Dull the edges

Ultimately, the lights were just too bright
I needed to dull the edges
You used my faults
To absolve yourself
But the blame was spread too thin
And it could not cover us both
I tried to carry enough sorrow
For the both of us
And ultimately drowned
Under the weight
Of it all
But I know
That in your eyes
The fault is mine to own.

True North

Familiarity breeds contempt
and contentment fades
they warned us
we thought we were different
we were young
we were true
we were naive
time plays no favorites
it pulls everyone
toward the eventual
I think we are different
we are young
we are true
we are naive

100

I have told the truth
while practicality laughed
our time here is short.

99

creativity
holds the allure of freedom
while hiding its chains

98

I apologize
sometimes I'm a total jerk.
you can't win them all I guess

97

It's through failure's eyes
that we truly see ourselves
scary isn't it?

96

my words hang in air
weighed down by hints of regret
tarnished by whiskey

95

your very first lie
is usually to yourself
do you believe it?

94

we surround ourselves
with comfort and convenience
and expect to grow...

93

we all have demons
that we struggle to conceal
while we're pretending

92

you have the answers
to everybody's problems
except for your own

91

Our faults make us whole

Despite the damage they cause 

We are authentic 

90

Someone once told me
You only have what you want
What is it you have?

89

the sum of failure
is quite often the roadmap
to our next success

88

We are all striving
to leave something meaningful
behind when we leave

87

It's a disservice
to your God given talents
to keep them hidden

86

When the stars are bright 

And the whiskey flows like wine 

We can all pretend 

85

We need eachother 

In order to be our worst

And also our best 

84

Longing to feel numb 

We drink the cares of the world 

'Till there's nothing left 

83

The second whiskey

Goes down smoother than the first 

Smooth sailing from there 

82

I'm so embarrassed 

That I need you to function 

I swear I'm healthy 

81

I can feel your warmth

Numbing my worries and fears

Until tomorrow

80

we have failed ourselves

By believing we can change 

Someone else's mind 

79

Dear bittersweet vice

You've turned more bitter than sweet

Yet still sweet enough...

78

Sadly, you've become 

Such a fruitless endeavor 

Old habits die hard 

77

Weary eyes & smiles

Roadmaps as well as regrets

Worth their weight in gold

76

Father stretch my hands...

Iconic or ironic?

Swag swag swag swag swag

75

We assign value 

Quite Disproportionately 

Yet claim we're equal

74

You require more 

Than you are willing to give 

Yet you keep me warm 

73

I tried to let go 

Of this fruitless endeavor 

The roots were too deep

72

These familiar arms

Are easy to fall into 

The glow is too bright 

71

I'm losing myself

In the comfortable warmth

Of your calming numb

70

With each passing drink

We reveal too much about 

Who we are hiding 

69

We are waging war 

Against the best versions of

Our broken futures 

68

We all try to hide 

The messiest parts of us 

We are who we are 

67

I think we're drifting 

Further and further apart

You're pulling me down

66

I had a rough night 

An even rougher morning 

I try to hide it 

65

My dear & noble friend

You've overstayed your welcome

At least for tonight 

64

Hating someone else 

Is the new America  

Fear is a danger 

63

We all have something 

That is pulling on our souls 

But we're too busy 

62

I remember when 

Our world seemed so innocent 

Little did we know...

61

If we let hate win 

What does that say about us

Silence is costly 

60

We are all running 

From destinies left behind

Futures unfulfilled 

59

The silence soothes me

Everybody is asleep 

My thoughts can roam free 

58

I can't imagine 

How much courage it took

To make a new life 

57

As hard as they tried 

They couldn't hide the fact 

That we were poor 

56

Each vice tells a tale 

Of a man trying to hide

From his destiny 

55

Learn to trust that voice 

The one that tells you to stretch

And reach for the stars

54

Their expectations 

Become the chains that keep us

From chasing our dreams 

53

Absolute silence 

Leaves us alone with our thoughts 

That's a scary thought 

52

we build monuments

only to have them torn down

by our own regrets

51

Our dreams always seem
just a bit too out of reach
our legs are too slow

50

If you never find

something that pulls on your soul

your pulse is silent

49

We seem to run out
of whiskey a lot faster
than we planned to

48

The thing about grace

Is that if we understood

it could not exist 

47

We criticize those

Who have been forced to survive 

I am so sorry. 

