haiku #1

flip the lightswitch on
you never really notice
until it stays dark

everyday

a cardinal quickly came down
into the green grass front lawn
and just as quickly sprang up
onto the sun-faded steel black lamp post
just long enough to steal a smile
from my unexpecting eyes left filled
wondering if the robin who came next
understood his lack of beauty
and what his dull black feathers
look like in reflections.

my brain works in circles

when i think about pictures
i think about their memories
and how the picture isn't really anything.
i think about what there once was
and how it isn't truly captured.
i think about how it can be looked at
and how it can be reflected on.
i think about how just remembering
is living something again in a new way
and how the picture really is something.

two-a-days

back in creative writing class Mr. Wise said that it was a really helpful writing exercise to try to write at least two poems a day. even if they're both only haiku-length or even just little couplets or something. so from here on out i am going to use this blog to post two poems a day. i'm fairly positive that i won't care much for a majority of them, but it's worth it. i'm writing this (and these poems) mostly for myself since i don't think anyone reads this blog. however, if you do read it i hope at least a fraction of what you read is mildly enjoyable, whether it's in a provocative way or just a simple pleasure.

No Sunlight

Life is going so well right now.
God is faithful.
School is challenging and enlightening.
I love the friends I've met at Malone.
I like a girl and she likes me back.
Van's birthday was excellent.
I found a pair of shoes that I thought were too small.
They weren't too small.
Fall break is ending, but it was awesome.
The weather was gorgeous today.
Yahweh gives and Yahweh takes away.
Blessed be the name of Yahweh.

College

So I go to Malone now. I'm really enjoying it a lot. College so far is better than high school in just about every way imaginable. I love the people and the classes and the dorms and everything. I think I might try to get back into this whole blogging thing, even if it's just for myself and no one reads it.

Untitled as of now.

The dust starts to settle in,
covering the shelves and the cluttered corners,
layered so thin that it can't be seen,
but only for a moment before you turn your head.
Suddenly surrounded by memories,
filling in the holes and the space within your mind,
but it's nothing to worry about,
there's still plenty of room left to walk around.
The clock slowly changes pace,
quickening its toll until the screws begin to loose,
the thunderous rhythm resonates,
and finally you realize, you can't escape.