I wrote this for the movie “Donnie Darko” which I love more and more every time I see it. I remember the first time watching it and feeling like life maybe doesn’t have to exist in a vacuum and that possibilities to alter your future are everywhere if you look close enough.
Endless mazes and dreams
I flagged the red doors with white bows upon my haste to see another day.
The mourning deep inside his heart yearned for more than his mind could offer.
Wondering about stars and light that flashed so quickly before his eyes.
There was nothing inside.
Inside his heart, where nothing lies.
The truth was found beyond his breaking point.
I flagged the red doors with white bows to make it clear to find the joy.
He didn't know what was being captured.
So far down the rabbit hole his mind wandered.
"I am myself"
"My dreams are my own"
Upon his haste to see another day- he found nothing but the meaningless.
I need more in my heart to make for the lack in the brain.
He wondered what sky would form such wonderful mazes of stars.
I flagged the red doors of his mind to make an effort to forget the past.
While never capturing the flags of white bows there was nothing behind them but woes, upon woes.
