Streets

I spit at the ground

In utter disgust

But my reflection was found

Within the sidewalk’s trust

Concrete warmed my fears

Dirt in the storm-drain of my heart

Same direction for a few years

Homeless man’s dreams lying in a cart

Smoke of my past exiting the sewer

Billboards could not capture the ad

Beckoning me here, I won’t let myself be lured

I shake the lies, protection like steel clad

21^st, 20^th, then back up your street

Windows close to keep your cold out

31^st and Henry, the 10^th suite

Cab drives away, and heals the doubt

I spit at the ground

In utter disgust

But my reflection was found

Within the sidewalk’s trust

These Voices

I don't know, I guess my hopes are starting to fade.
I feel like I'm stuck in this place.
This dark place.
A rut.
A critical analysis of...
Everything has changed.
Maybe I'm going mad.
But I just want what I have been dreaming for a while now,
To become reality.
I feel like I am waiting for something that will never happen.
I hear these voices in every cell of my body, telling me to...
But I can't?
Should I?
These voices contradict each other.
So I'm just confused.
I wish you understood.
Something in me is screaming out to you.
To me..
But you can't hear,
I can't hear.
We must be deaf, together.
Together?
Maybe.

Expectations and Limitations

It's not enough just to breathe on water, and hope it turns into an ocean.
It's enough just to touch silver, and expect it to turn to gold.
It's not enough for the sun to rise in the sky, and stay there just for a day.
It's not enough for the moon to change phases, but to always be labeled as full.
It's not enough for a mind to think positive thoughts, and never to act on them.
It's not enough for the dreams of tomorrow, to be kept dormant in today.
It's not enough for love to be put into words, but never existent in the soul, in the heart, and in the actions.
It's not enough just for the world, to remain as the world, there are consequences, expectations, and limitations that must be compensated for.
It's not enough anymore.