Valentines

Flowers are symbolic
Words are hyperbolic
Sometimes. Or maybe
Not. Love is a happy
State but elation can't
Be permanently held
On the highwire that's
Life. We balance our
Happiness each day
My heart is full of love
A happy state held on
Life's highwire. I am
Elated but not giddy
Just intently, quietly
In love. Hearts, flowers

At last

What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?

Dying is a selfish act, devoid
Of companionship, committed
Alone and sometimes in the
Dark. It is your dark darkening
As everything quiets. Those
You loved cannot participate.
They may be sitting with you
By your side, but you are alone.
This is a moment of privacy.
A moment for keeping your
Own counsel, letting the
Quiet and the darkness settle.