The Sturdy House

The house was so sturdy

That the walls were defined

If only you saw the small sketch

And its lines

The house, it was that

It was simply a home

But inside this house

There seemed to be a cluster of domes

The daughter lived in one

A son in another

There was one for the father

And of course, one for the mother

They lived in this structure

Physically, feet apart

But in these domes they stayed

The distance between had no start

They were too far away 

For anything to connect

 If they wanted to talk

They would need a safety net

But the house was quite sturdy

It would not be shaken down

But if you looked inside

There was not a person without a frown

The house, it was sturdy

The domes, they were too

But the relation to one another

There was not any clue

I Give Thanks

I give thanks for the turkey

That runs from my mouth to in

For we are all quite thankful

As we sit together with juice on our chin

I give thanks for the people 

Who make this meal a sight

That helps me calm my frightful thoughts

And I sit and enjoy the light

I give thanks for the music

That's kept me on the ground

The melodys string together

As they help fight off the hounds

I give thanks for the readers

Who make my eyes light up

For sometimes even a happy day

Can have far too many hiccups

I give thanks for my courage

To stay and not run away

For I know that eventually

I'll be glad for my choice that day

I give thanks for the hardships

For I'm strong and see the light

I give thanks for Jesus

For in him I'll be alright

I give thanks for the things I see

And the things I get to ignore

I give thanks because someday

I'll need the thanks that I have stored 

The Package

He wrapped it up like a present

And sent it off to war

For there was no reason to keep it

If it reminded him of before

He wrapped it up and left it

In the pocket of his mind

For in inside, his mind's at war

And there's no where left to hide

He wrapped up the darkness

It wasn't out

But hiding within

He assumed if it was inside

His head would fix the things he'd send

The package stayed for hours

His head tore it apart

For in inside were good things

That were able to destroy it like a dart

The package that he had put there

 Had been defeated by the light

And when he revived this message

He knew he'd be alright

To Brighten The Day

She told them it was reality

Maybe not to them but it was to her

They looked at her and kept on

But inside she began to stir

She was angry that the others didn't care

She was angry that she had never seen

That what was dying on the inside

To them was a distant dream

How come the screams kept going

While her neighbors managed to sleep

And how come all she managed to say

To her friends was nothing deep

The dying part of her insides

Just sat and stayed to same

While all the other people
Stayed obsessed in their happy fame

She grew tired of the people

Who refused to see all that she saw

And she then decided that her feelings

Her friends could not recall

She left and no one came running

So she ran to people she liked
She met some people she like to call friends
And distanced herself from the ones she disliked
She found herself by running away
To a place of people new

Running away is sometimes ok

When there's nothing left to do

So there's a happy story

There's nothing real left to say

I don't know what was the purpose

But I hope it helps the day

No, I Don't Miss You

No, I don't miss you

I miss who we used to be

I miss the fact that at one point

You made me feel  free

But no, I don't miss you

You're different 

And so am I

You may have made me feel free at some point

But I'd never trust you to fly

 So do I miss you? NO 

And there is nothing left to show

For we are in two separate places

And all that was left are now just traces

We may be able to find our way

We could travel, and be back

But at some point and time

You would leave, I would pack

No, I don't miss you

I wish you didn't miss me, just the same

For right now you are unhappy

And in me you place the blame

 So maybe one day, you'll be happy

And you'll forget me all 

So maybe you'll be sorry 

That you made that nasty call

Let me tell you something

It's something I have to do

I did love you at one point

But no, I don't miss you  

Autumn

My darling can you feel it?

Something's changing in the air

I can feel my blood run cold

As the wind ruffles up my hair

My darling can you smell it?

The air has turned out cold

And all the leaves as they turn

Reflect a scent that brings back the old

My darling can hear it?

Leaves crunching beneath my foot

The wind and rain mix together

As the leaves return to soot

The fall turns into winter

As the air goes crisp to sharp

And every time I step outside

I feel the air just like a dart

This autumn will not stay forever

So take it while its here

For autumn brings beauty

But it also brings destruction, my dear

If You Say That You're Not Happy

If  you say that you're not happy

I tell you, something's wrong

And trust me this is not something

That you can just follow along

If you say that you're not happy 

Then something needs to change 

And everything that comes out of it

May be nothing except strange

But my friend, if you're not happy

You can not stay the same

For even if you say you're fine

I know it's said in shame

If you say you are not happy

The shame needs to be put down

So that we can get working 

On removing that sad frown

Now you don't have to move away

Or tear your life apart

Just take away a miserable thing

Just one, that's how it starts

If you say that you're not happy

Then do something you like

Make sure to make time for what you want

And not the things you dislike

If you say that you're not happy

That's not a bad thing to say

But friend I promise you one thing

You will see joy one day

So If you say that you're not happy

I promise this isn't your all

For things will change and people will pass

If you push away the wall

This Is My Goodbye

This is my goodbye

To the friend, the lover, the lost

For I was ripped from you all

And now paying the cost

I miss you all quite dearly

As I look upon the sky

For I remember that we were once convinced

That together we would learn to fly

But this is my goodbye to the friend

Who picked me off the floor

I tried to never let her go 

But she frowned and slammed the door

A call would have been quite nice

After all we had been through

But all was said was "go away"

And I guess that will have to do

This is my goodbye to the lover

Who I loved more than they knew

 I'll never forget the look in their eye

As we stood together masked in blue

But the blue masks, they wore off 

And the love, it wore off too

All that's left are memories 

And I guess that will have to do

 This is my goodbye to the lost

I'm sorry for what happened

Everything was meant to help you

But your soul it seemed to have blackened

The world can be a cruel place

Especially inside your head

And although you thought of a perfect thing

The reality was dead

We did so much together

We did, that much is true

But now we are just people who pass

And I guess that will have to do

So this is my goodbye

I think of you all each day

 For each and every one of you 

Impact the things I say

But you have left and I am here

And I'll reflect on how I grew

With my goodbye to the friend, the lover, the lost

And I guess that will have to do

 

Repititon

Merri was an actress

She memorized her words

Everything she's ever said

Was something that she'd heard

Her bother was an artist

And every thing he drew

Was shown to him with all the words

The world had taught him through

Merri loved the silence

For it was something that was not made

And you may chose to end your words

But silence does not fade

Her brother loved the silence

For through silence he had thoughts

And every thought his mind would get

Would inspire art in that spot

Merri uses all her words

But she likes the silence more

For all the words were memorized

They were repetition, nothing more