New beginnings

Farewell.
Go safely.

As you shoot among the stars
of your youthful, glittering sky,
don't zoom past the
windows of opportunity;
don't leave yourself wondering why...
why did I never take a chance?
why did I never give it a second glance?
why did I give up so easily?
why did I let them give up on me?

Farewell.
Go safely.

No regrets, as you move on
with your lives.
You're not children any longer -
you're taking adult strides -
huge steps towards responsibility,
opportunity,
with dignity
and potential for an exciting future.

Farewell.
Go safely.

A thought

Or, perhaps, we understand perfectly.
Perhaps our reflections are whole, after all.

亀の甲より年の功

Lying back, closing
my eyes I sense the clouds float
across my vision:

a whirlpool of thoughts -
an internal storm or gale -
a tempest within.

Discharged from this life,
I find it's not so simple
to escape the past.

Serenity. Hope.
A longing for acceptance
in all our friendships.

Forgiveness. Belief
that we can learn from mistakes
that we keep making.

Lay here, I open
my eyes and see the sun burst,
blinding my vision.

Intoxicated

The intoxication makes your nerve ends
quiver
like a strip of ribbon
vibrating
in the rushing wind.

As the chemical waves wash
over you,
your eyes stare into mine.
An imaginary line joins us,
suddenly,
temporarily,
inextricably and fervently -
now or never!

Your pulse, like a volleyed football,
fires
again and again,
going for goal.

The intoxication makes your nerve ends
shiver,
like a rising riot
you reach to passionately embrace me
in the rushing wind.