I’m scared to look To see deep inside Afraid of the cracks I might find Afraid of the pain that will rise I’m afraid to taste To bite off more than there is Afraid everything will crumble Afraid everything will gnash I’m afraid to feel To touch the […]
I’ve got nothing. My mind is a blank My eyes don’t comprehend But the chair is divine Can you take me to st louis ? Where the arch gleams on a cold, cold night and the cocktails warm the hands You got to bide some time To buy […]
I see you now I’m scared you will soon leave I see you then And realize you already left me I touch your cheeks ‘O to grab forever more Yet years ago They were mine and now they are yours You are leaving me My sadness stays […]
Don’t move or breathe Let the silence be roaring Don’t tiptoe, just be still Let the moon talk and confess Quiet the rumbling mind Seal the inquisitive lips The sun will rise, perhaps The sun will set, per chance The tides will ebb and flow Gritted teeth wrapped […]
I saw the dot And it pricked my gut It mocked my dreams And it dulled my tongue I couldn’t wish it away And my hopes were stained It brutishly aged my beliefs And it showed me my mountains I was made mutedly fraught And it was a […]
Change doesn’t come Change doesn’t happen Change doesn’t caress the masses Change doesn’t ease the mind Change has to be produced Change has to be pushed Change has to be prodded Change has to be put forth Bang the bass drum Get snappin’ and clappin’ Hand out […]
It’s soiled Your face, your look, your tongue It all reeks of emptiness Why pretend to be clean As you leave behind a trail of dirt with no recompense. It’s muddy Your thoughts, your ideas, your vision They all criss-cross a blurred line The morning coffee […]
What do I feel? Can a birdie tap me on my shoulder, whisper in my ear and tell me? What do I feel? Can a fly on the wall break through, buzz my ear and tell me? What do I feel? Can a puppy wake from slumber, kiss […]
Instability Rickety slates The air empty of fate Sprinting through the heavy doors Blinded by the darkness Dizzy spots fill the irises Blood pressure rises The boogeyman awaits The city lights but a flicker in the highrises There’s no guaranteed lightswitch There’s no real life insurance Just forbearance and weighted […]
Sadness The heart bleeds mourning ashes Sorrow cannot be measured along the axis Denial Truth and solace come in too small a vial Another mind-chilling trial Guilty The soul fires up questions in a tizzy The hands shake with gritty self-pity Anger Ire is a mighty rapidly-paced dancer […]