Secret Keeper

even though i am distant to most

i am the keeper of everything

everything you tell me

my eyes stare back at you

listening intently

as you tell me your secrets

secrets you’re too scared to tell others

my ears stand up straight

taking in everything you say

when you are done

i will soak up all your tears

of hurt, anger, and hate

one day i will become

unwanted

too old for you

but for my lifetime of

new secrets, new people, new experiences

i will never tell your secrets 

The Presence of You

My life if full of twist and turns

Most of them surprises

The road before me is long and challenging

One I wish for you not to bear

One day I will need you for comfort

But for now, life will be easier

If I wasn’t a bourdon to you

I will miss your love and compassion

Your fiery eyes that take forever to extinguish

But most of all

I will miss

The presence of you

                                    Right of Speech

Voices through time

are inspirations to many

from me or you

to Martin Luther King Jr.

We all have something to say

and it all can make a difference

Without the words of some

Where would we be?