Wishing (You) Well

I dropped a wish down the old well

with eyes that followed as it fell

to dark and murky depths below

where doubtful dreams and hopes may grow

but keeping to the local lore

i tossed also a quarter more

it shimmered in the dying light

then into darkness made it's flight

maybe just simple superstition

wasted coin, a poor petition

or fleeting comfort for the few

who frankly know naught else to do

when all else fails, you may yet try

but wave your pocket change goodbye

Leap of Faith

A heart so walled away is blind
if i entered, think you would mind?
fortresses do crumble, Dear
Twas through a crack i entered here
throw up your walls to keep me out
i'll slip back in with your self-doubt
you're not infallible, you know
I'm simply trying to help you grow
with lessons learned that we all share
with aims to help, to strip you bare
from such illusions harbored in
each morning's hollow waking grin
each evening's frown before you sleep
dreams haunted by the lies you keep
and fears yets still of something more
not of life's love you could restore
but also that you could regain
the semblance of a heart's true pain
that you might trade it for the dark
protection for a lesser mark

Wishful Thinking

Bring me to the water's edge

ripples dance across the surface

i'll sit with you upon a ledge

counting ways that it was worth this

knowing it's all just a dream

hold my hand until the waking

our stones, we'll toss, into the stream

until woken by gentle shaking

sunrise comes when it is ready

entwined fingers, palms together

i do my best to keep it steady

♡ that skips like rocks on water

unfair facts that i can't alter