i failed you too

people
you can never change the way they feel
better let them do just what they will
for they will
if you let them
steal your heart

and people
will always make a lover feel a fool
but you knew i loved you
we could have shown them all

kissing a fool - george michael
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noisy crickets
fill the evening quiet
cool winds
smell of the ocean
gray clouds cover
a new moon

the mother
in her infinite wisdom
nurses her child close
then releases him
to experience
the wholeness of life
to soar to new heights
and fall to new depths
if unable to get up
she is always there
to pick him up
and comfort him

words are powerful
they shape our thinking
and can be misleading

what is irreconcilable differences

a relationship is irreconcilable only after death
differences are real common
they can be imagined
are always negotiable
may cease to exist if people and situations change
so is there such a thing as irreconcilable differences

what is irreconcilable
is the difference in life
mother's favorite child
will have in a depressed, divorced future
compared to a happy, married past

our lord and his mother will miss seeing
the buddha and his dad together
dancing to reggae
jumping to salsa
laughing uncontrollably
squealing in delight
playing "i got you"
peekaboo
racing car
in the dirt
eating nice food

the young master and his mother
will miss watching
our savior and dad with each other
frolicking on the beach
splashing in the waves
collecting sea shells on the shore
kicking the sand
digging holes

the buddha's yo hos are less
sadness envelops dad's world
darkness prevails

the master and dad
are joyless together
whatever they do
wherever they go
they carry the loss of mom
the memory of a happy family

always
hoping
wishing
for what was

praying
for mom
to change

to become less
critical
depressed
hateful

to be more
accepting
creative
self-aware

to end thought