Day Dream Believer

Dream. Dream big & dream small. Dream of tales most tall. Dream a little dream of me & you. So long as we lay here, such dreams will never fade. Between us, hopes are born & schemes are made.

Forgotten

Wasn’t expecting to find my youth buried in the back of that cupboard, but there it was, waiting to be dusted off and donned once more. As faded and torn as it was, there was no shortage of naivety and curiosity buried within. Do I dare dust it off? It could be just what the doctor ordered, or it could do more than good. What the hey, I’ll give it a day.

Levity

It creeps in, touting a terrifying mixture if merriment & self doubt. With every unabashed chortle comes a wave of uncertainty. Did I laugh too much? Am I standing straight? Levity, brevity and glee without restraint, an absolute joy it ain’t. This what I get because I could not wait.

Man Up

Are you a man or a mouse? Surely you can handle more,  something stronger, with more bite, but no, not you. You don’t want any of the fame or adulation that comes with the challenge, no. You crave the mediocrity, you live for it. For better or worse, you’re everything your old man ever thought you were. You could accept this or, if you’re daring, you could prove me wrong.

If only

What if, and only if, you had it. What if you had that one thing that made all the difference in the world, though only to you. You would smile, you would cheer and you would even jeer, regardless of who was looking. No one would understand but you, but that’s okay. The catch is, because there’s always one, you can’t tell anyone, not a soul. You can’t snap it, tweet it, filter it or anything of the sort. You have to keep this one little but all-important thing to yourself, just this once. This is the why and the how of the if, now days that is.  If it’s worth having it might not always be worth sharing, unfortunately. Ah well, like I said, that’s life.

The Catch

Imagine 

A life,

A world,

Without consequence,

Without worry,

Or burden.

Imagine

Living,

Not just existing.

Now stop;

Stop picturing

Dreaming

And pondering.

Just get up.

Do without restraint,

Be without consequence.

But before you do anything,

There’s just one condition:

Share it.

You know you want to.

Delight

Run rabbit run, run for the pot, ready to boil. Try as you might you cannot fight, for your natural state is well-done and on my plate. I will savour the flavour your life.

Impatient

An outsider,

Filled with rage,

Yearning to unleash hell,

But doesn’t.

Instead, he plots,

and he schemes.

Not for ill will,

not at all;

All he wants is change,

Something true,

Something real.

But impatience,

Of all things,

Is all he can feel.

Yessum

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Say it once, say it a thousand times, it doesn’t necessarily yield 100% happiness or certainty. And yet, it’s the one answer to so many of life’s questions. Or maybe not, maybe it’s just the easiest answer to give – it’s the perennial people pleaser. it’s time to switch it up, to deliver some self satisfactory uncertainty, dish out the maybes and the no’s. Join with me, make life easier for yourself and be difficult. Agree to disagree and you might just win, the argument or even the day, it’s all up you.

Sold

I’m seldom sold, but today, I am. I’m sold by your candor and your care. I’m sold by your  wit and your wile. I’m even sold by your balance of substance and style. But I’m going to hold off. There’ll be no transaction today. It’s more than I can afford. As meaningless as it may be, how can I part with so much. It is my soul after all.