Flashlights

I look forward to the day when

I get to look back and laugh at all the things that didn’t really matter.

The things I was so terrified of

That disappeared into the shadows of time.

The things that will never come back again,

Like monsters under the bed.

But which monsters lurk in the shadows of imagination?

And which ones are real?

Bridges

You’re hurting, and I know,

But I can’t let go.

I push where I know I can,

You squirm, and yell, and fight

Just like I know you will, just like you always did —

And I add to the list of your flaws.

And while the anger I feel fades,  it will never go away,

So I push again

Making you act the way you never liked,

Just so I can point out again

That you never got better

Even though you did —

You did get better.

It just isn’t enough,

And I can’t let go.