Night Owl

Night Owl Sep 12

Why, why, why?
Do I seek this absent pattern
of love, and love, and love?
Hate, and death, and sin
seem to rain from heaven above

Why, why, why?
Do I question this reality
inescapable, and abandoned, and derailed?
Love, and love, and love
is what I should have surveilled

Why, why, why?
Is there something, rather than nothing
this riddling, devouring, accidental presence?
No! No! No! Of course not, child...
It's a presence of love, and love, and love!

My view on Schrodinger's question of astonishment.

Night Owl Sep 11

Murky Water

Murky water. Oh, murky water.
You show what's truly within.
Opening up each heart and mind,
to thee who searches under the skin.

Murky water. Oh, murky water.
Not pure, but crystal clear.
Revealing the darkest, murkiest parts;
depths the holder fears.

Murky water. Oh, murky water.
The onlooker desperately searches;
yet they'll only discover what they seek,
by cleverly navigating my murky eyes.
Past the fog, behind the mask,
far beyond what I might see.
There they'll find the truths they seek,
deep beyond any dark sea.
Past these murky waters.

I wrote this poem a few months ago
I decided to revise it, then post it

Night Owl Sep 10

Free the Anchor

Down! Down! Down!
drops the ship's rusty anchor
sent straight through the sea
Down, down... down.
falls the foreign iron anchor
not gracefully, nor swimmingly
Down... down... down...
sinks the true, unwavering anchor
pulling its vessel down with thee

We release the anchor in desperation,
but are often pulled down by it.

Night Owl Aug 31

Insomnia

Heavy eyes, drooping down
Rub, rub, rub. Wake up, up, up
Lift your head, my tired friend

Collapse into these heavy sheets
Sink down, down, down
Sleep, tempting my exhausted mind

Stare into an unchanging ceiling
Hit, hit, hit. Fall asleep, sleep, sleep
Yet my mind won't do as I plead

Night Owl Aug 17

Messiah

Great Protector, won't you come
and shield me from this pain?
Pass me an indestructible umbrella
to block out all this rain.

Mighty Savior, won't you find
me in my darkest hour?
Extend your hand to greet mine.
Please, don't let me be devoured.

Just Liberator, can't you see the
cruelties done by their hand?
Free me from these atrocities
and lead me to a glorious land.

Righteous Deliverer, don't take too long!
I'll be waiting here for you in this sea
of never-ending savagery. So,
please deliver me. Save me.

...

Why didn't you come, my Messiah?

for eliana
Sorry that it took so long

Night Owl Aug 7

Freedom

Lift your wings
fly high up, let the
wind ruffle your feathers
while the breath of the earth
raises your eyes to the sky

Clouds bring their tears
scattered across great lands
showering the people with
burdens beyond bearing
unmeasurable grief

This is the cost
of being free creatures,
of being human,
of having choice.

Night Owl Aug 7

Everlasting rain

Broken branches wrap around
Tendrils rooted in my feet
Withered leaves fall gracefully

Vines create a facility
Their thorns block out the sun
Light rays gone, left with none

My own little world of rain
Almost like a metaphor
To the constant, perpetual petrichor

Falling down, down onto dirt
Warmth, won't you embrace me?
Dive face-first into a wet mud sheet

I was driving home and spotted a lonely patch of dead foliage.
Almost like a dome of dead branches.