makingwaves

I know it’s nearing closing time, the woman in the red dress left long ago, 
in the arms of another man. 
Sometimes I wonder if I stay out late to avoid what’s waiting for me. 
There is nothing quite so lonely

The silence rings in my ears
Too heavy to hold.

This might’ve been the only time in my life
When I was truly and completely 
In the moment.

When anything outside of now
Seemed too irrelevant to comprehend,

Loyal,
Guarded,
Hard-working,
Accountable,
Thoughtful,
Impatient,
Writer,
Runner, 
Aware,
Quick-tempered,
Athletic,
Anxious,
Adventurous,
Driven,
Gritty.

 

I dreamed
I was a bird
In the sunny blue sky
Drifting through the spring air
Untethered.
I dreamed I was a bird
With nothing in the world
That could hold me back from flying.
I dreamed I was a bird

I miss the mundane things in normal everyday life that I used to take for granted. 
Things like hearing music after fourth block on a Friday
When I know I have the whole weekend ahead of me.