it was suggested
that there be no nexus
between texas and your pal-
omino - tagging the alamo, **?

en el barrio, yo(u)-
and your gringa  homecoming
queen in tight-assed jeans
-running with ms-13?

-playing twister with your hipster
sisters misters smith & wesson
oiled up and and ready to go
- new mexico?

i found you in tres piedras
at a place called ortega's
eating huevos rancheros
- shooting jose cuervo?

-muthafucka mara salvatruchas
in a red camaro and two bruthas
on a burro with bow and arrows
-stole your palomino?

-they shoot horses
don't they?

riding the black el camino
-on the blue mesa.

r ~ 9/30/14

The clock had chimed it's
Midnight song
The scribe did ponder doom
Lamplight broke
The shadows long
Within his spacious room.
The light it flicked and fell upon
His sleek head so neatly groomed
It shook as he recounted wrongs
Sad countenance assumed.
No matter how the
Clock world gong
T'would not dispell the gloom
The devil had scribe
On trident prongs
His wraith o'r Poe did loom.

Edgar Allan was in deep despond
As he thought of angel seen
he had escaped the
Benighted pond
For her, his he'vnly queen
And tho he had no magic wand
To bring about her gleam
Again to hear the lovely sound
Of her wingtips keen
His heart once more
began to pound
Thinking of his dream.

The bust of Pallus, pastey pallid
Did o'rlook the crime
While Poe sought to
write a ballad
It seemed nothing
would rhyme
His heart beat like a mallet
He, a poet in his prime
Would not take to his
Down pallet
'Til seeing his sweet, sublime.

Lenore. Angel of his dream.


SoulSurvivor
Catherine Jarvis
(C) October 1, 2014

You heard my words,
you stung my soul
you turned away
while I loved you forever...

The nights were long
as you sat there staring
you reached for me
you knew, I would love you forever ....

Our hands would meet
Lips would part
my heart would sing
yes I loved you forever ....

The darkness would part
the daylight brought forth
the words of truth, I told you
I will love you forever....

Debbie Brooks, 2014

Have you ever felt so alone
You just break down and cry?
Start wondering why,
Is it even worth it
Why do you even try?

Have you ever been so scared
You just crawl up in a ball,
And drown the world out?
Waiting to fall
Why do you bother at all?

Have you ever felt so much pain
You'd rather just feel nothing?
Walk away from everything
Just leave it all behind

Because I have...

But
In the back of your mind
Your counting
Counting the days
And the ways to say goodbye
Cause deep inside
You wanna try
But it hurts and it's hard
There's scars on your heart
And scars on the truth
Cause you're not bullet proof
Or immune to the lies

Have you ever missed someone so much
They're all you see when you close your eyes?
And it's hard to define when you can't even touch

Because I have...

Have you ever felt so much hatred
Makes your eyes burn red?
Knowing you can't forget it
Or forgive it
It's done and dead
Blowing it all up
Filling your head

Have you ever seen someone so scared
That they can't even speak?
Can barely breath
Look in their eyes and see deep
Through to their soul
But you'll never know
What made them so

Have you ever felt so weak
That you just fall down
On the ground
Can't get up or
Even let out a sound?

Because I have...

Too late to laugh,
too late to cry,
too late to love,
too late to die.

When she carries so much loads
And she cries for help and prayers
When she sees nothing but darkness
Only one shows that he really cares

When the ghosts keep on coming back
And she only hides in a shaded side
When she hears nothing but the blames
Only one can comfort her and guide

When the day is starting to break
And she is trying to fix her life
When she needs a place to stay
Under his wings, she feels no strife

I been missing you
It feels like you have been gone for an eternity
Year after year after year even though you only been gone for a month  
Everyday is the same
I would stare at the skies wonder why aren't you here, where are you
I just want to hold your hand, and walk among the sandy beaches
Dance childishly under the majestic waterfalls
Then lay in a open plain gazing at the stars, as we make a wish upon the one that falls
Though my wish has already came true
I met you, the most beautiful girl in the world
Your eyes twinkle like the stars only brighter
Your smile them lips are nothing less than perfection
Then your personality
Strong independent woman yet sweet and incident
So this is me asking you
Will you be mine

No more fears
Don't hide your tears
No more pain
Under the rain

No more doubt
Now I can shout
No more hate
If this is fate

No more worries
Accept all sorries
My man, I love you
I always do.