When I was entirely full of life
I could entirely occupy large spaces
Large spans of time
From theirs up to mine
Improving the wear
Embellishing with joy and vitality
Creating depth in my reality
Now I occupy the smaller and simple
Cleaning the past out
Who shall no more ripple
Through my present time tense
During this quiet moment's bliss.
-Kelly Voelker
So familiar yet not mine
Like someone else's Valentine
A memory I didn't have with a
Place I could have made my stand
A place which isn't tame or nice
But beautiful and rugged rough
Only hooves and paws are meant to tread
Let my spirit trespass in awe instead.
Kelly Voelker
Who asks the question of "Why can't I feel?"
Who has vacated perception's tether
Is life just a breeze and a turn of the page
Outcomes indifferent; my wisdom from age
Distanced from hurting; a hand in my fate
A confident reading of my current state.
-Kelly Write Away
I'll escort the morning
Before nighttime ends
As seamless as the soul
Breathes through the mind
Existing long after
We run out of time
Dreaming and wondering
It's way even now
Obeying routines
While it seeks the profound.
-Kelly Voelker
