Rooted in place Unable to move Despondent and exhausted Everything in slow motion Stasis For which there is no basis Perhaps there is a righteous claim The turtles are winning the footrace The countermove is to get into the groove But its all contorted and […]
The day you were born everything was new Still, I kept the whispers of history close by I kept it all for you. You brought an extra bright light into my life You made me laser focused You provided a multi-angled prism from which to live You laugh […]
I just want to dream Find joy in my inner thoughts Find comfort in a bowl of chunky soup Hem a most awesome sail I want the perfect dream To cast a far thought with wide reach To trigger an avalanche of good humor Flex a most powerful […]
Oh, how I need a shiny distraction A peace of mind to boot A serenity capsule A moment to pause A detour just about now would be nice The melancholia hanging on Whispers to myself to put me at ease Push back all from my tired eyes I’ve set in […]
Not today. Most definitely tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow. We’ll have to make it work somehow. But definitely not today. Not right now. For it just cannot be. These bones are tired. These bones ache. These bones wait for a reprieve. All I got is what I have […]
They ripple through your brain Saturate your pores Stifle your gait Pinch your nerves These little earthquakes pound your heart Break your spirit Mold your fears They cause you pause They heighten your anger They mute your buzz They make you falter These little earthquakes pound your heart […]
Locked in, kept in That key, that darn key It can open up the world It can hinder your freedom It can unlock the world It can get stuck in a jam Why must the key taunt me so? Why must I be the key keeper? Why doesn’t […]
I know I lost something But I don’t recall what it was The pillow tried to remind me But its all a faint memory What did I lose? What have I lost? What is there to lose? Mind sifting and drumming Reveling in unknown nostalgia Though lost, there […]
TheyĀ saw right through her Their look of shame wasĀ mortifying SheĀ wanted to runaway She felt dirty She felt quesy She felt devasted by herself Their eyes pierced her She knew that they knew She had no words She felt lonely She felt shame She felt […]
The air was humid The void endless The stairs long The fanfare hollow A charming man On a solo trek Climbing slowly A weighted shoulder A square force Sadly hungry Eating to feed But no savoring Marching up No waving goodbye Just a wonder What wretched thing is […]