To Every Agoraphobic Who's Trying to Be Brave

I drank coffee outside today

With burnt toast on the side

And the sun on my face

It was dreadful; I was exposed

Anyone could walk by and see

The me I was not prepared to show

But the wind felt good on my hair

And music was calming company

So I gulped down the fear

And asked the flitting little bird

To lend me some courage to face the world

Memories of a Dragonfly

There's a dragonfly zooming around as I'm drinking coffee.

Haven't seen one in a long time.

My last vivid memory was when I was a child playing in our neighborhood.

I caught a dragonfly and pulled its wings out one by one.

Then I caught another.

And another.

And another.

All the while I was giggling.

Fascinated.

Entranced.

For the Boy Whose Name Holds Spring

Sunshine in your smile

Starlight in your eyes

Ocean waves in your hair

A galaxy in your palm

Precious,

Now that you're with the stars,

Though our nights remain cold,

I hope you shine brighter

Are warmer

Finally content among the solace

Of the constellations

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For Haruma Miura.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow

You will do it

Tomorrow

You'll be great

Tomorrow

You will find

Enough strength to create

Don't cry,

Dear one,

For the spoiled chances

Of today

I'm sure tomorrow

The morning birds will sing

For you to become something

The Faults of Modern Aegis

Drowning in the comforts

You imprisoned yourself in,

You see nothing else

Beyond towers of luxuries

And mobile alerts for food deliveries

You think you're untouchable

Because commodities are always available

But you go to bed

With heartbeat thumping loud,

Dread swallowing you whole

You're okay, right?

Everything's okay.

Just okay.

As you blast that AC today,

You take the time to use

Your temporary unlimited data

And peek outside your feeble walls

And you begin to fear

How much longer

Can your modern fortress hold?