoped for comes true

He’s no longer alone, there will always be three

And I hope that you know, one is you one is me

#poetry

A weathered trailer, painted white

A fire burning through the night

A front porch cleaned with bleach and broom

A doorbell in the dining room

An itchy couch, a pull out bed

The perfect place to rest your head

The smell of smoke and lake and wood

Catching turtles when we could

A rusted, wobbly, creaking swing

The stupid songs we all would sing

A hot dog on a cat fish hook

Mom outside, reading a book

A game of cards, a hand of dice

Expired milk and great fried rice

Our nightly games of hide and seek

A day spent playing in the creek

An old dirt road, a giant hill

The scars that we all carry still

The phrases we would always say

Like “Mark, I caught one!” every day

A paddle boat and double bike

And stories of the giant pike

Tubing on the choppy wake

Days and days spent on the lake

A little lot for us alone

Every summer, we called it Home

#poetry

Dark clouds so thick they change the day

From bright and warm to misty grey

A cool breeze blowing all around

But on my face, a smile found

With storm clouds growing oh so near

I know that you are almost here

And as the sky, at last, gives in

I feel You with me once again

As water falls I start to see

The remnants of your memory

Of better times, before the pain

Of times before you were the rain

Each drop a smile, hug, or kiss

Reminders of the things I miss

Like tears of sadness from above

That drench me in forgotten love

I close my eyes and feel you there

Falling through the humid air

And, suddenly, the pain I’ve known

Is gone and I don’t feel alone

And as the rain and tears subside

I wish that you were by my side

To help me find a better way

To face the lonely, sunny day

#poetry