when we are restless
in weird goodbyes
peace finds us
when we realize
we have forgotten the war
indifference identifies us
without care or celebration,
but a hidden smirk
love leaves us
with an everlasting
impression of forever
never nudges us
to not chase
the things we are afraid of
fear finds us
either formidable
or forgotten
fate folds us
into the lives of others
to be changed
poetry slices our lives
twice as wise,
opening our eyes to possibility.