HAIKU #12

Worst day of your life
Is someone else's best day
All things all the time

HAIKU #11

No one wanted us
Their rejection sets us free
We'll do what we want

DEMON

I have a demon in me
And I know why it's here
It showed up when you hurt me
And told me not to fear

It said it could take over
And drive away the pain
And manage my thoughts for me
And live inside my brain

It promised me the comfort
That you did not provide
I felt ashamed and frightened
And welcomed it inside

I grew up with the demon
Forgetting it was there
It fed me till its poison
Was more than I could bear

I tried to fight the demon
Sometimes I thought I'd won
It wanted me to think that
It lied to me for fun

It made me think I liked things
That didn't bring me joy
It made me lose the brightness
That filled me as a boy

It taught me to despise life
And people such as you
While you despised me also
You had a demon too

We have these demons in us
They may be here to stay
But we can choose forgiveness
Where angels light the way

HAIKU #10

Two kinds of helping
Sometimes we help for others
Sometimes for ourselves

HAIKU #9

Yearning to escape
We fantasize and slumber
This escape plan sucks

DR. ZELDENRUST

How is Dr. Zeldenrust?
Tell us, is he well?
Has he found his inner light?
Is he safe from hell?

Where is Dr. Zeldenrust?
Are his travels blessed?
Has his journey reached an end?
Is his soul at rest?

Who was Dr. Zeldenrust?
Did we ever know?
Said we'd always stay in touch
That was long ago

SORRY

I'm sorry for the pain I caused
I never wanted to
You hurt me without trying
I did the same to you

We get in fights consistently
It's unclear who's to blame
I often feel the victim
I'm sorry all the same

I'll learn to spare you future pain
And help you spare me too
Till we're no longer sorry
But wise and born anew