i put you in a box
and never laugh. i just sing
your wet tongue to the heavens
as I ***** for the right
to kiss
a mystery
that has refused
my box.

i cling to stars that have
your name....
like a man that has no wolf
in his veins
save the desperation
of my ***
sinking into oblivion
as i mark
nothing...

as i pass
for Human
and
awake.

i come undone,
but stitch the tatters
to the realm of gone things
like a kite
on the moon
waiting for a breeze
to define the world
that has no sea
to justify
a shipwreck.

i go where
my lungs are not breathing
to atone for my breathing
and squander all my lovely things
upon the gaping maw
of my empty dreams.
I pour myself into another
like a happy fool
but emerge
from shadows
I keep from my longing heart
to have at
you.

and that will do.

Silence with its ‘s’ that stings.
Holding you captive, bound your wings.
It burns into the pit of your soul.
Hungry for your words of wisdom
In this cold, loud silence fear is planted.
A single seed that will grow into a tree,
Bearing fruit of anger pain hate and jealousy,
Consuming you inside and out. Silence is a thief;
It comes not to sow but to reap.
To rip the foundation from beneath your feet. So I say to you

SPEAK.

             © Raffi

I have learned that this life
Comes and goes like the mist
So I'm determined to do more
Than just exist