I can’t tell you that I know what you’re going through

I can’t tell you that I will always have the right words

I can’t tell you that I’ll always be there when you need me

I can’t tell you that I’ll be there for all your precious moments

Because to be honest

We all fall short

in the long run

But what I can tell you is

that even when I can’t form the right words

Or I can’t be there when you need a shoulder

I will always try

I will always makeup for lost words

For lost moments

Because what’s life without making up for absence in the lives of those you love.

Though we hold the map to that great ol’ destination

We can’t help but get caught up in the detours that comes our way

The winding roads we oft follow leave us in a constant state of confusion

Leaving us expending most our time backtracking

Just to get back to that familiar safe spot.

The vision was clear

At least that’s what I thought

Loving arms, hugging bodies close

I could see it all

It was too unreal

The militia would be here soon

Between visions of passion and love

Under the camp tents

There was something else there

A cloud, or many

The smoke appears

and I’m choking and gasping for air

I can still see, God I think I can still see

Something, anything

But it’s not the same

The vision is not the same

There’s barging

I can hear someone or some people barging in

With a force that not even I could withstand

and so I give in

Hands drawn behind my back with cuffs that I hadn’t the keys too

Who would have thought it would all end with smoke screens

This is where I say goodbye

Horses cry and angels lie

Sweet chariot awaits their daughter’s sorrowful departure

Black horses lift their hooves in violent uproar

Oh sweet angel

Why must you leave so early

The party has only just begun

So bright and promising

Shining like the sun

The chiming has commenced and the air grows chilly

She raises her foot baring pale skin as she enters the beginning of the end.

It’s not that hard you know

To see the blue streams

Beneath the pale white clouds

Oh how I yearn to dive deep

Cutting through seams

Being free

Finally free

Letting it flow.

This is a poem for

The women who keep it all together

But are really falling apart

No matter what you’re going through right now

Always remember

That you are much stronger than you think.

Do you know what it’s like

To feel alone

To have people say they love you

Yet they’re out of zone

To do so much for others

and get little in return

To be the strong friend

That is always burned

To plaster a smile

When you feel to frown

To keep an upbeat tempo

When all you feel is down

To force interaction

In the midst of your despair

To want to run away from everything

and just disappear