The Goblin
The goblin pops up from a nowhere place. Always in dark and absent of grace. Lurking in a shadow, until dark becomes light. The corner now empty as day defeats
Eyes Fighting Blear
Have you ever seen the rain. Fall from the sky. It hits your face. Or floats on by. Time slows down. A backdrop of gray. A quick, brisk breeze.
Exaggerated Sense
I’ve been around for a while and if there’s one thing that has become abundantly clear to me it’s that people are self-absorbed and many of them portray narcissistic behavior.
Foggy Night
Wandering late. Under street lights. Feel the calm. Feel the cool. No one else in sight. All of the sudden the light goes out. So, I approach with doubt.
A Dream as Sweet as This
I see her in chocolate, covered in sprinkles. Of all different colors. I take a bite. And caramel pours out, lethargically. She floats, covered, in a blanket of silk. The
Black Hole
When I withdraw to my room, I often feel like they (my family, friends, whomever) want me to come out. So, I sit there and I think, “How long can
Beyond our Reach
“Where did the years go?”, I constantly ask myself. I feel like yesterday I was in college. For some reason college feels like yesterday and high school feels like a
Purpose to Pain
Emotional pain. Sadness. For me, things are different now. I’m starting to understand these things (emotional pain and sadness) better, at least how I feel them, but it can still
Security Solution
My boosted intuition, excessive information. Emotional pain night after night. Locked away on a grace citation. As you observe so keenly, and hide in plain sight. What I discerned
Pain Channel
“You’re so creative, Matt!”, they say to me, while in the same breathe they ask, “Why are you in so much pain?” Heh. Wow. If there’s one thing I’ve learned
Haunted Control
I am your dog. That’s how it feels. Beat me! Make me kneel. Lock me up. In this metal cage. If you hate me this bad! Unleash your rage!
Progenation Price
I bang my head against a wall That doesn’t even exist at all. Just a mirage, a barrier of air. An object that isn’t even there. The frustration is taxing.
Spiral Stair Cage
“I’m so tired”, I whisper. As my head slouches low. Caged in my mind. Twisted and twined. As I try to let go. Just do [this]. Or just do
I Don’t Pray
I don’t pray for us to be friends. But I do pray for you, for healing within. Because I know there is sorrow. And I look forward to a restored
All the Rage
Your calloused heart. Imposed on me. A gift. Of pain, and agony. Everyone hurts you. You attract the pain. You welcome the dark. Your mysterious game. Isolated, from
Empty Town
I wonder what it really was as I abdicate! With your fallacious argument spawning transparent perplexity. Has grieving callused your bleeding heart? Or have bygone transgressions wounded you? It’s perfectly
Aching Taradiddle
I know you’d have me disappear. But that’s an option that won’t cohere. Believe me, I’ve tried it before. As I merely made it to the shore. For the ocean
When They’re Sleeping
It’s at nighttime when they’re sleeping. And my mind does all the thinking. About the little things I did. And all the foolish things I said. It’s at nighttime
I Know the Pain is Coming
I know the pain is coming. It’s hiding in the night. The hurt will show no mercy. I’m sure to feel it’s plight. At first I’ll try to run.