It Could Be Once in a Life

The eyes hurt.

I so want to close them.

Yet I will suffer the pain

rather than miss the beauty before me.

Today's Road is for Traveling

As I travel the road

I think of the places it has taken me

the people I have met

it was long ago and it was yesterday

now it continues before me

where it leads

who I'll meet

these are the mysteries

that will be revealed tomorrow

Greed

I have eaten and my belly is filled

yet the sweet and savory flavors remain

my taste buds beg for more

so I surrender and continue to eat

my satisfaction had brought so much joy

but now the pain begins to grow in my gut

how foolish my over indulgence has become

Glaucoma

Hello darkness

thank you sleep

how wonderful the two of you are.

The pain brought me by the harsh light of day,

finally being eased.

I've long accepted the blindness

but the pressure,

the burning,

there is no getting used to them.

It is your touch darkness

that helps free me from the anguish.

Today has been so hard on my eyes.

Maybe tomorrow will be easier.

Ne'er-do-well

Ne'er-do-well, why do you sit?

Do your feet not hold your weight,

are your hands incapable of work?

Have you given up entirely,

resigned yourself to a life in the gutter?

There is a warm belly in a days toil

and self worth when it is of your own making.

Fear

This fear of the unknown,

unwarranted, yet it resides deep within me.

Why am I afraid to live in this moment?

I shrink at the thought of the next,

what tomorrow might bring me.

My future seen through this negative mindset

leaves my mind weak and spirit broken.

My emotions out of control.

Days wasted, worrying of things that haven't

and may never happen.

My life, empty of peace.

Every moment given away

waiting on the worst to present itself.

My negative thoughts

have brought a sickness to my heart

and death to my spirit.