I've seen

I've seen places
that I've only dreamed
and realised their beauty
felt their love
and known what they meant to those that were
before them
before me

I've seen wonders
that have left me breathless
and through living
I've found me
a person I thought I'd lost
and rediscovered
hiding beneath all the layers

I've seen pain
that I wish never to see again
gut wrenching
heart bleeding
senseless
debilitating pain
that leaves a hollow shell

I've seen it all

This is Life

Ah life
when you were ready for me
what was I doing
sitting in the dark
thinking this was it
it wasn't all about me
I swore that part was true
you knocked—
not once
or twice
you were insistent
that I answer you
and when I put my hands over my ears
to block you out
block everything out
you sat behind my door
through the night
and into the next morning
you weren't going to leave
until I answered—
did I
this is life
I did.

Love, in bundles

I took the chance
a gamble
on life—
expected nothing
everything else was a bonus
love
in bundles
exceeding my expectations
took me to a higher place
death
the cloud
that hovered
came one sunny day—
left me weak
defeated
and lost
birth of something
bigger than you
and me
and all of us put together
came on a day
that was yet to be determined
but it was there
cause I took the chance.