be aware of
mister goddess
meet a light where
shadows confess
burn a hole in
chip away the ash
load with spirits who've
been up and down the path



time repeats itself
brush stokes of grey scale
powers unseen agreed upon
flesh and bone are just too frail
if I ever speak black and white
know I
wouldn't make it
through the night
you don't have to
tuck the sheets in so tight

take the key
then
turn the lock
and
open your eye
open your eye



so long one a
so long one b
so long one c
so long one d
I didn't know you'd
have to come along with me
all the false philosophies
we're nothing but indoctrinated inductees

tag, you're it
tag, you're it
tag, you're it
farewell
michelle

who i am
is not
who i was,
yet
all the things
i've done
are still
the things
I
did

The corridor stretched infinitely, it seemed
I ran my fingers along the wall, to stay on track
The darkness hampered my vision
All I could do was keep moving
Shuffling right, left
Right, left
Every step the hopelessness weighed on me
Yet in the distance there was a faint light
As I approached the light, I could make out a flower
Floating a few feet from the ground, a lotus
It spoke to me-

You have traveled in this darkness long enough
I am here to answer your reprieves
I am here to guide you
I am the ultimate truth
I am the ultimate light

You mean, you know the way out of here?

Why would you leave this place, when you have everything you need here? It may not look like it right now, but I can give you everything you dreamed of.

But I'm not from here. I don't belong here.

With my light, I can show you the truth about this place. I will show you that this place belongs to you, for I am the ultimate light. You need nothing else in this place besides me.

I'll just keep going, I need to go home.

You would really walk away from light and knowledge?

How great is your knowledge if it can not take me home? How great is your light, if all you can illuminate is a few feet in front of you, in complete darkness?

Enough! How dar-


A bolt of lightening crashed through the ceiling
Splitting the flower in two
Flames then engulfed it and everything in the hallway
A light filled the entire space, ceiling to floor
Wall to wall
Warped bones and skulls with faces of anguish
Gnarled fingers stretched outward desperately
All fused into the wall
There was nothing left to do
But to step through the flames
And continue onward
Without hesitation
I stepped through
And *****
And pure
Again
I continued my journey back home
Left, right
Left, right

Treat me with a new sweet trick
And repeat until I get sick
Or
Start to believe I am in love

All the floating oranges
Reflect off the metal horses
So
Why do we bow, when he's above

The tapestry was well designed
And hands were chopped off in due time
Then woven over, redesigned
Now let the blind lead the blind

I'll face the moon and count by threes
With fingers crossed under the trees
The
Night shade feels extra warm to me

You jump through the parallels
And warn, this one goes straight to ****
Yet
You would rather stay than be free

Baby's crying louder
Oops, ear drum collapsed
Mary held me in her arms
Kept the broken pieces together
I raced to the embassy
They cut off the wifi
A limousine by the curb
Familiar warm lips and cold eyes
My cheap french cuisine
Mary Jo, Mary Jo
Say again?
This time
I want it to be the last time
She asked me: why now,
I don't like to learn new names
To which I replied: most men of renown
Have their hearts sewn with lead
My fair mary jo why should both of us end up-

When I lie on a bed of thorns
I hold my heart, in pieces torn
Reminisce when snow angels
Were of ash and embers
Perfection in just 3 generations

She was addicted to the smell after all
I did not need to speak, her eyes had made the call
It's a warm night for the fall