Salty and Sweet.

It starts with a moment,

a feeling, a pull...

It grows with an intensity,

a jar, a lull...

It moves over the porcelain,

a trickle, a mill...

It slides, it seeps, it makes peace.

Speeding Up.

If the black belt goes too fast,

grab for the red cord.

If the tempo rises,

grab for the red cord.

When the music pumps,

push just a little further.

If the sweat starts to cascade,

hit the up arrow just a little harder.

When the jiggles start to jive,

punch the up arrow.

Now you have the pace,

Now you have the jist,

Now you're getting there...

Don't forget to return.

Breathing Free Once Again.

The mornings lift

with a serenity that's been missing for so long.

The day awakens,

with the promise of something new,

bright,

colorful,

exciting,

positive,

and better.

The evenings roll in

with something that waa missing for so long,

the strength of me knowing it wasn't you all along,

it was me,

who was the better of the best friends.

Dreams Revived

7 years later,

the metal and water still are soothing to my ears.

after absences,

the crisp ice still brings chills to my body.

7 years later,

my dream returns to reality once again.

Love My Dream.

Ending what was dying all along.

Trying so hard not to care,

but it's still mostly there.

Wishing I could easily forget you,

but you keep coming back as a regret.

Thinking it will be easier,

but time makes things a bit harder.

Wanting to stay light years away,

but others in between make it not so far away.

Seeing it was time to walk on by,

makes me know I am strong.

Blondie.

You think you're stronger.

I am.

You think you know more.

I do.

You think you've experienced life.

My shoes have holes.

You think you're tough.

Try me.

You wanna push.

I'll pull.

You think it's all about you.

Hang around me awhile and you'll see you are not as great as you seem to think you are.

Watch your back....

Because now I'm pissed.

Told you.

A fair warning...

over, and over, and over again.

Stretching, running, hanging...

SLAM, SMACK, LUNGE.

A fair warning...

once, twice, three times and over again.

BANG, CRASH, SCREECH, you are down.

blood. yelps. teeth digging in. torn flesh.

you were warned.

lock it up, unless you need another warning.

Next time she won't be so nice.

Thump Thump.

the pulsating, the throbbing

ears closed.

the ringing, the pounding

brightness hurts.

the flowers. the trees. the wind.

bring nothing but pain.