illusions of
escape velocity
for us became
placebos like
a gentle darkness
gumshoes into
disarray.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 31, 2014
Jul 31, 2014 at 2:11 PM UTC
searching for
a world beyond
the glass where
ceilings melt
into blue sky.
refusing to
surrender on
the outside
looking in.
shadows speak
of sacrifice like
work has never
failed and
dreams are not
an endless staircase
into hell.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 29, 2014
Jul 29, 2014 at 1:29 PM UTC
In Memory of Carl Sagan
his pale blue
sense of wonder
suspended
in a sunbeam
taught beauty in
the faint sensation
of our atoms
put together.
a legacy of
dust and stars
billions upon billions
of stars
I saw the sky and
endless possibility
stretch over me like
broken shackles
form the past
and we remain the
momentary masters
of a fraction
of a dot.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 2:22 PM UTC
music hollows
out an empty
heart and plays
its strings.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 22, 2014
Jul 22, 2014 at 11:28 PM UTC
She walks in starlight
Coming of age
In a riptide.
Her lone synth chords
Reminiscent of an
Open mic motel.
Burning multi-layered sound
We don’t fear the dark now.
There’s room enough for two
And Technicolor in a
Hot air balloon.
I can taste the comfort
On another world with you.
Delicate piano dodging
Missiles from the ground and
Candy playing on the radio
Can’t sing like we can hum
And feel the undertow.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 17, 2014
Jul 17, 2014 at 5:58 PM UTC
Beautiful Lies
Every day
and every breath
we take remains a
beautiful deception
like the promise of
black coffee or
lemon seeds in tea.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 14, 2014
Jul 14, 2014 at 1:42 AM UTC
we tell ourselves that
comedy is tragedy plus time
but we don't have the time
or patience for perspective.
there's only tragedy, the walls
are caving in, and laughter
left us with the breeze like salt
poured down our open wounds
hiding from the air
and breathing flames.
take my hand, there's nothing
but the waves.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 8, 2014
Jul 8, 2014 at 11:30 PM UTC
lightning never
sees its fire burning
the trees
absent and forlorn
as love can be.
I can feel your
thunder on the
mountainside.
we will tame
the ashes, fan the flames,
and the pray the sky
returns to calm
forgetful sleep.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 7, 2014 at 2:25 AM UTC
Just as dusk
became us
lingered in
the air
reflections
overwhelmed
the substance
guided by our
breath.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jul 1, 2014
Jul 1, 2014 at 12:02 AM UTC
Never stand still.
Move in a direction.
Even if you crash or fall.
Take an exit and get lost.
There is something happening
Inside your veins.
Adrenaline, blood, and
Metabolic energy
Fight or flight
Response toward
Gravity…
Spin against
The earth
Become your
Own rotation
Agitate and race.
Be anything but stable.
© Ben Ditmars 2014
Jun 29, 2014
Jun 29, 2014 at 10:14 PM UTC