precursor to calm

perplexed
there is something to this insanity
i cannot put a finger on
running
forward motion is the ceaseless pursuit
no one will dare to stop
chasing
dreams laid to rest before their birth
there is nothing like tomorrow
to change how today feels
how it ends
miserable
a feeling felt as virtgo finds its hold
i cant bear to go on
spinning
out of control sense of direction askew
no one is immune now
collapsing
no where to go dizzy from the insanity
whispering for the grace of God
calm

eastern sky

...and if i look to the eastern sky
wondering how, wondering why
i won't forget You're behind the horizon
and i'll just keep my eyes on
You alone

sixty

an hour ago we danced
to music in our heads
the space between worry
and fearlessness a rapid expanse
now we find trepidation
has begun its spinning round our heads

tell me how we can
in but sixty steps change
all the melodies we are singing
and find ourselves hopelessly lost
among a million thoughts
that begin their spinning round our heads

sand

every second like a singular grain
every moment a handful slipping through fingers
can i count every one?
or measure the expanse of this desert
these times, these sands
caught in the wind- drifting
fading swirling beyond my control
i am helpless if i try to contain this
i am lost among these dunes of time
at the mercy of molecular particles
at the grace of mere minutes
i can stand no more but at my knees
hoping i can in my wandering-
find where your oasis hides

caught

this wasn't the first time i felt you close
so close i was gasping for breath
you were my suffocation
in every way i was held in your gaze
unable to tear myself from you
you were my entrapment

fearless

standing over waters edge
losing balance, slipping
caught in gravity's embrace
ocean untamed and brilliant
breaking fall, engulfing
weightless in a sea of grace

eastern reaches

staring into the beyond
watching the sun rise again
you're in my thoughts
permeating these daylight hours
with graceful beauty
you move across the eastern reaches
whispering songs that
clouds dance to, in the sky above
i feel remnants of your perfect beauty
fall around me