But I have always walked
I have never looked back
But now I say – “wait a while”

“Maybe there is yet hope”
“A better day ahead”
“You have to believe…”

But who is there to listen
The ramblings of a failed fool
They fly, they fly away.

“Wait a while…”

Though hope be a mere glimmer
In the infinite depths of nothingness

Though love to me be lost
And never to be seen in the eyes of another

I dream I strive, I love
I fall, I stand, I walk

Before I retire for the night
And during the lull of the day

Sometimes when I am alone
Sometimes in filled up halls

A contraction ever so strange
My breath ever so laboured

I wonder what has changed
In me and in you

Since last I saw you smile
Since last I saw you leave

This love is immortal
Living proof to my foolishness
Plundering my happiness
Unearthing my emptiness

This life is but fleeting
We hold on to nothingness
We are but dust and sand
Shifting through winds of time

I thank the gods above
For those who plot my fall
For they have opened my eyes
To the kindness around me

I thanks the powers above
For the mistakes I have made
For they have forged me
To the steel I am today

It matters not where I am
Or if pain or revelry come my way
It matters most what I do
It matters just how I walk

Oh no
Its alive
Fuck that!
Kill it

Beat it
Poke it
Burn it
Drown it

Oh yes
It lies still
My heart
Is dead now

For I then see the light
I look around and I see life

It reminds me it ain’t so bad
I know shit could be worse

So now I wear a smile on my shoulder
Coz I know the sun shines on me

There is not time for self-pity
There is no time to mourn

But there is time to live
Just enough time to shine

Shine my brothers, shine my sisters
Show me your light, light up my life

Shine so bright for all to see
Lets shine so bright until we pass

Photograph based on the work of Xosé Castro

It hurts to know your pain
It hurts not to feel your pain

It hurts to keep moving on
It hurts not to hold you close

It hurts so bad it spurts
It hurts so I hurt you more

I realize that this life is a shared experience and I am thankful for the experiences that YOU (my friends, family and adversaries) have shared with me. So to thank you for sharing your life with me, here is a short poem dedicated to YOU.

My Friends,

We may have just met on a train,
we may have known each other so long;

we may have jumped into the sea,
we may have scaled walls and trees;

we may have had coffee or tea,
we may have had food to die for;

we may have talked over drinks,
We may have walked in the rain;

we may have cheered for a team,
we may have filmed a scene;

we may have negotiated deals,
we may have inspired dreams ;

we have have written words of love,
we may have pondered the meaning of life;

we may have failed miserably,
we may have done impossible things;

we may have had terrible dates,
we may have had romantic nights;

we may have had magical moments,
we may have caused the other shame;

we may have longed to be together,
we may have avoided each other;

we may have hurt each other,
we may have shared a tear or two;

we may have made love,
we may have kissed;

we may have marveled at it all,
we may have parted before it is time;

no matter where, when or how we met,
You are now a part of me;

I thank You with all my heart,
for what we shared has made me whole.