First Hearing
Nerve racking fear
in the midst of the pool
No one bodes me wrong
but I shake in my shoes
Aching, gaping hole
My heart jumps around
Get me out of here
Let me shed this skin
Fearful hope
Anxious expectation
Standing out on the ledge
will I fall
Hanging out in the wind
will I be blown away
Standing out on the ledge
I fall into the abyss
Né de James Barry Walden
Unfinished Mural
Images shifting
hazy then clear
Brush strokes once smooth
now frenzied with fear
Sunlight casts brightness
as shadows inch near
Life altered canvas
empty in spaces
incomplete of hue
partially colored with right
partially colored with wrong
Not yet complete
yet beautifully masterful
Wanting to finish
completion so near
Paint like a sheer madman
to frame it and say
“This one’s complete now,
I’ll paint the next day”
Stand back gauging progress
look close see detail
Sometimes obsessing
on one certain scene
Once fully depicted
I’ll paint other themes
Né de James Barry Walden