Touching you
Feeling you
Escaping this world with you

I don’t want to feel this anymore
I can’t go on anymore

I want to breathe!
I want to breathe,
                              The fresh whispers of freedom,
                                                             ­                        that want to get out,
                                                             ­                                                            and they turn into a SHOUT!
I Want To Breathe Freely
To be me
To Dance and Sing and Hug your very Being

I want to breath
Inhale your essence
In one look capture your essence

I glance across the room
I see you.....seeing me

But you can’t see
That I can’t breathe
Suffocated by Society

Need to be free
So many things that they want of me
But I just want to be free

Free to touch you
Free to feel you
Free to breathe fresh whispers in your ear
Free to shout "I Love You!" without fear

By Kevin Michael @April 4th 2013

Unchain me,
Let me out of this cage,
Show me,
That I can love,
That this is not just some stage,
It seems I know very little of you,
These eyes don’t cry any more, for you
They’ve dried, for you
You see my trust has died, for you
It’s hard to say when it happened,
You see my vision’s not 20/20 in hindsight,
I need someone to turn on the light,
Because it’s dark out there,
I stare out into the masses and wonder how they function,
We are all on this dysfunction- junction,
We all need the babe with the open heart,
The one that needs you to be there for her when she’s falling apart,
The one that will do anything for you,
But still tells you when it’s not something she’s into,
You see we all need someone not like you!
So, unchain me,
Open my heart to the next girl,
I can be her diamond in the rough and she can be my pearl,
Let her take away all my pain,
My love, for her, I will proclaim,
If only I could be, unchained!

By Kevin Michael @ March 2012 Refined February 2013

Dead like the polluted ocean
Dead like a heart that cannot feel emotion

We are all drowning
We are all running
We are all on that damn treadmill
We keep going, Can’t get our fill

Can’t get our fill
Can’t get our fix
Can’t get past this
Consumerist apocalypse

So, I fill my lungs with the ashes of the dreams I’ve left behind
I look for her
Only to find
That as she takes another dose
Her brain turns comatose

Dead like the polluted ocean
Dead like a heart that cannot feel emotion

Though every time I see her my heart still pounds
Like the bass at Burning Man’s campgrounds
I’ve come to find that our love was lost
It would exist Nevermore
Drowned in the want for more
And more
And even more

So, we acted like kids
We hid
We hid from the truth, the lies, and the love we once shared

Dead like the polluted ocean
Dead like a heart that cannot feel emotion

But now, lost in this thing called Never-Never-Enough-land
Which is kind of like “Never-Never-Land”
Except instead of Tinkerbelle’s magic fairy dust
We had a more natural magic delight, that could in fact be crushed into dust if you let it get too dry
But boy were we in for a “Wonderland” surprise
Instead of flying we were spiraling down,
Way down into the darkness of self-pity, remorse and regret

In this dark place
We kept the lights off as we escaped
Into my weary whisky and her sinister Smirnoff
The lights would have shown how our dreams were being raped
Living in a dream was her only escape
She closed her eyes and she saw the landscape
It was ponies and rainbows and big chocolate cake
It was romance and a family camping down by the lake
But as she opened her eyes, she realized its all fake
She cried:
We need to open our eyes and our ears
We need to let everyone know what we see and hear
Because silent rumors spread fake truths, and
Darkness only shines a light on all of our fears
So, wake up from your sleep and you will see that
We’ve all lost our best years

And now we’re
Dead like the polluted ocean
And now we’re
Dead like a heart that cannot feel emotion
And now we’re dead

By Kevin Michael @February-December 2012

I want to write,
I want to write freely,
I want to express my thoughts on paper so freely that they flow from me,
I want to type my fingers bloody with feelings and emotions,
I want to live and breathe poetry,
I want all of my words to be read and heard and to be poetry,
I want my words to express all of the beauty in this world,
I want the world not to do my words justice,
Words are the world’s details,
Detailing every aspect,
And looking at it all in retrospect a complete picture of all that is beautiful,
Pretty words, poetry, a complete picture,
A complete picture of you,
You are the expression that paints a picture in my mind that I look at when I'm feeling down,
So, when I lay in this cold bed I can think of you and it warms my icy heart,
You see, I want to write, because every time I write I find a new way to describe your stunning looks,
Flashy white-toothed smile,
And your kick ass legs that stretch for miles and miles.
I want to write because every time I write I discover a little bit more,
Find new ways to describe you,
And I want to write because when I do I find out how much more I can love you

