I have had 
to gnaw off
two paws caught 
in separate traps 
to keep living 
I chose front 
and not rear 
I figured that 
moving forward would 
be better than 
foraging and eating 
I was right 

Most put love 
on a pedestal 
and pursue it
with the verve 
of the holy
grail when in
fact it’s as
common as breathing 
love never wants 
to be a
trophy or prize
love wants more 
than anything else 
to breathe in 
every single breath 
that we take 

Strange this empty 
no hurry to 
fill there is 
something to be 
said sometimes about 
staring into the 
bottom of something 
absent of longing 
aware of time 
and what it
had meant once 

We started our
race together neck
and neck but 
as I gained 
you lagged behind 
I turned to 
look back but 
you had disappeared 
what to do 
where to go 
finish I did
back to the 
paddock you went 
some just aren’t 
meant to go 
the long distance 

It’s the little 
steps that lead 
to big things 
change doesn’t happen 
overnight it does 
however start with 
dreams and slowly 
bit by itty
bitty little bit 
dreams make their 
way into reality 
so take that 
very first step
it’s the only 
way to run