Nothing And Everything

Let nothing come between you and the light. - Thoreau

tears long since gone dry

no longer bothering to ask why

i walk the streets with nothing

same streets i walked with everything

same songs 'pon my now parched lips

same rhythms in my weary heart

same faith in my heavy soul

same invisible air guitar so loud and bold

only now i'm getting old

creases in my forehead turned to a fold

the rearview mirror is cracked

but there's nothing to see

nothing i haven't seen before

life doesn't always play fair

but we can even the score

by refusing to open the door

finding a way for more

deep down in the core

finding a reason

embracing a new season

returning home

same dust

same itches i can never reach to scratch

same pictures on the wall

same phone that no one bothers to call

you can't rise without a fall

causing me to realize that

i've always had it all

Author's Note

"Everything is nothing, and nothing is everything." - Ryan Miller