Time no longer runs standard.
Normal is the new sites and adventures.
The presence of other vacation garbed people.
Decisions made spur of the moment.
Laughter louder as the day goes on.
Skin burnt and lotion soothingly applied.
Water and sand tracked throughout the hotel.
Until the last day and time returns
To the weird remembrance of the original life.
The rain will not stop me.
The sands of the tropics await me.
The waves will crash over me
And I will laugh in ecstasy
Before returning to the shore
Shivering from the cold!
The story to tell
And the pictures that unfold
Will have made the mad dash
A worthwhile Adventure!
Your love poem that was meant for another.
The breakfast table being cleaned prematurely.
A song that reminds you of a previous heartbreak.
Cemetery stones showing the loss of loved ones.
A misunderstanding between friends that takes time to repair.
Anxiety that refuses to go away during the meeting.
The “look” that you thought meant something else.
Nowhere are you safe from mistakes.
I wonder how you would react if I kissed you?
The wrapping ripped and torn.
Ribbons unraveled and turned into cat toys.
Food lethargy turns everyone comatose.
Minimum energy spent as the kids play
Sometimes quietly, more often not.
Food scraps left as an offering to the holiday gods.
A string of lights blink slowly as the eyelids droop.
No broken candles left lying around.
But the holiday spirit lives on.
Walking in the direction of the beach.
The surfers and the swimmers enjoying the waves.
Sunscreen applied.
The heat is abated when the water is entered.
Rest and relaxation rejuvenate the soul.
I am in limbo.
Floating in a cerebral space.
I have no thoughts or memories.
Who I am is of no consequence.
The time to act has passed.
Failure happened and I tried.
That is what matters.
I tried!
All I have left is this grief.
I let time get away on me
and now I will never have enough.
An add on to the holiday cheer.
To brighten the festivities with glee.
I give you the simple veneer
of the bells masking my plaintive plea.
Love one another
no matter your heart.
Your religion or race
should keep no one apart!
I look to the sky and see our souls fly
as we all join our loved ones tonight.
The quiet ones watch the loud ones.
There are those who munch the nibblies.
The extroverts and the funny ones.
The host goes between them all.
I watch and enjoy the spectacle
since it is not often I go to parties anymore.
It is good to see old friends
and meet some new ones.
More often than not I interact ineptly,
but at least I am here!
Hungry.
Should eat.
No energy to make things
to eat.
But food….
food gives back energy.
Hey, am I waking up?
Whoo hoo lets go get the this day started!
The joys of juggling
all of life’s decisions.
The struggles of which
responsibilities need to be the priority.
When free time
is collapse on the couch
and if you are lucky
you made tea to go with it.
Otherwise a busy schedule
keeps you from enjoying
the little savoury moments.
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