optimism

 
I'm in my quiet time when I don't have much to say
my soul rests in the shadows let others talk today
it's my birthday and I know time says I'm old
but inside I still feel young
 
I reach and touch the sky and exhale  
sighing into the winds  
my mind turns to you
lover over my honesty
you know me true
probably better than most
 
I wander the day without purpose or plan
I just want to be free
drift with the energy being a part of the day
but not driving it
 
I escape the moment sorrow walks my way
I smile and tell her not today
still, she persists
 
like it or not melancholy has settled in
as the day shifts from bright to grey