Miss Colette

  Death sat by my bed the other night  It whispered in question, " how are you handling this life thing?" I said, " I am   doing the best I can and I believe it gets better." It looked me in the eyes and  asked, " are you even happy??"  I looked it back in its  eyes," I am not, may be one day I will be." It advised me  to leave life  alone Since it wasn't offering me happiness I didn't want to, I said I know that better  are coming It didn't argue, it promised to wait for me  I was done crying over having a hard day at work  And I doubted my abilities some how  I wanted clarity on what really happens after death  Since nobody ever came back to tell us  I still wonder if it's peaceful or just chaos Or it's just like life  Where struggles exceed strength Pain doesn't neccessarily mean gain Constant feeling of wanting more  Where sometimes standing tall means standing on other people  And achieving vi...

 And it is another Valentine's day,  Where we are just grateful to be in good health,  And no prospects for intimate relationships.  Alone at night cuddling pillows or at the clubs getting tipsy And yet, we have a phone full of names and numbers,  A gallery full of memories of people we no longer talk to  But forever in love with them.  Where most people have touched our bodies and faces,  But never met our souls and hearts,  And we drew distance to keep it classy,  Since showing emotion reflects weakness.  Another Valentine's day,  Where we are thinking about our next big projects,  Instead of  planning gifts to give to people we care for, Where some of us will only call family to check on how they  are doing and simply wish them  a nice day.  Where we really don't mind an invitation to dinner,  Or alone night in for a deep sleep after a long week, Where we are just on a normal Friday, Thankful th...