Scuttle along
Cover to cover
Bit of rubble here,
A collapsed building there,
Just climb about, to and fro
Steer clear of the fray
Lest they find him,
Smallest is he,
Branded by fallen brethren;
Shrimp soldier.

- February 6th, 2023

Out and away
Drive and let’s go
Music and the road
Stretch across the sky
Venture out, into the setting sun,
Watching the world go on by

Fluffy purple clouds
Nails and notes
Listen and know,
End and out once more,
Enter a door,
Into the unknown,
Only peace, there is only peace

Choices, oh choices,
Select and see,
Close, comfortable and warm,
Ease into the dark,
Embrace the moment,
For here there is peace,
Only peace.

- February 8th, 2023

Find me here, dreamer, my shell, a vessel,
Container of all, all that which plagues,
Haunted soul, tainted, stained and surely bruised,
Unseen hands, shred me, my every fiber,
Tear into the dark, simmer in my bones,
Seeth beneath the skin, boiling marrow,
Scorching skin, flay me, piece by bleeding piece,
All torture, all pain, felt in the expanse,
Here eternally, trapped in my amber,
O forevermore, surely as I breathe,
So too does the day, o forevermore,
Beloved spider, give me thy venom.

Midnight whispers, o, fade into the dawn,
Screaming in hatred, bleed obedience,
Bitten tongues scar over, strained voices may heal,
Alas, not a mind, a tangle of flesh,
Encapsulated, entrapped within bone,
My chamber, my skull, here they ricochet.

Words, sharpest of blades, points oh so countless,
Numerous are they, true, I know it true,
Some self-inflicted, so monstrous indeed,
Dragged across, branded, told, now written bold,
Hidden from view, o, only mirrored,
Reflected mem’ry, only scar tissue.

- February 8th, 2023

Single words
Sound in time
All hooks, not a line to spare
Gone to tangle

Covers and blankets
Shelter us, shelter us
Envelope us in warmth
Only truth,
All illusion left behind
Wiped away as dirt from our shoes

Why do some,
Strange and twisted folk
Made of webs long spun
Get so much love?
Why do they,
Cruel and cunning,
Cloaked, clothed in deception,
Get love undeserved?

They take, rip and tear,
All that which they are given
Tuck away those flies,
Wrapped in sticky lies,
Glitter in the morning light,
Cobwebs in the night,
Hold our secrets
Hold the empty shell
As my memory fades from view
Fingerprints on a mirror.

- February 7th, 2023

Jagged edges,
Walls of thorns
Broken glass
Mere fragments,
Glimpse only fragments

Part the way
Past shattered dreams
Acknowledged, perhaps a question
Not to pry, only wonder

Gentle hands,
Call forth, all is well,
Come and be well,
Rest, not a thing to fear
Simply be, simply stay
And tremble no more.

- February 7th, 2023

Turn it on, glowing screen
Title after title
What shall we find?
Not quite what was in mind,
But a memory nonetheless,
Title screen, enter the tale
The story begins

A jump here, a startle there,
A twitch, small little motions
Close, nestled in comfort
Autumn leaves, gently sway
Twisting embers, all is well
Rest, lay thy weary head
Cozy heap, drift into sleep

Embrace winter's frigid touch
Fold into summer’s smile
Drift in autumn’s domain
Crisp air, notes often dare
Fall into the dark
Without fear of the ground below

Depths, I see into you
Strangely familiar,
Eager to say hello
Second meetings, proper greetings,
Hours gone by, nothing to rush
Only linger, linger and wonder
Encapsulated by dreams.

- Jay M
February 6th, 2023

¿Qué quieres, mi amor?
Diario y diario,
De que quieres, you no sé,
Un beso, un abrazo,
Un momento para ti,
Pero, mi amor,
Creo que necesitas más,
Diario y diario,
Pero, mi amor,
¿Qué quieres a mi?

Sí, abrazos y besos,
Sí, momentos para solo yo,
Pero, mi amor, están más de amor,
Claro que sí, más de amor,
Quiero todo de que tienes en tu mente;
De que es limpio, de que es sucio,
De que es bueno, de que es malo,
Todo de que tienes, allí en tu mente,
Mi amor, quiero todo de tí,
Aquí conmigo.

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What do you want, my love?
Day after day,
What you want, I do not know,
A kiss, a hug,
A moment for yourself (you),
But, my love,
I think you need more,
Day after day,
But, my love,
What do you want from me?

Yes, hugs and kisses,
Yes, moments for myself (me alone),
But, my love, there is more than love,
Absolutely, yes, more than love,
I want all that you have in your mind;
What is clean, what is *****,
What is good, what is bad,
All that you have, there in your mind,
My love, I want all of you,
Here with me.

- Jay M
February 2nd, 2023