By Kevin Michael @August 16, 2012

Everywhere we go,
People already know,
Who we are,
And where we come from,
So we don't need to tell them,
We are the future,
We are the future,
We are better than we were before,
We are up all night,
We are fighting the good fight,
We are the rhythm and the beat,
We are the book and street,
Smart,
If anybody asks you who we are,
Just tell them,
They are the future,
They are going to be great,
They have potential,
They are just like you and me,
You see, when I look in the mirror, I don’t see me, but I see what I could be,
I see a traveler in a distant land traveling the seven seas,
I see a professor teaching children more than just the A.B.C.s,
I see a mentor, just as I had, teaching a little me,
I see ALL of the possibilities,
You see nobody had to tell me I could be anything,
I already knew that,
I always was going to be great,
It was born in me,
Just as it is born in each and every one of you,
@November 2011

Hello Poetry,
How do you do today?
Hello Poetry,
I’ve come to you to brighten my day!
Hello Poetry,
What magical insights do you have to share?
Hello Poetry,
I know you care!
Hello Poetry,
What delicious foods do you have for thought?
Hello Poetry,
What new ideas have you brought?
Hello Poetry,
I’ve had a hard day.
Hello Poetry,
Please tell me, forever, you’ll stay!
Hello Poetry,
Your words are like warm chicken noodle soup or rock and roll.
Hello Poetry,
You fill my heart and warm my chilly soul!
Hello Poetry,
How do you do today?
Hello Poetry,
You Brighten My Day!

@April 2012

She was there waiting for me,
Smile was as sweet as honey from a bee,
Drink in hand
A wave and a hug,
Choices were bad ,
So I ordered what she had,
Sipping mint mojito and making small talk,
Told me how she was a lightweight and how she liked to walk,
Sun burnt bad,
But I all I could see was her ivory white light,
Shining at me,
She was competitive and really put up a fight,

I felt the vibe she was putting down,
I would pursue her like a hound,
But she was home bound,
No ring,
No mail,
No swing,
I fail,
I failed for the last time,
Was hoping for a kiss,
But all I got was a hug, fine
Just wish she would be here,
Because her, I miss,
HER, I cry,
HER, as in SHE,
As in SHE was the ONE for ME,
She was awkward and uptight,
She was cute and smart,
Sweet as candy, but loved to argue, and
Was always down for a fight,
Body so beautiful, like art,
You know I don’t like it when we’re apart!

@March 2012

Unchain me,
Let me out of this cage,
Show me,
That I can love,
That this is not just some stage,
That I am not worth disposing of,
You see, every time you talk to me, you reveal a little more,
And as the saying goes, “The more I see, the less I know!”
It seems that I know very little of this world,
It seems I know very little of you,
These eyes don’t cry any more, for you
They’ve dried, for you
You see my trust has died, for you
It’s hard to say when it happened,
You see my vision’s not 20/20 in hindsight,
I need someone to turn on the light,
So I can see around the bend,
Because its dark out there,
It seems my heart took a beating,
Its not fair,
I stare out into the masses and wonder how they function,
How can they go on their merry way with so many liars, cheaters, and deceivers,
We are all on this dysfunction- junction,
Worst of all is not doing anything at all,
Just letting me fall,
The status quo,
It must go,
We all need the babe with the open heart,
The one that’ll laugh at you when you fart,
The one that cooks that sweet American Apple Tart,
The one that needs you to be there for her when she’s falling apart,
The one that will do anything for you, but still tells you when its not something she’s into,
Like spanking that ass with bamboo,
Yeah, that’s something on which you can chew,
You see we all need someone not like you!
So, unchain me,
Open my heart to the next girl,
Let her see me for who I want to be,
I'll hold onto her with all of the strength inside of me,
I can be her diamond in the rough,
and she can be my pearl,
Let me trust again,
Let her be my girl,
Let her take away all my pain,
Let me be untamed,
My love, for her, I will proclaim,
If only I could be, unchained!

March 2012

Stay with me
Keep me
Need me
Remember me?
You cry
I weep
Why can’t I sleep?

@November 2011

Baby, “Your love is my drug!”

