Author: Kevin Fraleigh
I have finally realized…
There comes a point in time when everything is either too high or too low and it’s just not worth worrying about.
Life gets in the way
All too often life, death, sickness, and even joy, are roadblocks to our creativity.
Memorial Day
As a veteran, my feelings about Memorial Day are complicated. The sacrifices our armed forces make are very often overlooked and the cost of freedom is taken for granted.
Should we be concerned?
You read my wordsAnd you are disturbed,Because I share my pain,My darkness,My emptiness,And I wonder,Sometimes aloud,If anyone hears me.But I know now that you do,It is reflected in your fear,In your concern,But do not be afraid,I will not hurt myself.I do not wishFor an easy escape from my pain,My anguish,My…
Unpacking my memories
I unpacked a lot today She said As we talked I talked Words Joy Anger Disappointment Betrayal Brother, why weren’t you there for me She died alone Then tears My mother’s death Still fresh An open wound But the tears speak Of more Yet to be confronted Childhood Yet to…
Noise
Noise envelopes meIt is my constant companionMechanicalElectronicHumanAnimalAll mount against meTo assault my consciousnessAnd drown outThe voices in my headAnd it is only in the nightIn that sacred momentBefore I am anesthetized by sleepThat the voices break through in a dull roar of silenceAnd words fill my mindIn an impotent attemptTo…
You may see me here
You may see me hereBut I am a ghostI am not deadBut I am lost to myselfI have lost my selfAnd if I am lost to my selfWho will you miss when I am goneMy world is darkUnbalancedAll Yin and no YangNo flow to smooth the edgesThe clothes in need…
Thanks for your service, goodbye
Being retired I know that it’s overBut I still waitFor the callThat would pull me back inBehind the doorsWhere the secrets lieBut I also know thatThe call will never comeI am forgottenAnd I know thatI shall die incompleteNever knowing if I might Have done moreTo save the world ©2022 Kevin…
Given the world we face
There were voices onceThat told me storiesAnd took me through time and spaceBut now they are silentAnd all I can doIs to wanderAnd squander the time I have leftRegretting not letting the voicesCarry me away while I had them. There was a time onceWhen the course of lifeWas infinite and…
