See You Space Cowboy

He revved the engine
The ship cleaved heaving space-time
Stars burned with yearning

Boredom

How can you be bored
when the big ol’ world overflows
with much that is weird & wonderful?

How can you be boring
when you have y’own stories & views
to tell as a unique individual?

Let Your Natural Spirit Shine

I feel a lot lighter
The world’s so much brighter
I stand before you as I am
as I go with the tide
You may embrace me in your arms
or elbow me aside

I just let my natural spirit shine
… untarnished
… unvarnished
… just as-is

(As I Am reworked)

Too Many Coffees 😩😪

My mind is stretched taut
and my focus is shot
in that weird twilight hour
from too many ☕☕☕
to try and compensate for
the shortage of 💤💤💤

The Girl I Loved

A girl once stole my heart
Her smile could light up a bazaar
She had a heart of gold
I knew, I could tell … even from afar

I got very little to say
certainly not my whole story
We went our own ways
The years buried the memory

She’s back now — happy chance
Wiser, more self-assured
Kindness ringing in her voice
Just as sweet as before

She laughed at my jokes
I laughed at hers
Better not feed any hopes
Only makes it worse

I feel I’ve lost something
She’s now with another
I’d no claim on her back then
And can’t make her mine ever

If I only had more pluck …
More courage …
But I cannot go back
Things have changed
A new day is about to break
Watch the sun blaze