Glass Essence

My essence is glass

The casing is cracked

The lessons I’ve learned are ingrained

This man has learned

How quickly hours pass

Swept up like sand in the waves

My structure is known

And to it, I ‘scribe

I keep to the rules I'm told

But on the horizon

I see with these eyes

The chaos that threatens my soul

My hourglass, oh

It's long since been flipped

I’ve come to accept

That my clock runs fast;

With each falling grain

Fifteen more sneak past

The seconds don’t last

Too fast to complain

As structure slips by

Quickly, out of my hands

I watch as it crumbles

To nothing but echoes

A constitution

With no ruling class

And suddenly -

These walls I once knew

Aren’t so strong anymore

I fear that I’ve entered

A swan dive; where first,

I lept - comprised, strong,

My eyes tightly closed -

Til chaos came calling

And twisted my arms

It tapped on my shoulders

And opened my eyes

To show me the water;

It approaches fast

My poise slowly slips

And soon I am falling

I’m out of control

The air whistles past

Blood pumps in my ears

So I close my eyes

For as I have learned

That’s all I can do

The surface is hard

My glass walls shatter

My sand grains scatter

And soon they are swept

Mixed with water by waves

You Need

Close your eyes

And tell yourself

That monsters aren’t real

You tell yourself

Don’t listen;

It’s all in your brain

Your worries,

They hinder you

You need to break

You need to build

Do something

Anything

You do nothing

You’re paralyzed

The seconds pass

You’ve lost your chance

And as it goes

Threadlike toward the wind

You accept it

You crack a smile

And crack inside

Show the world you’re fine

And breathe

It’s hard to try

But do so, please

Your mind’s become

Your enemy

You need,

But don’t know what you need

You crack a smile;

So does your heart

And you begin to bleed

The Archer

Aim high, young archer

Unsheath your bow

Unto the heavens, defy

Your arrows plenty

And your crest displayed 

Walk steady, assured and comprised

Hold up your head

And see those you love;

They're calling your name in the crowd

No monster or foe

Is bigger than you 

The screams of the many grow loud

Your stance is well practiced

Your string is held taught

You fire; the arrowhead screams

See how the weapon

Has found its intent

Piercing the air without wings

Be strong, young archer

For your time has come

Shout your name proudly on high

By your heart's beat 

Raise boldly your bow 

And split the cerulean sky