Glistening Shadows

Glistening obscurities torture his soul
His mind weeps in silent accord
Hopelessness his companion of choice

Seared conscience cloudiness so liberating
Shadows beckoning his favor
Harbingers of the broad and free

Glaring clarity concedes to the eclipsed
The enchanting solicits his gaze
Vitality no longer bounded by truth

The arrogance of those who know better
Audacious fools spin a tale of caution
They have no right, it’s his to live

Deadly fashionable truth fails his spirit
Life force pining to reconnect
Hope may be his accomplice yet

Loose Ends

Ribbons in the wind
Someone else's fabric
Yearning for, grasping
Elusive, beyond touch

Dangling threads
Someone else's tapestry
Pull together, make complete
Fleeting, never whole

Glimpses of shadows
Someone else's vision
Clothe in light, perfection
Gray haziness, falling short

My loose ends
My fabric, my tapestry, my vision
Final destination, greater reality
But still loose ends never giving way