A Thief

A snap and the lock is broken

A push and the entrance revealed

Silent steps followed by a shadow

In the midst of the night

Takes what is not theirs

Priceless to the owner, it is

An abrupt noise startling the clever lad

A cry

Of terror? Of surprise? Of hatred? Of joy?

No, they could not tell so they ran

As fast as they could, as fast as they have ever run

A shrill voice called out "Thief! Thief!" ringing above and later,

Around the one who ran

While the lad ran, a realization hit their head

Where the importance of the stolen possession was lost

Tossing it away, they kept on running feeling lighter than before

Not once looking back to see the effects of their actions

Danger at Dusk

Sun rises, bird's wake up call

Sweet chirps in the morning

These sweet chirps go on all day

Until dusk when

Those birds fly home

To safety

Except

Few remain, unsafe, in danger, always

Chirp louder they do, attracting others

Towards them

These others seem nice, though nice they are not

Far from it they truly are

Expectations

Expectations

Unbeknownst to you

When they are set

Frustrated when you realize they are

Living up to them

Or trying to

Being

The hardest task of them all

Tick Tock

Time ticking

Always slowly slipping away

There when you seem to need it not

Lost when you wish it were on your side

But time

Takes no side

No matter how much

You need it

Want it

Think that you

Have captured it

Never forget that

Time is always

Ticking away

And it is one thing

That you will never get back

So

Use it wisely