you can't move around
you're afraid you might trip
over all of the baggage
in the cartons that ripped
you can't see the light
if your darkness won't end
but you can find peace
in the heart of a friend
you can't catch a star
in the clouds of the day
you can't move the boulders
that get in your way
you can't read the signals
in the lights on the street
or read all of the people
that are not indiscreet
you can touch the small screen
and still lose your place
you can touch my heart
without touching my face
you can travel the back roads
without getting lost
you can settle here
and lose all of your ghosts
you can placate your life
and bring down those walls
you can cry in your dark
or run screaming down the hall
you can stand the comparisons
and the judgements that will come
from the ones that don't care
and live their lives numb
you tossed out the love
of a heart that was true
but retained all the links
that connect me to you
it all intertwines
with the thickest of ropes
that will sustain all your life
and salvage all of your hopes
you can find your peace
and all that matters
you can get it back
what lays there in tatters
you can't live your life
without making amends
you can find it here
in the heart of a friend
Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License