46

If we are solely

The sum of experience 

Our fate has been sealed 

45

We all have greatness

Buried somewhere deep inside 

Digging seems too hard 

44

We honor the ghosts

Of those who came before us 

With the same regrets 

43

Peel back the layers

Until there is nothing left

This is who you are 

42

Sometimes I wonder 

Whether happiness is earned

Or inherited 

41

When I let you down

Know it comes from a good place 

At least I hope so. 

40

You've convinced yourself 

That this platform is a voice

We could not care less. 

39

Some say freedom is

The open road & no map

Let's get lost and see. 

2016

It's nice to pretend 

We have it all together 

Instagram is lit 

Life

Don't blame someone else

For the life you end up with

You chose your own path 

Cold blooded.

I never told you 

I was moving to Texas

Bad 6th grade boyfriend 

New York winters

You let me follow 

Your large footprints in the snow

Good Samaritan 

Teenager

When I was thirteen

My parents bought me Jordans

So fresh and so clean 

Freedom

When we discover 

The deepest parts of ourselves

We are truly free

Blessings

The things that we fear 

Are too often the doorways

To our next blessings 

Act

Opening your soul 

Obligates the universe 

To respond in kind 

30

We are victims of

Our circumstances until 

We decide to change 

29

I have tried so hard 

To bury what you have done

It was not your fault 

30

When I saw your face 

Forgiveness made its way home 

Guilt suits you well

29

I once told myself

I would never betray this

Our roots define us 

28

We have scratched and clawed

For a piece of a false dream

We pledge allegiance...

27

Life is way too short 

To be ashamed of your dreams

Go out and grab them

26

I stay up too late

To postpone going to work 

Is this adulthood?

25

We take for granted

The things that make us special

We're so self conscious 

#24

We are paralyzed 

When confronted with ourselves 

We prefer our masks

Haiku #23

Our deepest regrets

Are littered with the wreckage 

Of best intentions 

Haiku #22

The cost of progress

Is quite often sacrifice

It is expensive

Haiku #21

We slept on the floor 

While the oven warmed the room 

Montana winter

Haiku #20

The walls held witness

Yet they would never reveal

The horror they saw

Haiku #19

The first winter snow

Always held so much promise 

Oh to be a child

Haiku #18

Once the lights go down 

The demons raise their voices

Louder & louder 

Haiku #17

When I lose balance 

She is equilibrium 

Balance draped in grace

Haiku #16

Dreams are to be chased

Regardless of likelihood 

Only way to grow 

Haiku #15

Open up your soul

Then price it accordingly

Art's a tricky thing 

Haiku #14

Despite its efforts 

Time has failed to diminish 

Her radiant smile

 

Haiku #13

We tend to believe 

The best version of ourselves 

We are great liars 

Haiku #12

I sat there and watched

As the world burned around them 

Guilt dripped from her words

Haiku #11

Someone once told me

We are stronger than we think

I stared at the ground

Haiku #10

The weight of the world 

Becomes exaggerated

By our own self doubt 

Haiku #9

We all try so hard 

To show people our best side 

It is exhausting 

Haiku #8

Don't discount the past

Just because it was painful 

Journeys are costly 

Haiku # 7

The cost of most dreams

Is often the sleep they steal

While trying to grow 

Haiku #6

This mask weighs a ton. 

I've been wearing it for years. 

I pray you like it. 

Haiku #5

We spend years searching 

For a good enough reason

To be our true selves 

Haiku #4

You will never know 

What you are capable of 

If you never try 

Haiku #3

They tried to tell us 

Who we were supposed to be

We didn't listen 

Haiku #2

Kiss the stars goodnight

Bloodshot eyes will greet the sun

Dreams are expensive 

haiku #1

I was once afraid
to show who I truly was
and then I saw you.

Cheers.

5 beers. 

2 shots. 

A youthful glimmer in my eye. 

3 hours. 

2 Tylenol. 

A faithful sinner & a lie.