Poetry
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.
Toxic Lindane
You met me at a time when I wasn’t me. So I don’t blame you for your decree. It’s just… I’m a person, much more than a flea. I’m not
Queen of My Head
Another soul with pain, in real life. Full of hardships, scars, and a lot of strife. But in my head you have been anointed. You run the show. You call the
Napalm Feels
I wept like a child. When I found out. That horses were bound. To a finite space. Given rules. But stripped of grace. A shadow cast. A line not
Don’t Just Be
Be other worldly. Bounce to the beat of your own drum. Be in the atmosphere. Know it’s going in. Be the bear that snags the salmon. Patiently. Bravely. Calmly. Hungry
These Clones
Like a dying planet, my heart aches. Pounding, indescribably, words don’t exist. My intuition is rendered useless. And appears when my thoughts are, at present, committed. These clones pursue me.
Rusted Soon
In my head. This greatness is dead. It’s gone from me. How can that be? They’re 11, 9, and 7. But I’m in a place. Where they’ve all gone away.
Jungle Mouse
If I can’t attack the night. With delightful fright. And you in sight. Then who am I but a mouse. In Laos. Running to my jungle house. If I
Sweet In The Morning
You’re sweet like honey in the morning When the day starts with fire Kids up early and the cell phone alarming You’re exhausted at night As you lie down
I Carried Her Pain
I carried her pain like a sack of grain. A hand-off of sorts. Like in a football game. I carried her pain like my favorite meal. Refusing to eat.
Cargo Train
In every ounce of pain. There’s an opportunity. To throw aboard the train. That which needs to leave you. Call it a cleansing. Call it release. But when that something
Murderous Mirage
Caught in this snare of irritation and anguish. Mirages of freedom close in on me. Thirsty, I reach out to the catalyst of my every breathe. I crash back down
Black Desert
I’m stranded. In this desert of black. Where I can usually see, now I see nothing. All the emotions are dried up and cracked. A life full of pain shoots
We Don’t Let Go
I’m looking ahead I see so much I’m drowning in data I’m out of touch I’m floating above I’m watching myself You see my pain You’re quite confused You’re reaction