Start Again

Each time I stop,
I have to start again

Dust off the ol' boots,

Find the courage within,

Dig deep for the platitudes,

The gratitude, and candy-coated mind treats

I saw a woman carve a path on TikTok,

Line it with multi-colored stones,

To the place her beloved last saw with his material eyes,

To the place he took his own life

No starting over then . . . 

Just done,

Final,

Finished (here anyways)

Time whispers to me of a time not long passed,

When the corruption within,

Would have stolen my sunlight,

Kidnapped all hope

But I was never one to listen,

To block out a yearned for joy,

A possibility of peace,

Of connection and bliss

We all stumble and fall,

But we then have a choice,

Start again . . . you betcha