How soon we forget
how slow our minds heal
when hearts bleed emotions
we often don't feel
instincts protect us
from crippling thoughts
obscuring life lessons
we could have been taught
looking at space
absorbing its fear
believing our future
can be saved by our tears
how soon we forget
how sad we might feel
when our hearts are hiding
from pain that is real
WAVES
Waving goodbye
on the shore of a time
too dear to let go
too far to rewind
stones slowly washed
away into sand
waving goodbye
to the warmth of the land