My mind explodes. The shrapnel etch Scattered prayers on tea stained paper. Pipe dreams, Inked on sheet runways. Passengers come and go, Same direction with different destinations. My notebook becomes my bible. All I believe is the gospel of my ego. My unanswered prayers fall before my own deaf ears. Sprawling pages, Collections of distorted […]
Category: Poetry
Lost
From the torture, Swelling eyes and bruising skin. I lost my will. The screaming, Either for help or for release. I lost my voice. From the mind games, Torment and attacks. I lost my sanity. The unanswered prayers, Glazed in tears, tied with fright. I lost my faith. From the scars, Etched into my defensive […]
Life’s Not Fair
Returning rivals, Harbouring a personal vendetta.These almost vicarious voices, The enemy since age 10.Told you are immortal without them, But they’ve been patient,Watching your character arc towardsPremature, exact demise. They will plant you in the garden, Amongst the pompous roses,Beneath the blanket of nutrients,Outshined by the arrogant worker bee.They’ll articulate their shame,When you, once again, […]
Untitled Love
He resides at arms length, Breathing in the smoke from the burning heart in her chest. He loves her with everything he has ever harnessed, Blessing the Earth she merely steps on. She, so tempted by the blurring lines between love and hate, Is stuck looking to the future through the lens of the past. […]
Chocolate Bars & Nutmeg
I get uncomfortable in the Grocery store. Every time those sliding doors open, and I roll my little cage on wheels into the vast world of opportunity, obesity, and overspending…. Every time, I raise my head and I see myself on that out of date television. Letting me know ‘Hey, you are on camera […]