Lights

The city at night
Is brightened up
Translucence
Descends upon the night

The people are lit up
In shining glow
From poles and car lights
To stadiums and bridges

All night
The lights do shine
Pretty night
Lights up the sky

Running The Mile

It's a mile, right? No big deal.
Just wake up, put on your shoes.
Eat a banana, bagel, anything.
Then lace up those shoes.
And get ready to go.

You stretch outside.
Feeling that muscle ache.
Burning desire to be free.
Run down the street with speed.
Hair in the face.

You constantly have to brush it back.
Nothing to hold it back.
Just your hand, constantly above your head.
Whip, whip, whip.
Eventually learning to love it.

You sweat, drips of it come crawling down.
Putting you in a trance.
Completely free of just about anything.
Then snapping back into action.
You keep on running.

Creep up to that mile.
Burn your every desire.
You're almost there.
Boom! That's one mile.
Get some water and be done.

What To Do When You Wake Up

The alarm rings
Your breath lets out a vicious yawn
You slap the alarm
One. Twice. Three times.

You somehow manage to crawl out of bed
Ignoring the chipping bird
You make your way to the bathroom
And start the running water

You get in and water runs down your cheeks
Desperate to wake up fully
Shampoo hair and wash your body with soap
Water is then turned off.

You step out, dry off, and get into clothes
Wondering what to have for breakfast
There's eggs, cereal, bacon, toast
You have all of them

Good breakfast, you should say
Feeling wide awake now
Reading the paper for a little bit
Then the phone rings

It's your boss, you're running late
You zip for your bag
Then run out the door
Ready to tackle today

The Sleeping Man

Early morning
Man sleeping
He had waken up early
To catch his plane

But he kept falling asleep
Hearing in and out
Snoring and perking up
Whenever a new sound was heard

Finally, it was too late
He had woken up and rushed
But only soon found out
That he had missed it

The Traffic Nightmare

Get up.
In my car.
Off to work.

Morning air.
Smells of relief.
Helping me.

Traffic.
Beeping and horns.
Causing headaches.

Past the junction.
Still driving.
Red lights all over.

Can't stop.
Try to drink my coffee.
Another horn goes.

Smack the wheel.
Try to calm down.
Smack it again.

Can't believe it.
Between upset and angry.
About to throw a fit.

Throw my hands.
To the steering wheel.
Back to calm.

Suddenly.
The traffic breaks.
I'm free.
So long.

I See The Light

The light.
Calling.
Calling to me the Light
I can see it
It appears and then vanishes
Like a signal

What is the signal?
Come to me
Show me the light
Yes, I can see it
What?
Come back to the light.

There it is.
Flash. Again. Flash
Rotating.
Showing.
Signaling.
Looking for my sign

The break.
The light
One final time
Disappears
In time
To see light again.

Earth (4 Elements Poem)

Earth

Boulders come crashing

Down the mountain plateau

I race as fast as I can

Escaping their mighty wrath

Ahead, dirt and pebbles

Try to slip my path

My feet hit them both

And I almost collide with destiny

There’s a forest up ahead

Where I can find cover

But those boulders

Won’t give me my hopes

They tumble fast and hard

Intending to destroy me

The trees and forests

Are helpless to find me

My death is near

My feet keep running

The boulders are much faster

They don’t stop

My foot is pulled out

From underneath me

I go under the boulders

And get crushed by tremendous weight

I take one last breath

And see on top of me

A gigantic ore

Crushing my dreams.