The whispers
                 behind his back
                                killed him.

the dank soil tightened
scent of relief after rain
sunset burned like sighs
in time the gray sky turns blue
so do the streaks in their eyes

It is, as it was before it began

I rush deep into the valley
through this tidal wave of pain
in search of its core
desperate to end its reign

I find what remains
a half rotten apple writhing feverishly
as deathless maggots infest
it’s spiritual domain

Our intentions may be well
tender and sweet
but we are never immune
to the destruction of fears deceit

Permit the mind to run amok
and Knowledge will consume you
If you host this intrusive parasite
it will gorge on your toxic residue

lads water her mind
"You look so gorgeous today"
but she's done with scripts
she tests those eyes if they stay
when trivial beauty is stripped

Chocolate & Hazelnut
Blended smooth as butter—
To delight taste buds,
Like no other.
Covering
Savory, Crisp
Saltine.
Just one more,
Please.

Beneath
Sea,
Fluid is
Conduit.
Stare up,
Oxygen finds
Unbroken
Pipelines
Underneath
Atmospheric
Resistance,
Transformed
Under
Aqua Presence,
Flows
&
Gives Life
To All.
Hair moves
Like Silk
Strands,
Freely.
Open
Your eyes,
It’s another
World
When
You’re
Beneath
Sea.