The rock is solid
through wind and rain
it stands firm

The tree sways
in the wind and rain
it dances

One day

The rock, like a tree
though no rain falls
and no wind blows
sways and dances

Beside the rock
the petals of
YELLOW SUNNY-PLACE CINQUEFOIL
blooming brightly
tickled the rock's waist.

Upon her soft hands
A butterfly, violet wings
Time flutters upon

I wish I could stare in the mirror
Look back at that haunting reflections
The long, dark shadows, lying behind my eyes
I want to tell myself to live—
To finally learn how to smile, genuinely, for the first time in my life
But deep in my heart, I have always been a coward
And I could never forget you
So I hide away from the truth, sinking into oblivion
"Things will get better."
But that's just another lie, isn't it?

The Actor

When coming out of the building 
facing me is a dentist's office with big windows
Therefore, on one step to the ground
I jump down with an elegant spring
walk quickly to the corner
where my public cannot seem to see me
The scene is over
I can continue walking sedately
A job done, I bow to the public
but does not let the applause go to my head
I remember telling my mother I wanted
be an actor
She smiled fondly, said I was too shy
because when there was a knock on
the door. She had to open 
while I hid in the bedroom

He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me some
He loves me
Did he ever love me
He loves me
He loved me more

The white fluffy clouds

gently float in the endless sky

every time I look up

I see a different image

the artist in it creates

to my delight.

Clouds of pain

cover the wounds

of the heart.

Innocent tears fall

like gentle drops

of rain.