It may start as a drop. (a tear perhaps) It only worsens from there. Time, the guaze of most wounds, is a caustic presence. Eroding away with its perpetual wind. Once a drop, now a river, snaking through sacred land. Once intimate, now no longer.
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Wash My Hands
I want to wash my hands clean Get rid of all the dirt I want to forget it all All the pain and all the hurt I want to just close my eyes And make it go away I want to just shut my mouth Not utter what I need…
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Superstition
Dark of night When witches run When all the ghouls Come out for fun Rabbit?s foot And lucky shirt Protection from Misfortune?s hurt Halloween And the 13th Friday When all bad luck Comes out to play Superstition And silly fears Hold your garlic As darkness nears A black cat A…
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Trapped Captive Stuck in Torment
Trapped in a Cage Like in a gerbil-sized world All my hopes shattered None of my dreams unfurled Captive in a reality That just doesn’t seem real None of it feels right What’s the true deal? Stuck by an exit That I just can’t use To do would be worse…
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Used To
I used to skip shale across the canal I remember how they flew I used to dream so often Now, I rarely do I used to build waterfalls and rivers Playing God with a bucket I used to spend all day on the couch And think nothing of it I…
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Psychology
Metaphorical Philosophical All the while now Nothing?s sensible Whimsical Fanciful In all your dreams Nothing?s tangible Where is all the simplicity? So complex, we?re in misery We?re so blind, can we really see? Who or what are we meant to be? Fictional Confrontational Do you know now? Nothing?s obtainable Responsible…
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Finding God
I found God Is a very awkward phrase Seeing how He?s been with you Since the first of your days To say you found Him Implies He wasn?t there That He didn?t exist Or just didn?t care Well I tell you now Neither is true The Lord never leaves And…
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Life’s A Noose
You share a noose, you and I Seeming alone, but togther we cry. Life’s so sad, so stricken with grief Is there an end, or some sign of relief? Tighter and tigher Life pulls at our knot. Alone we struggled, solo we fought. Until the day, we stood as one.…
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Horizons
Standing on a hilltop, Or is it a valley? When looking at the horizon Nothing’s all I see… Behind me lay fields of blossomed memories Ahead of me lay seeds of yet to be destinies Standing at a crossroads, a mighty decision ahead Do I tend to the seeds? Or…
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New Heart
I used to have a heart of flesh That was easily bruised So then I got a heart of stone That was rarely used So I got a heart of glass So everyone could see All the pain and trials That had happened to me Something happened then My transparent…