Two Paths

I stare at this fork in the road with two differing paths-

One path a hundred years,

The other just one day. 

The answer seems so clear from there,

But there’s so much more.

One has you in it,

The other doesn’t.

Sure, I could have a hundred years

With money and cars,

Fancy houses and tons of friends.

Dogs and private beaches,

Year long vacations in Maui,

Oh, the good life.

That life that we all strive for.

The success.

The satisfaction.

The support.

The love of others.

While the other path is dirty.

No house, just living on the street.

No clothes to wear, no food to eat.

Lying here in the freezing snow.

No hope and no where to go.

I look at these paths,

Watch as everyone takes their hundred years.

They turn to me and ask,

“Are you coming?

It’s everything we’ve ever wanted.”

I shake my head and watch as they all walk by.

Sure, I could have a hundred years-

With money and cars,

Houses and friends,

Dogs and beaches,

Long vacations.

Living the good life.

But there is just one flaw,

You’re not there.

So I walk towards my last day,

Happier than I could ever be.

A Place I've Never Been

Take me home,
To a place I've never been.
A place I've never seen,
Where my hair blows in the wind.
Lets take a little hike-
From the misery of life.
That brings me back afloat,
Because I'm drowning in this strife.
Drowning in the doubt,
The fear and insecurities.
Hiding away in shame-
From all of my impurities.
So can we get away?
To a place I've never been.
With some familiar faces,
Because all I need are my friends.

The Fragile Heart

There's a lot on the mind of the girl in the corner
As her tears fall down on her broken heart
The picture ripped in half by her side
With the paper saying "We're better off apart"
She thought things were going smooth
The way she let down her guard
She never told him stop
Even though she knew he was going too far
All she wanted was love
The appreciation she never had
The love from the movies
That she wanted so bad
A kiss in the rain
But her love story was just a storm
The cuts bled deep
And the scars begin to form
Her tears begin to tattoo her face
After all they never seem to stop
Love conquers all
Or at least that's what she was thought
But maybe she had it all wrong
The meaning of this cliche
For maybe love does conquer
Just everyone in its way
As she lies there bleeding
Drunk on the thoughts
Suffering from pain
That only love brought
She tries to stand
But he cut her at the knees
She falls right over
With such a light breeze
Guess he never knew
How fragile was her heart
As he ripped up every piece
He never wanted her from the start
All he saw was skin
That looked nice up in his bed
Not realizing the heart in her chest
And the brain in her head
The soul inside
That may never trust again
Because the only thing she was looking for
Was someone to fall in love with