My body holds no ink Not to say I’m against it For my scars alone are Enough to talk about Each one a different memory That holds significance Provoking emotion In the even the smallest form Some worse

This movie was once One of a kind Vivid and powerful Young and mature Developing through the stages Constantly thickening plot Each climax finding A fulfilling solution With no end in sight But now it

I turned to her and said, “But all isn’t right in the world.” And she looked into my eyes And replied, “Sometimes that’s alright. It merely lets us know that we have room to grow and lessons to be learned.

As the light fades And darkness dominates Everything begins to change I can feel a difference Come about in myself The night has a way Of showing us Things we never saw In the light of day It teachers

My war does not start And end on the front lines It is much deeper than that A never ending bombardment From each direction Never ceasing nor relenting For some this may seem A much more daunting task

Why must we let fear bind us Our souls beg to conquer this divide And pursue forward Leaving what we thought Was unachievable behind Moving past to find new heights And raise our limits On what we deem

The waters shallow About knee-deep But the tide is rising Hope you're quick on your feet Some bring in a mess Others are calm and smooth But when the water reaches your neck It's time to move Don't panic,

I pray for a long road Alone and filled with rays of sunshine With many turns and hills And terrains of all kind With an ending nowhere in sight And a beginning I can recall

I’m not asking For any revelation Or discovering The real truth in innocence But my patience is tested And morals in question From the violence And mutilation Of the beauty that surrounds And the love