For Fear

If you only knew That the horrors which bare their teeth from the shadows Bare them not Because they feel superior And because they wish to consume you, But rather, Because they are afraid And they are blinded By the light which you cast Into their world of only themselves, In which the natural light … Continue reading For Fear →

Oh, To Feel

Oh, to feel Once more As we did Before To be awash In the mindless bliss of youthful ignorance Unaware The dangers which lurk In every warm embrace and sideways glance Oh, to feel Anything else But this empty echo And a distaste for myself How quickly we grow Numb and cold Distant and alone … Continue reading Oh, To Feel →

On Fear – A Collaboration, Pt. 1

The piece below is part one in a collaboration between myself and the very gifted poet Thought for Change, of the blog The Rendezvous Club. This piece was written over a period of time through various communications revolving around a Q/A about fear, love, and marriage. The text on the left was written by Though … Continue reading On Fear – A Collaboration, Pt. 1 →

Distant Voices

I can hear them again The voices So far away A siren's song Calling How I wish to sing with them How I would allow My body itself to crash upon those rocky shores That I might be That much closer To you

You are a Liquid Being

You are not And never will be Broken For you are not A solid and immutable object Rather You are a liquid being As a mass of water suspended To absorb and ignore All opposition As weapons pass Right through Your rippling form Causing no harm Though perhaps Taking with them The smallest droplets Which … Continue reading You are a Liquid Being →

Not Forgotten but Neither Dwelt On

Once these words Have moved, freely From my mind To the space in front of it They are no longer mine If ever they were; Rather They become An entity all their own, Living and breathing and eating and procreating, Not residing for any extended period of time, Leaving bastard children and forlorn lovers in … Continue reading Not Forgotten but Neither Dwelt On →