exercises in surrender

I think much of letting go
some things are easier than others
letting go of pain: easy (with practice)
letting go of things: easy (with practice)
of all that no longer serves me 
now how to let go of things we want kept
when those things want to walk away
same as the others I suppose
practice
exercises in surrender

not alone but left behind

not alone but left behind
flock scattered
but a few
the quiet one
didn't ask the others to stay
(now they are all "others")
They didn't ask anything
she has the only voice now
the birds flock
they forget 
but a few
I'm fairly certain birds don't cry
I only cry in dreams 
and rainy days suffice
I want to call the fall a slippery slope
of crossed lines, blurred vision
I want to say it could have happened to anyone
with a beating heart
love happens to us sometimes
and other times we choose it
either way it could destroy us all
she has the only voice now
the birds flock
they forget
but a few

is it any wonder the quiet one has flown?

splintered

integrity
to remain true to yourself
when there are no mirrors left
cycles of betrayal
no room for misunderstanding
unnecessary explanations
distrust
broken
no more
no more
I don't remember how
life before them
before her
exhausted
I'll figure it out
.