Bolder -
Than the hyacinth,
Braver -
Than the sun,
This quiet resistance
Of which spoke nature,
Fairly rivals none.
Prettier -
Than the midnight moon,
Stronger -
Than the stars,
This genial majesty
Of which spoke nature,
Cannot afford -
What mortality has done.

Let us leave
Our hearts behind,
Forget the days
And the sky - spread wide,
Let us rejoice
Among the stars,
Crowding the moon,
Chasing the sun - tonight,
Let us be
But just bones - tonight,
Armour - where our souls reside,
Let us be
But just a dance,
Eternal - tonight.

What is the point
Of these hands,
When all they do
Is hurt and tear,
What is the purpose
Of these arms,
When we are unable
To uplift,
What is the need
Of this nose,
When the smell
Of gunpowder assaults it,
What is the reason
Of this tongue,
When it refuses simple kindness,
What is the wish
Of humanity,
That dies
With every **** of a gun,
Of hope,
That tries endlessly
To prevent this earth
From fading to none.

If I waved to the stars,
Would they ever wave back?
If only
To put me out of my misery - tenderly,
If only
To shine their light upon me - momentarily.

I want to drown
In a serenity
That allows me
Just to be.

I have a sister
With whom I share
My soul,
Our bond is not
One of blood,
But my heart
Beats with hers.
Her shadows,
They shelter my heart,
And the moon
Sets in her soul,
Her light shines upon me,
A shower of golden hope.

I do not own
A home,
Just these walls
Of flesh and bone,
And these bricks,
Kissed by concrete,
And my soul,
Bare and lone.

The sun sets to you
At eve,
And rises
From freckled skies,
The sunflowers
Turn their heads,
And daffodils
Line your eyes.

Every night she laid
In bruising arms,
Choking – their hold,
Twisting, pushing prodding,
In the company
Of sharp whispers
Tinged with honey,
Breaking skin
To unleash
The quiet drips
Of ruby red.
Rocking sleep,
In their firmness,
A poison untouched,
Unprompted,
She drank,
Lulled unfalteringly,
Into Eternity

In the depths
Of dust and debris,
Where even dandelions
Hide and bury,
Pulsating,
Is a tiny resistance,
And alive,
Is a tiny heartbeat.

Soaring birds,
Soaking heat,
As the rays shine
Golden
Upon them,
Ruffled feathers,
Tiny tweets,
As the winds
Gift peace
Unto them.

I encountered an oasis,
In a barren desert,
With waters of love,
And a tree
Bearing fruits of faith.
Hope,
Little birdie
Perched leisurely,
And the winds
Whispered of trust.
Ears filled with the quiet buzzing
Of a prideful bumblebee,
I limped slowly
Towards the oasis,
To sit for a moment
And rest my feet.

In my dreams,
I float
On fluffy clouds,
Pink,
Painted by the setting sun.
I hop from star to star
Across the sky,
And wave
To the smiling moon.

In my dreams,
I see dazzling princesses,
Twirling in brick-walled fortresses,
Free,
Yet inevitably caged.

In my dreams,
A flaming phoenix
Burns across the sky,
Shooing star following suit,
The world is dusted entirely
With magic,
A glimmering
Unsolved mystery.

My dreams are filled
With glittering fairies,
And trees
That have grown wings,
Where purple grass
Is littered with magic mushrooms,
And animals
Do not stop chattering.

I’m afraid
These dreams
Will pass me by,
I cling desperately
To their magic,
Flaming phoenixes
Burn me inside,
As I am swallowed
By fairytales,
Enchanted.

Walls
Heavenly white,
Serene silence
Interrupted only by
Incessant beeping,
Rattling lungs
In a body,
Not as old
As should be,
Ears filled
With the beeping tune,
Tethered to life,
An annoying assurance,
Ropes unbind,
Blood runs cold
As the tune fades away,
Unmelodious melody,
Air escapes swiftly
As the last note plays.

My mind enjoys
Savoring silence,
Where the world
Cannot take part,
Words,
A weapon,
Savagely shattering
This tune
Without a start.

Healing takes time,
And fissures run deep,
I only wish
To cure
This flawed perfection,
In time to
Greet my sleep.

Where once my dreams
Were filled with stars,
A need
Surpassing desire,
But as you set
Your gaze upon me,
I found
No need for them
At all.

My mind sometimes
Plays tricks on me,
Where every gaping void
Is filled
With dread and anxiety,
As does escape
My heart,
With free falling velocity,
Fleeing
Before it is made to fill
This unfillable fee.

Would you allow me
To stand in your light
For just a moment,
Allow me,
Kindly,
To breathe in,
For even a second
Could unravel my knots,
A second
To untangle these strings.

Would you allow me to
To bathe in your rays
For just a moment,
Permit me,
Kindly,
To soak in,
For even infinity
Could not compete,
With a second,
Just the one,
My heart spent
In your eternity.

Happiness unforgivable,
Laughter unseen,
Dare not!
To crack a single smile,
Darkness,
Take heed!
Embodiment
Of anger and despise,
These monsters,
And their flaming steed.

Fear,
Their favorite meal,
Full to the brim,
Barely satiated,
Despair,
A bonus treat,
Wielding a ferocious weapon,
Cracking,
With an unwavering scream.

Screams,
That seep in,
Screams,
That never leave,
Screams,
That break and eat and ****,
Devouring,
Whatever means

They blur,
Your eyes do,
With joyful serenity,
The lines fade,
With a single step,
Bold,
Afraid no longer,
Across,
Unexpected bright
That blinds,
And all I see,
Need not be said.

Straw roof,
And a sea of pink,
Firm bricks sandwiched
Between sky and field,
Pink flows,
Where the sky ends,
Eternity grasps,
As the clouds bend.