A very "Invictus" sort of mood for life

I ravage watermelons and mangoes with messy, reckless abandon
and dream of dragonfruit and mangosteens.
I pursue sport and competition as if they were lifeblood
or the nectar of the gods.
I devour novels and poetry as more than mere subsistence
but as if they were the goal of all gluttony.
Robust red wine and seasoned meats and smoked cheeses
are no match for my appetite.
And I run...
I run as if my feet know nothing but constant motion
and without which they fail and wither and abandon me
just as I step out the door.

Split seconds...

... where you make those decisions
that keep you kicking yourself
until the day winds down
and you're stuck there dreaming
about why, oh Georgia, why
and you just ain't missing
the times when you don't have to be
apologizing for your consistent indulgences
in foot-in-mouth disease

Next time just keep your thoughts
to yourself and your own damned cynicism
because you sure aren't makin' any friends
or collecting any bits of karma
strewn aside by those who float on by
on their good luck clouds

Just sleep it off because tomorrow is coming
and you know that by the time you're waking
the world's forgetting and you just need to
keep on going about sticking to your own
business

TM

Another true thing...

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

- Confucius

Backpedaling?

I hesitated posting this a few months back (June-ish), mainly because I worried about the fact that the inspiration for it peruses the site from time to time. To my muse to this ramble, I'm sure you'll figure out who you are, but I hope it isn't one of those things that makes a girl dash for the door. I've said that sometimes my pen takes me places I don't always expect to go. But in the spirit of just hanging it all out there, here 'tis. 

***

I've got a belly full of curry

And a brain chock-full of song
I know that I ain't home quite yet
But man, it won't be long

I'm living inside a dreamworld
Exploring far and wide
Where my feet will take me next
My mind just can't decide

The world is just too lustrous
In all it's wide expanse
I know I had to take two steps back
In order to advance

Now that I'm six steps further 'long
I think I've found my feet
It took some time, took too much time
But in the end, I'm finding me.

Now I'm thinking about beautiful eyes 
Staring at me from the recent past
The tropics, I felt them calling me
And I'm wondering why I ever left

I met her in a whirlwind
And left her just the same
I'm land and sea and borders away
Wonderin' if she'll remember my name

I'll always recall that airport kiss
And the late-night full of song
I'm not sure if I'll see her again 
But maybe it'll happen before too long

And maybe it'll never be
We've got lives to live until then
In the meantime I seek new eyes
New words, new dreams, new hands

There ain't no hand clasped to mine tonight
No breath dancing on my cheek
But I've got myself to keep me company
And memories that remain so easily

I'm not living in those rainy days
But I hope she remembers my name

T