Poem: It Is

It's in an itch that you've forgotten how to scratch
It's in the dark only when you can't seem to find a match
It's in the rich that live in poverty
Sometimes the price you pay is the act of being wealthy
It's in the hearts of all our shadowed thoughts
It's not in our schools because it can never be taught
It's in the place of evil where the spirit sings a song
So eerie and enchanting you'll start to sing along
It's in the juiciest bite of an invigorating pear
When it comes from Mother Nature, you're breathing in her air
It's in the attics of our lives where secrets fall asleep in dust
It's whispering your name through the wind with all its gust
It's in your mosques, churches, sanghas, chakras, temples
Doesn't matter where you are, the message is rather simple
It's in all living creatures, the spirits and the dead
We're different individuals sewn together with golden thread
It's there in the calm nights on the salty seas
And in the tornadoes, hurricanes and all of travesty
It's a slap across a youthful creamy face
It's a homesick lonely soldier's welcome home embrace
It's in the texture of colors that you have never seen
It's in the prickly nests of hallowed out oak trees
It's dead, long gone, forgotten and deceased
But it's come alive, it lives inside, lives in you, lives in me

My Friend, written today by me :)

I walk down the hall but the hallway doesn’t end

I try to catch up to my disappearing friend

Running through this maze, it fills my mind with worry

Knowing I’ll one day wake up from this enchanting story

Screaming only helps the battle within oneself to stall

Speech is simply useless unless it’s for the good of all

A silent breath to gain composure, gently take it in

It echoes louder than my screams to help me find my friend

In this darkness she will be my ever illuminating light

But she is still disappearing no matter how hard I fight

Attempting to reach her only pushes her far away

She wants me to surrender, but I just want her to stay

I try to let go of my fears and surround myself with love

It only takes a second and a door opens up above

I climb through the opening and stand before a mirror

And now I see my friend again, it’s never been any clearer

She waves to me from the other side, showing me she cares

I only caught a glimpse but now I know she’s always there