Greatest Need

We are afraid to
spend our lives alone, yet friends
and family are there
to support us, comforting
in times of our greatest need.


9/3/2012

Reaching (a haiku)

All people connect

every single day, reaching

for one another.

7/11/2011

I Call Out to You

I call out to you,

yet you do not respond.

I recall simpler days,

reaching out to one another;

One always there

listening to the other.

As close cousins, bickering

peppered our bond,

Yet that never dissolved

our strong ties.

Instead, subtle twists

in life had its way.

The last time

we really spoke

You were in great need

your aunt's passing

Bearing a huge

weight on your soul;

I tried to lighten the grip

of guilt's heavy hand,

Yet the sorrow rang as clear

as the sadness in your voice.

Years passed, and we've

gone out separate ways;

I still remember the

carefree times,

A stark contrast from the

silence between us today.

I call out to you,

yet you do not respond.

6/6/11

Sever the Thread

Everything has

a beginning, a middle,

and an end.

We spent years

weaving our bonds

together;

Stitching many days

of laughter and tears

into one beautiful

tapestry.

I thought the thread

of our friendship

was infinite,

Yet I understand that

everything has

a beginning, a middle,

and an end.

Things happen for

a reason,

No matter how

complicated.

Sewing the final

seams on our tapestry,

I am now ready

to cut the thread.

3/31/2011

--Written back in December 2010, remembering a friendship that ended too abruptly. I moved on, which makes sharing this easier.