Shelter

There is a place beyond a young
man’s wildest dreams.
A place where man has no eyes,
for there is nothing to see.
Where man has no ears,
for there is nothing to hear.
Where man has no mouth,
for there is nothing to speak.
In this place man has no body,
But still the heart, soul, and mind can exist.
This is not Heaven, yet it is not Hell.
And man does not question it,
for he can not speak.
Here there is no love,
for there is no one to love.
But yet there is no hate,
for there is no one to hate.
Here is only one,
But yet here are all.
There is no past,
Only the present.
There are not days,
But there are no nights.
And you are not dead,
But yet, not still alive.
You are one being,
Alone, but with others.
Unable to call out,
But they know you are there.
There is only acceptance to
What is to come.
-1991

Miles Apart

So many miles apart
Every night I cry
Grief tearing at my heart
Tears fall from my eyes
Memories of yesterday
When we were together
And the things you’d say
I’ll love you forever