memories of joy are fading
only pain seems to resemble a feeling
I once believed in
ever so tightly to win
a gamble I knew little of
a sin I had been atoning for
… do not ask for forgiveness.
just repay with your actions.
1.20.2022
Month: January 2022
Clarity
when the words were spoken
glint of shining sun ray peered open
momentary blindness, I embraced
shaken, by its softness and grace,
I took a step out the door
soaking in the warm afternoon shore
though I may not see you in person
I know I will be with you in essence
1.19.2022
One last time
hopefully this will be heard
the last of a thousand words
I’ll utter to persuade her
and one that will matter
1.18.2022
Honor
blinded, though we may have been,
do we not admit
rumbling rush of our blood
rising sound of our heartbeat thud
as we answer to defend our honor
charging with full-metal armor?
what do you live for?
what does your heart beat for?
what are your principles for?
right now, live!
right here, fight!
right now, believe!
1.17.2022
Lie and honesty
perhaps like a sky everyone can see
serene presence deep within your eye
stinky like age-old sock, it will be
remembering your deed hidden from a spy
but there is no spy
it’s only you and yourself
not the catcher in the rye
honesty is within reaching depth
1.16.2022
Word
once the word was spoken
there were myths and hymns frozen
in between time when truth was forgotten
the word slid through all revealing an ocean
perhaps a miracle,
perhaps a magic.
but all I can say is
it has happened.
1.15.2022
Slow Down
slow down a little
rest your soul with mettle
one day the storm will settle
Spring with come with sunflower petals
glimpse down at what lies deeper
into the earth with stories so simple
Truth may not be so brittle nor sparkle
but oh so serene it is to the keeper
1.14.2022
Breath
will there be enough to breath
is not what you think when you live
but just breath and you leave
spaces you occupy and move with a breeze
Seal
tobacco, I’ve vowed to quit you
perhaps you’re a seal I must keep
as long as I live, even then there is few
reason to believe, for a good night sleep
I will heave, these boulders of burden
weaving a tread of history of one human
1.12.2022
Eye
after dark night, if you haven’t drowned
in sadness, despair, and guilt,
keep your eyes, those eyes of a hound
doggedly hunting your target to full tilt
remember tonight, if you dare to fight
go full speed, without a flinch
give every shot with all your might
no regret, throw everything in one pitch
1.11.2022
Ralph with Coffee 
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