bookgirl05

I'm full of questions tonight But no answers. That always seems to be the case. I ask and I ask and I ask, But I never know what, or who, or why, or how. Here's a question for you- Why do we ask questions? Why do we not just remain ignorant? Isn't ignorance bliss? (at times, it truly is). Yet ignorance is so unstaisfying. We're humans- we have this insatiable desire to KNOW Because once we know, we can possess. Possess what, you may ask? Simple knowledge? Or perhaps the fact that once we KNOW, we KNOW that we KNOW And can lord it over others. Is this cynical? Possibly so. But it has a ring of truth you can't deny. Not th

Anonymous A word full of meaning Yet not. Anonymity protects us from failure. When you're anonymous, you're invisible. An anonymous person could be anyone- The person you bump into on the street, Your worst enemy, Or You. It provides protection, Provides safety, But does it obstruct happiness? When you're invisible, no one sees you. No one touches you. No one smiles at you. No one laughs with you. Is it really that great being Anonymous?

Waving winking water Nestles on the shore While the strobe lights of the universe Light up the sky. Conflicted thunder- Gentle, yet as furious as a scorned lover. Deceptive and sly- it sneaks up On the tail of the lightning And (with a boom) shatters the world. Waving winking water Rises to meet the heavens. But (suddenly) The sky stifles it forever.

It's getting colder. The sun sets so much earlier now! (Soon winter will be here.) …As the days start to freeze, We sleep by the fire, comforted by the warmth in each other's arms. Huddled under a (fleece) blanket, we kiss and cuddle the day away. Winter is harsh and unforgiving, but I'll be okay as long as I have you by my side. Day after day we find excuses to stay inside, to stay near each other. "Let's just sleep the day away…" we say. And that's what we do… I wake up, startled by the draft coming in through the open window of my apartment. And realize…it's not real. You are not here. I am not there. There

Dark clouds gather On the horizon Over the blue-gray sea Waves churning The tempest yearning To take me away Lightning flashing Thunder crashing In the pitch black sky Wind howling Storm yowling With a vengeance Beautiful in its fury As it rages Over the blue-gray sea.