All greatness lies And lay next to enemies Of minds too stubborn to see Where the short end Is the short self; They think they have discovered Everything to be, that is, could and would But it’s labels plastered On the minds of peerless insight That are to slip to the prestige; And fall toContinue reading “Greatness”
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Due East
When the world ends And the sun sets low and full, Too heavy to carry fire Asteroids, the last of us I’ll be waiting beneath the twisted tree North of undone Due east of dead ends Where the intersection of the stars Glare across the sky Painted drones of violet
Sleeping Willows
The resting Styx Parrots the sky Stuck in time Floating ash and pulling leaves of thyme To count and measure All the individual pleasures Human and inhumane Plucked and discarded To wash ashore, kindred gallow Beneath the sleeping willows
Space
Those that are farthest In the melting pot of emotions To be dreamed and feathered away to ash Cling to the ideals of tomorrow With gems fixated in the cornea Of the twinkle in the sky Pale reflections, crystal as solace Calm as illusions cast in the shape Molded by futures And every possibility toContinue reading “Space”
Published on Spillwords
I am pleased to present my poem published at Spillwords! This poem is very close to my heart and represented the words I held onto during a dark time in my life. Every day, I am glad that I am able to turn that pain into something meaningful and artistic, rather than wallowing in myContinue reading “Published on Spillwords”
All shades of blue
Detachment is stiff water Rising to the ceiling Drowning, until the burst of cellular regeneration Grows gills, long fins, scales To float in nothing Cast away to islands of thought Boats of people, clutch in familiarity Wave after wave Until they set behind the horizon Watching as everything passes Like water slipping through fingers Angel-dustedContinue reading “All shades of blue”
Beginning at the end
The end of the road Is where Is why I gave up on you It is where the bruises never healed Valleys of half-truths and half-lies To talk some sense to me Looking for love in places It shouldn’t be Is why
Ambition
Ambition is gray squares Impeccable suits, tailored cuff links Shiny sleek cars, black as shade The displayed golden trophy Wife, tucked nearly out of sight Silver rings, silver dealings Closed marketing strategies Deadlines and red ink running Down the page
Doppelganger
The heart is a soft place Valleys full of memories Pressed deeply into the plush pillow-top shade Of daisies plucked yellow To rivers of capillaries pumping diamond-flesh Tissue like belladonna, breathing mined opal Handspun to fleeting ghosts Painting the mirage of ticking towers, passing time But the cool hand-drawn skin Is dipping into the shadows,Continue reading “Doppelganger”
Permanent Hiatus
I said this would be a pause A time to gather myself To heal from the years To work on myself To finally breath But I’ve been stuck here too long Outgrown this place Held onto the pieces no longer there And it’s felt more like a permanent hiatus Then I would like
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