inside_looking_out
lostgirl there are thousands of you out there
colorful flashes 
unbridled motion
this way
and
that

white with bright

 
from my vantage point,
inside_looking_out
i see your laughter
and your fear

raw emotion paints your faces

and mine

with downcast eyes and downturned lips
my emotional struggle is unhidden
to those looking

being an onlooker to this spectacle churns my stomach

i want to be you
i want to bear the brunt of mother nature's chill
i want to be vertically challenged
i want to fly

i want
i want

do i need?

yes, i need


it is a slippery slope
both figuratively and quite literally
   


and as the significance of life
versus what comes next
prickles the back of my neck
i realize
that though death came knocking
even turned the knob


but i did not answer
 
what
might
have 
been

i chose well

alive
is
now
 
soon
i'll be 
one of you

upturned lips
eyes bright


soon
but
not
yet




 
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...
unhinged i think i'll just stay inside today
but
it would be really cool if
someone would knock on my door
and give me a hug
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...
Doar and
leaving
or turning
or being
viewed

substance
invigorated
left here
behind
hands
memories
thoughts
of hands
slowly
pacing
a
life
of
gliding
of
scratching
wanting
being
a counterpoint
a wanting.

.
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what's it to you?
who go
blather
from