remain

your essence remains

too intertwined to extract

from me completely

unusual weather

distant sky sparkles

lit with the gold rays of sun

over my house, rain

goodbye

i said my goodbyes

then i turned and walked away

and never looked back

in transit

phone poles whiz by

each one taking me farther

away from my love

getting away

removing myself

from ground zero, clears my head

restores sanity

road

the long open road

gives my mind time to unwind

it’s peaceful out here

mirror

the mirror reflects

a face i don’t recognize

who is that person?

soul

cruel reality

for the soul remains ageless

whilst the body fails

smile

they call them laugh lines

but i’m not laughing about

the lines i see now

dark water

treading dark waters

legs tire of the work it takes

to keep my head up