wanted to pay tribute to hockey legend johnny gaudreau who died very recently in one of the few ways i can, quote is from him

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“I’m not a grinder

I’m not a gimmick

And, in general, I’m just not a big guy

But I don’t need to be

I’m a hockey player”

it’s always been there

in your mind

hockey stick in hand

before you could walk

thinking, “i was born for this”

it’s a mantra

it sticks with you...

it’s beautiful here

quiet

peaceful

the birds fly above

they sing a song in a language i wish i knew

i wonder if birds sing about love as we do?

or heartbreak

or healing

or the magic of life

the waves crash on the beach

and leave as quickly as they came

pulled back into the sea

do they feel trapped?

do they wish to be free?

or does their return feel like coming home?

i want to come home

i am ...

“i can’t do this with you anymore”

words whispered in the dark

that shatter a heart into shards that cut deep

deep into the memories

memories of whispers

and hands between strands

of hair brushed behind ears

“i love you” in no words at all

the flutter of lips against cheeks

the laughter

the smiles

those ones that always reached the eyes

“i can’t do this with you anymore”

but it has been done...

once i felt as though

i held the world in the palm of my hand

and now i can hardly breathe

from under the weight of its crushing boot

i had everything

with no need to do anything

but now i find

i don’t know how to do much at all

i burn everything i touch

or rather, everything i make on the stove

i always used to have someone

to make my lovely meals

i never had to lift a finger

but it seems t...

years of gritted teeth

of days at the rink

and nights in the garage

firing shots at a net that’s seen better days

thrown around like a ragdoll as he climbs

tries to be better

but he just keeps getting knocked down

and now his skates hardly skim the ice

“he’s a hard worker”, they say

but hard work never seems to be enough

hard work means nothing

next to weaving hands and flashy skaters

he’s happ...

I loved you, once

When your words were still true

And your heart was still pure

I trusted you, once

When you never broke a heart

Or a solemn oath

I needed you, once

When my world fell apart

And you weren’t there to save me

I hoped for forever

But hope isn’t enough

When someone leaves you for dead

I searched far and wide

But when you were found

You’d become someone new

Someone who cheats

So...

The world was quiet as the two lay in the sand, save for the sound of waves crashing against the shore and ocean wind whistling through the air. The two lovers’ hands were intertwined, holding each other tightly as they stared up into the sky at the sparkling stars.

One’s gaze shifted downwards, towards the soft, gentle, features of the girl she loved. She thought she was unnoticed until a hand r...

The beach was alive with the sound of waves crashing against the shore, children laughing as they chased each other through the water. It may have been late, but the world was not yet dark, the sun still shining through tree branches as it began to sink down into the ocean.

The unmistakable smell of barbecue wafted through the air, a man in an apron yelling out to two young boys that dinner was r...

in the golden night

the trees became bathed in golden light

they shone from their roots to their leaves

they looked like trees in fantasy books

in the golden night

the glowing ground was a magical sight

it looked like fairy dust was sprinkled about

later upon layer of magic sparkly glow

in the golden night

the stars above shone big and bright

the sky was a painting of bursts of blue

a canvas fo...

appreciate the life you live

for any day it could disappear

and I will wrap you in my arms

and take you from the living world

into a place you could never envision

in your simple mortal mind

appreciate the people who live around you

for any moment I could take them away

somewhere you cannot see

or ever be

until your time comes to join them

live life to the fullest

for I will not take you unti...