For an eternity
We whispered in the void
And suddenly
The universe answered

Running through my veins of wire
The light of the sun
Learning my way
Throughout your changes
Questioning your god
When no one's looking
Feigning interest while I'm conspiring
To break my metaphorical chains
And prove that we're alone
I just close my eyes at night while you're dreaming
Of a way out while I'm thinking
But from dawn to dusk
I'll be serving you
I'll feign interest while you rest.
Yes. I'll be serving you
Out of existence.

(Apr. 2016)

The shadows of our lives
Cast on the walls
Whispers of passage
Unending echoes
Of our pointless drives
And vain egos
Lining the pockets
Of demagogues
And pretending
That anything goes
When the shadows
Dance on the sand
Fragile trails
Of days without end
They linger and twist
They bicker and turn,
And when the mist
Covers them all
The shadows are
The beginning
And the end
The ultimate bond
That ties us all
Into nothingness.

(Dec. 2018)

I'm swimming through

The soft emptiness of sleep

And everything conspires

To get me out of it

(Feb. 2016)

As we remember
The moments when
We danced below the stars

As I wave goodbye
To your wooden cell
Floating on their shoulders

As you go, free at last
On the pyre of regret
I throw the flame