Would You Like Another?

The fading of lights.

The light chatter of loved ones.

The love for a drink.

Desire intertwines us.

Defining vocabulary

Defines circumstances.

Eliminates naivety.

You can't define everything.

The lines throughout your face

Facing the one you know you love.

Not knowing reciprocation.

Vulnerability reflects strength.

The ways in which we writhe

Away from the demons in our sleep

The demons drive our days

And draft our desires.

Not Patient Enough for an Edit.

A crimson wave crashes over me.

Numbness ensues.

Clarity reaches the surface.

A fist full of faith.

Clutching at the leaves and scattered gravel. 

The smoke slithering through the fingers.

It's so hard to grasp the air.

I can hardly catch my breath. 

The warm feeling of sand beneath your feet,

Curling between your toes,

Can be taken away in a single blink.

That lonesome sneaker wave,

Pulling everything under that's within reach.

Close my eyes.

The sea has to spit you out eventually.

It's buried treasures are much more valuable.

How dare you think you're worth the ocean floor?

To Be Aware.

Of taste. Texture. Sounds. Colors.

Movements. Motivations.

The why. The how.

To not disregard a single detail.

Of any single moment.

The bad and the good.

The ugly and the beautiful.

The temperature. The humidity.

Every breath.

The air flowing through your body.

The oxygen shooting through your veins.

To slow down.

To stop.

To live.

To understand what makes people tick,

Is the ultimate wisdom.