comically melancholic
moments a heart yearns to frolic
eternity's soul demanding
those infinite joys; reprimanding.
change's been strange
memories fade & the deranged;
ones burn like golden embers
repetitively remembered..
till you brush the cinders off the heart
reveals a ruby core; ashes swept apart
like a Diamond, nutured with pressure
a gem is born, stronger than ever.

Don't let envious eyes
ever weigh you down.
Or the shrill of jealousy
ever silence you.
For your smile that shines
as bright as a crown
Transcends divinity..
from within you.
Don't let contemptuous people
incinerate your confidence.
Or their sinistrous intentions
ever waver the soul.
For great ones are born
with the glee of insouciance.
They satisfy the soul
not the devils call.

They promised me, a voyage to the moon
One splendid celestial adventure
The animate odyssey of the century
An end to this peace finding venture.
To catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse
on the way to the land of silver moondust
to reside in its icy ambience
where all your troubles turn to rust.
Instead they swerved the ship - diverged
headed directly to the scorching sun,
Its' incandescent flames burnt & surged
as my skin ignited in agony & formed-
into charred fragments of despair -
I'm ashes adrift in pitch black space
out of reach & beyond repair
gazing longingly at the moons' cozy face.

deathly whispers
cloud ones' head
biosterous chatter
malign things said
Insecurity & her
friend, Dread
can't keep shut
till passion bled..
from every vein,
that's flooding red.
& in a slump
you crawl in bed
to wake to another
dawn, with
the voices tethered
inside your head.