Tortuous, these cravings that burn Tantalizing beats keeping time Trembling voices softly beckon Catch your breath, pause, pause and reckon Embrace and release every rhyme Let each minute toss and turn Will you ever learn, will you learn Crystal balls and these magic chimes won’t stop this moment, this second Trembling voices, how they beckon Tantalizing as they keep time Tortuous cravings crash and burn … Continue reading Disarray
Sometimes we tell the same old stories to capture a life beyond these walls to escape a life defined by categories Pause, pause the future as memory stalls To capture a life beyond these walls we search for a broken benediction we pause the future as memory stalls Push, push away future valediction We search for a broken benediction to stave off uncharted territories to … Continue reading In the Evening
Craving connection so real, your heart aches torn in pieces as tried and true prophecy lays tangled in the treason of your own truth when no living thing can reach this, the depths of your sorrow, and your eyes are trained on the invisible ﹘ hoping against hope that the sun will rise, as you slip into a place where you can barely breathe… wait … Continue reading Wait
Tell me about those dreams you seek there in that vast wasteland that borders risk and reward and floods of joy all promised by a single drop of rain tell me about the hope you’ve found dancing across ripples on the water while looking for answers hidden in silvery trees in a forest of proud cacti tell me about it And as tomorrow floats like … Continue reading Tell Me
Paper-white petals tucked in a bouquet Winter’s bloom of cinnamon wishes and roses of red Paper-white petals tucked in a bouquet Tendrils of time joining circles widespread Lasting moments on this elderberry night Winter’s bloom of cinnamon wishes and roses of red Framed in love meant to bless this rite A celebration to mark the beginning and the end Lasting moments on this elderberry night … Continue reading Last Christmas
Doubt lives in corners between apricots and asters and chipped china dishes beneath old blankets worn with time and continued use He’s timid, cautious and just a bit weary Starved for affection yet longing to trust a gentle hand a soothing voice And if he could speak, if he could share his tale of woe, living in a world too cold, he might … Continue reading Rescue
Both a blessing and a curse these lives we lead… knowing rules are not meant to be broken, only bent as unintended forces apply just enough heat to make them pliable And as we journey across time and space and experiences, it becomes inevitable, this drive to pause and reflect, knowing the next rest stop may forever be out of reach Such is … Continue reading Community
I was playing for pride that evening, a bottled night waiting to explode It was moon-kissed, silver-edged and self aware Ignorant of the challenge ahead, I borrowed audacity to probe and confound inciting at times that white hot anger that knew no secrets, no control Imagine if you will the scene that played out as fate took a terrible turn Immersed in the marriage of … Continue reading Born Again
Don’t we share this yearning a need to capture the sunset on scraps of crumpled paper ~ the figments and fairytales and everything in-between More than victims of circumstance we’re partners in crime, you and I Nah, don’t forget, never forget wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way we’ve got such a lot of world to see We’ll run til we’re breathless makes no … Continue reading Chasing Rainbows
Flashing lights on the horizon dredge up midnight shades of blue back to when hearts made of paper set a table trimmed with a spray of larkspur and lies I thought of running away then to a time when things were simple and patterns were predictable and even the gravel path we walked was safe as we ventured to the edge of oblivion how were … Continue reading Midnight Memories
Between sparks of light and the convocation of scholars— he is brave enough to be curious living in the moment, blissfully unaware as the world moves on Not afraid to ask questions as he murmurs tell me again show me … Continue reading On Searching
Sometimes below the tears that fall gently like the summer rain resolve falters and that brave front weighs too heavy Somehow among the rack and ruin you find the courage to fall into the unknown and release the desperation Grief is like that States of emergency muddled with stress and too many decisions disappear or at least rearrange and those hands that you’ve clenched and … Continue reading On Loss, Again
been busy chasing illusions after midnight just to set them free free to discover if the bite of that cherry is as sweet as the forbidden apple and then I remember that’s why we dream alone photo: Pixabay Continue reading Dreaming
Some people long for blooming darkness velvet blackness where the lonely seek cover with the eyes of a discarded doll even as spirits commune to hear each teardrop as it falls Some people long for endless accolades syrupy sweetness encased in lyrics that lie to invent personas which claim there is more than meets the eye even as spirits commune to compose writings that speak … Continue reading Long Ride Home
What if the sage and the fool shared the same status after evaluating rank and experience shared over a lifetime Mirrored missteps measure years weighed in the balance of wins and losses Each gifted with a simple voice sprouting a unique blend of wisdom and regret Is this the secret to the chain of power? Each press hands together in humble prayer … Continue reading Chain of Power
Beware the power of the wild wind blowing relentlessly across plains barren and dry Heed the warning of desiccated skeletons whispering of thirst, of want in the desert sun Mind the courage of a solitary bloom unashamed to flaunt vibrant colors under a dust-choked sky Embrace the same dream that visits each night this, the journey of your spirit walkers has just … Continue reading Dreamcatcher
Haunted by this uncertain feeling I dream of running, running away Visions of another life, revealing And so I teeter on the edge, kneeling Finding purchase on glass bridges as they sway Haunted by this uncertain feeling A future reflected in canyons below… calling, squealing Released from confines of expectations, I stray Visions of another life, revealing Walking in shadows and slowly … Continue reading Resolution
