Shift through phases.
Little child.
Sunshine,
summertime,
and smiles.
Dark nights.
Many tears,
and so much fear.
Dreaming of running away.
No place to go.
Finding my only escape.
Shift through phases.
Young man.
Still a scared little child.
Looking in all
the wrong places
for all the wrong things,
and we all know what that brings.
Searching for a song to sing.
Losing hope.
Losing my mind.
Trying to find
something new
in the outside.
Grab onto the lifeline.
Shift through phases.
Grown man.
Staring down the barrel
of getting old.
Carrying around
the same load.
The frightened child.
The young man on the road.
Trying to make sense
of where they’re going.
Things will always change.
Learned that much this way.
Still carrying a lot.
Have to put it down someday.
But, at least
there’s always change.
Shift through phases.
Today,
a little braver.
Today,
stay and savor.
No more running away.
Just wake up and face the day,
knowing that time
will shift us in its phase.
Everything has its place.
I am here,
and in my way
I am changing every day.
Shift through phases.
DJR – 2023