That is to say that,

I need you more than a fat boy needs a donut,

More than a fish needs water,

Baby, I need you more than an addict needs a syringe or life needs oxygen,

baby what I am trying to say is....... that,

Without you I am nothin’

@December 1, 2010

August 23 something was recognized….
a natural occurrence no one had emphasized
August 25 was a land fall disaster
Hurricane so fast
No man could master
100 mph blast
By August 29 winds are at their max
Cutting down trees faster than an ax
This was a blast from the past
More damage than Hurricane Andrew
But nobody knew
That this too
Could take it to the next level
So we ask our selves
Are we really ready?
FEMA is slow
But jus so, Ya know

People care
Though it is rare

How could we know?
It would put on a show
The media saw the power
Gusts as fast as 215 miles per hour
Boys and girls they can’t even take a shower
Cause it broke down
Yeah the whole valve
The levee went down
No force or action
Yet people still waited around
Looters didn’t even make a sound


So we ask our selves
Are we really ready?
FEMA is slow
But jus so, Ya know

People care
Though it is rare

@2005

People passing by,
Time to go the bell has rung,
You never want to say goodbye,
But when your time has come,
You must know that your bell has rung

People passing by,
They never say hello,
Never wanting to say goodbye,
I guess they’ll never know,
What a terrible mess I am

But its time to go the bell has rung,
A lifetime just ran by,
At the end of the day your song was sung,
So don’t be sad that you’re all alone,
It’s your own damn fault you never even try,

It all went by so fast,
Only memories last,
But it'll all be gone in the blink of an eye,
I guess we'll never get to say goodbye.

@October 25, 2010

Well you're one sticky bun in a bowl of plain chips,
Don’t want to get my hands dirty,
but you were mighty tempting and teasing me with those cinnamon swirl eyes and
those sugar coated lips,
Now you were acting kinda flirty and I was feeling kinda of nerdy,
Now I'm not the kinda guy to be straightforward and such,
Standing on the sidelines until you came along,
and I could feel this rush,
My soul had taken flight,
and I knew tonight would be the night,
A night that would last forever,
The night our love grew together,
And once I got my hands sticky I knew that we were fated,
and once I tasted those sugar coated lips,
I knew that we could never be separated,
Well if you are what you eat,
I'll be sweet.

@October 19, 2010

Every time I look into your eyes
It reminds me of the first time I met you
and
How we stayed up all night
Just to watch the sun rise
I remember
In your eyes
As the sun rose above the horizon
I saw the reflection of the first light
I remember
Looking at you
and
Wishing I could leap into your blue eyes
Because they looked
As deep and refreshing as the ocean on a hot summer day
I remember
Wishing you would stay

@May 20, 2011

Warmth fleeting,
Fleeting looks,
Looks dodging,
Dodging drops,
Drops growing,
Growing smiles,
Smiles flickering,
Flickering lights,
Lights sparking,
Sparking interests,
Interests peaking,
Peaking emotions,
Emotions stirring,
Stirring storms,
Storms chasing,
Chasing a moment past.

@December 1, 2010

On a night so auspicious
My sights on that delicious
Sweets were so forbidden
True feelings must be hidden

Part-time lover

Contrast, dark and light
'Twere the first thing I saw tonight
Crimson splashes milky complexion
'Neath moon light 'twas my heart’s unyielding affection

Seduction
Eruption
Over

@2008

Do you fall?
I won't!
I won't fall!
I won't go gentle into that good night!
Do you fall, perilously, into the dark pits of self-destruction?
Contemplate the bloody end?
Do you numb yourself with soul shaking music?
Or envelop your mind with neon clouds of Mary Jane?
Do you let Molly go dancing through your brain?
What is your release?
Do you pound drums rhythmically into oblivion?
Or do you escape the world in a euphoric run to the edge of the earth?
What do you do?
I need to know
I feel your vibrations
I feel your depressions
I feel the warmth that you left where you sat
The warmth that no longer keeps you safe
But helps me to see
That I am not alone
I will not give up
I will not destroy myself
That would be too easy
You will have to do your best to defeat me,
Because I will do mine
My soul escapes me
My brain damaged
My feet bloodied
But I am unthreatened by your worldly demise
So I throw down my corporeal disguise
I don't fall
I ascend higher than all

@April 23, 2011

Upon reflection,
I realized that I am living without intention.
It was a sad disposition,
In need of correction.

I feel the world changing,
Every molecule shaking,

I affect everything that I come into, and everything that comes into me is a new vibration.
I am the vibration still in gestation.

What am I?
What will I be?
I only can know what I have been.

I have been swallowed by synaptic storms, buried by dead connections, suffocated by lost time, and lost in time.

@September 2011

No more distractions
Need to  hustle
Need to    cut off all interactions
Get awa      y from the everyday bustle
Need to        take control of my life
Like a s          urgeon with a knife
Stop all          these distractions
Procrast         ination has become my expertise
Procrast        ination has become my disease
Procrast    ination is my A.D.D.
Procrast    ination please let me be
No mor     e procrastination!
No mor     e, imagination?

@November 8, 2011