Fool the darkness into sleep
This darkness is disconcerting Lulls one deeper into the netherworld Can’t rise from the confusion The brightness is dragging far behind Need to twist the natural order And fool the darkness into sleep Wake up
Welcome to my darkness
She just stared at the mess before her and hummed. She hummed and hummed. She whispered in her own ear. Yes, she did. Indeed, she did. Dirt. Emptiness. An empty car waiting to be driven. It was all gray and frayed. And, nuanced. It was her darkness. That […]
Darkness a filter onto the world
Enveloped within a bleating cocoon The flashing lights pressing against the hardened skin Darkness a filter onto the world No reprieve from the whistling winds The bath waters no longer soothing The drain swirls and just drains
Listening to the siren call of darkness
I sometimes look into the darkness To see what tragedy I might catch I stare trying to make out a form But all I catch are scurrying rats I go in and out of the darkness Sometimes seeing my reflection I follow the flickering orange lights That shield […]
Winter has come and it’s stark
Stark Fearsome Beauty Crunch Bite Groundswell Stark Dark Waiting for a new day
You can’t see me this way: I’m camouflaged
Oversharing, so as to hide Spilling the beans, to not share the other Completely naked, but totally masked It’s all a game of camouflage You may hear But you don’t know Opinionated yet humble Transparent, although secretive Facades for the facade It’s all a game of camouflage Mimesis […]
We don’t discuss the dark year
I’m a huge fan of pop culture. Which I realize is a very silly thing to say. How can one be a fan of pop culture as a whole? But I am. Always have been. At a young age, television was my friend. Radio bonded my mother and […]
Your soul clawing back at you
Why? Why not? You are hiding something Shame on you You pretend to be a friend But are instead a rat in a fur coat Your conscience will not let you sleep You stepped on many to rise At some point you will be stepped on […]
