Author: drachenkreiger

I only think I have slept in.

The body reacts sluggishly.

Staying up late can be fun.

It is the morning after that damns you.

The youthful days are behind me.

I must make my decisions more carefully.

The drugs of tomorrow

marketed as medicine.

Chemical imbalances

which send us sky high.

Some are good.

Which ones are bad?

Talk to your doctor

and ask the questions!

The grocery bills

are growing larger.

Appetites can not be suppressed.

Teenagers are like locusts

eating everything in their wake.

Oh to be able to eat

and grow taller

not wider.

The best benefit of these years.

The words we choose.

The jokes we laugh at.

The silence we allow.

Our actions are what define us.

Dirty dishes in the sink

mean someone is eating.

A floor that needs to be vacuumed

means it is being walked on.

A bathroom that needs to be wiped down

means that the house is functioning.

A house in use

means it is someone’s home.

A day where

the employees

treat the customers

to extra special savings.

So

just like

every shopping day?

Claimed

Taken

Preferred

Wanted

Meaningful

Desired

In all ways

Loved

I wrote my heart out.

I put in all my woes.

My fleshly desires.

My unspoken pleasures.

I wanted to let someone know.

Fear has kept my voice quiet.

Words are hard to find

but the alternative is silence!

Strength does not come from

doing it all yourself!

It comes from realizing that you need help.

That there are others who care about you.

People who want to help.

Asking them for help

and breaking your proud stance

is the hardest thing you will ever have to do!

It whips the hair across the face.

Haphazardly placing it over the eyes.

The icy tendrils creep under the coat.

Shivers run down the length of the spine.

Hot chocolate and blankets

are the only remedy on such a day as this!