poetry project #10: easily forgettable

once i walked too close to the edge of the sidewalk
the faint sound of footsteps in the night air
the light halo the moon gave my shadow

i could feel the wind beneath my soul
as i stepped off the earth

i descended into the depths of confinement
as my vitality transcended into the darkness
torn apart from the emptiness

i became aware that i had never really lived
but mourned a life that i had taken advantage of

somehow in the nocturnal breeze
as i began to fade into obscurity
i felt easily forgettable

poetry project #9: 深夜の幻想 (late night reveries)

sometimes late at night

when i can't sleep

i like to imagine you

next to me

the warmth of your soft skin

at my fingertips

the faint glow from the television

as it illuminates your body

and the comfort of your eyes

looking back at me

that look alone

can settle my heart

and melt my soul

late at night

when i think i'm alone

you're still with me

it's funny

the things we take for granted

yet any second with you

is something i treasure

more than you realize

if only you were really here

i know i'd sleep in peace

instead of the long nights

with my eyes wide shut

imagining you here