Reformed

A dozen roses on your doorstep
Parchment with truth in your hand
Fallen tears mix with the snow
Symbolism of rebirth of a worn down heart.
Your emotions are becoming frantic and unrecognizable.
You’ve looked through everyone that stands in front of you,
Just to try and see what you believe is in him.
Sometimes believing only gets you so far.
Your fingers slowly release the embrace shared with his.
With tears in your eyes you look up to see his face,
And even with blurred vision, you see now see through him,
Able to see what you know is in me.

Last Regrets

A courtroom of empty souls and heavy hearts
Sounds of hard shoes on an old wood floor.
Sinking further into his chair his lawyer stares.
His life will never be the same.
His disconnected family walks without feeling,
There’s no taking back what he’s done.
He was so close to getting it right this time.
He and Jack got closer than they had ever been,
It was so easy to open up when he was around him.
Last week he and Morgan went driving around for hours.
They had nowhere to go, and not a care in the world.
He and Jim told the world everything they felt,
And when the world pushed, they pushed right back.
But Ashley and he had little to share,
And she wants to break down as she leaves her father behind.
She knows he loves Jack and Morgan and Jim so much.
Just not enough to leave what they share for his only child.