Saturday, September 17, 2022

She sailed the ocean blue

 She dances

In a lace dress

On the edge of the abyss 


A child older than possible

A woman defined by time

And injustice 


Falling

Not falling

It's all the same here


In eternity


The captain honors

Her dance

And she dies a thousand deaths

Before she dies 


Another language 

Another custom

Another day 

 

Tedium

Boredom

Death


The seas claim another soul

In 

Absenteeism 



Beauty

Horror


Waves


Shock waves 


Through my heart

My soul

My life


Responsibility 



Options

 Faded colors

that bleed

into the soul


Faded commitment

that bleeds

into my heart


Wither or not

Without 



Thursday, August 4, 2022

in

 the colors are all wrong

and the wind blows from within

wreaking havoc on my heart

and the spaces in between


indecision

in utero

in decisive

improper


the plaything decides not to play back

the future looks dark indeed

the decisions of our forefathers weight

on minds devoid of conscious thought


the bruises hide well

the evidence of hatred and sin

wreaking havoc on my life

and the relationships within



Sunday, April 10, 2022

away

 Breathe in the words

the meaning of my, life

Single handed obsession

Regard digression


Close my eyes

takes me back

Close your eyes

Take you away


There is no common ground

There is nothing to share

There is nothing left here

Be on your way


Breathe in the meaning

The words of my, life

Single handed digression

Disregarded obsession


I evacuate the location

Of my current state of mind

Relocated within

And without reason


Close my eyes

Close your eyes

Take us 

away



Saturday, January 22, 2022

disconnection

we used to make a spark

we had a fire burning

between us


but now there is only chilly air

and the distance grows

between us


I tried to make the connection last

but selfishness proves too strong

I tried to give in but I gave up

and nothing will ever last this long


without

a decent

connection


Saturday, January 15, 2022

Letter

 I read your letter

it's stuck in my head

I felt the words you wrote

I felt the dread


And the scene you described to me

And the tale you decided to tell

shook me up


The elders at the table

with the flowers so blue

The decision to fall from

Heights beyond me and you


the crushing blow

the end of the breath of life

the devastation

the endless strife


I read your letter

and I cried more than a tear

I read your letter

and now I'm here


at the edge of the ledge of eternity

a step away from redemption

A breath away of uncertainty

and literal freedom


I step back

and punish all

who stay alive