The rain had come and gone
The sun shone bright and proud
We all gazed up at the spectacle
At the rainbow in the clouds
All the colors of the spectrum
The *** of gold a tease
Waiting on the other side
The end just past the trees

‪Bits of liquid color‬
‪With shades of grey portrayed ‬
‪Trees are standing lifeless‬
‪Not a single leaf remains‬
‪It’s winter in a painting ‬
‪With tones of color sprinkled in‬
‪It’s the warmth shown by the people‬
‪To help replicate their skin‬
Hues of red and yellow
And buildings dark as night
That separates the contrast
Between black and white

Flowers in her hair
Roses on the table
I’d give her the world
If I were rich and able

Love with everything you are
Stay away from drama
Dinner under candlelight
Complete with candelabra

He stood behind his shield; his badge
He was bullied in his youth
He chased and chased for justice sake
Always in pursuit
He volunteered to clean the streets
And to always tell the truth
Then he rescued all from danger
While remaining calm and cool
Hounded by reporters
Doing what they do
Don’t be who aren’t
Just be yourself, be you
The light will find its way to the top
It can’t help but be pushed through
To the surface where the darkness
Is lit up by the moon

A perfect luscious fruit
Under summers yellow light
Sap bouncing off the window
With each passing juicy bite

Morning views and sweet perfume
Dust, wafting trough the lay
Settled on the bare hard wood
That stems from underneath the paint

Pieces of her fell away
Happens more each and every day
Bit her tongue for everything that she had to say
Got pushed aside even though she wasn’t in the way

It’s a cycle, it’s a travesty
It’s a ******* mystery
How every outpost blew up from a live grenade
From here to there all up and down the freeway

It’s a war zone, it’s a free range
It’s taking cover when the law breaks
When animals get a fair shake
There’s only so much more that she can take

She never spoke up;
She kept inside all her suppressed rage
She walked right out of her birdcage
Into bright lights and a grand stage
When all she wanted was a fair wage

It’s a cycle, it’s a travesty
It’s a ******* mystery
How every outpost blew up from a live grenade
From here to there all up and down the freeway

From the city, to the government
They dictate how our lives are spent
Overcast and the skies are gray
Above our land as the world decays

If this was a book, I would turn the page
If the color of skin turned from brown to beige
Would this be handled in the same way?
But even then, it’s too hard to gauge

It’s a cycle, it’s a travesty
It’s a ******* mystery
How every outpost blew up from a live grenade
From here to there all up and down the freeway

She doesn’t cough when she talks
She doesn’t shimmy when she walks
She don’t judge, and she don’t speak
She just nods her head and agrees

For fear of something that might be said
Don’t look now, but she wound up dead
Over something in the paper that she thought she read
Hit the ground from a bullet traveling through her head

Pieces of her fell away
Happens more each and every day
Bit her tongue for everything that she had to say
Got pushed aside even though she wasn’t in the way

It’s a cycle, it’s a travesty
It’s a ******* mystery
How every outpost blew up from a live grenade
From here to there all up and down the freeway

It’s a war zone, it’s a free range
It’s taking cover when the law breaks
When animals get a fair shake
There’s only so much more that she can take

She never spoke up;
She kept inside all her suppressed rage
She walked right out of her birdcage
Into bright lights and a grand stage
When all she wanted was a fair wage

It’s a cycle, it’s a travesty
It’s a ******* mystery
How every outpost blew up from a live grenade
From here to there all up and down the freeway

‪Walking amongst the trees‬
‪Made golden by the sun‬
‪Grass reflecting sunlight ‬
‪A little’s more than none‬
‪The sunshine playing hide and seek‬
‪In between the leaves ‬
‪When people think serenity‬
‪This is what they mean‬
‪Tranquil, yet mysterious ‬
‪Eerie, non mundane ‬
‪Whispers from the treetops ‬
‪Calling out your name‬
In the distance, there’s heard chiming
Day soon turns to night
And the parting of another day
Does not leave out of spite

Susie grew a rainbow
By pouring out her dreams
The water was quite essential
To grow the magic seeds
Greens, and reds, and yellows too
As well as her favorite color blue
All were present
All were there
For her to nurture
For her to share

I want to paint the world
In pigments and in hues
A multicolored planet
With fascinating views

I want to paint the world
I want to make a splash
Like painting off-white covered mountains
And shades of green for grass

I want to paint the world
The roses, scarlet red
With a dash of yellow lightning
To electrify and spread

I want to paint the world
It’s the least that I can do
Light brown grains of sand
And the sky and water, blue

I want to paint the world
To help stimulate our minds
Pleasing with our vision
And pleasant to our eyes

I want to paint the world
Under different shades of light
And photograph with pictures
The colors shining bright

The hearts song
A melody
Sound waves that caress
Pleasing music to my ears
Rhythm and finesse
Sing to me a new song
But try and be discrete
Sing to me a new song
That one day I can repeat
Sing to me
Sing to me my sweet
That I should go to sleep tonight
Dancing with you in my dreams

Those pretty eyes of crystals glimmer
In moonlight shimmers
In sparkling rivers
Those pretty eyes of disbelief
Causing tremors beneath my feet
Shy and humble
Elite petite
Batting eyes of pure mystique  
To lasso every man you meet
Just to have them bow and admit defeat

A single flower blooms
In winters cold embrace
It’s there the fair maiden sits
Where autumns been replaced
The cold winds blow in the north
But the maiden’s filled with awe
She’s enamored by the single rose
Legends and folklore

I hope you find the magic key
That unlocks this heart of mine
I’m unsure of its location
But it’s been missing for some time
A discovery of discoveries
In a world you’ll find sublime
An invitation into a special place
Locked away; hidden by design

It wasn’t long before I was lost
Even though I had the address
It’s the reason why I broke out in hives
The essence of my stress
When I turned the corner
The streets looked all the same
And it seems I was on the only street on earth
That doesn’t have a name

I can’t help but to stare
The way it is you’re standing there
I don’t think it to be fair
To get pushed aside so ill-prepared
So I set adrift come mornings light
Until I’m beached along the shore
I’d crash my ship on to dry land
To see you just once more

In the woods of dark mystique
Something thrives, some thing unique
Not a word must we speak
Or touch the ground beneath our feet

For tales are told of wicked spells
Ghosts, and trolls, and wishing wells
None to speak to or to tell
Of the forest bound for hell

He had the look of porcine
Grizzled and unclean
His clothes were torn and tattered
I wondered what he’d seen
It’s easy to make assumptions
Of what this man’s been through
But you’ll never know or comprehend
Not having walked a mile in his shoes

If I could make one dream come true
All my moments would be spent with you
The sun would rise and set at dusk
As we confide in who we trust
With words and actions that we hold so dear
The rain would come, then disappear
Back in the clouds up in the sky
Cover overhead to keep us dry
There’s that twinkle in your eyes
That keeps me humble, kind, and wise

The Mystic
The Poetess
The Phoenix risen from the ash
The perception
The notion
Of finishing up last
The long standing solution
The reoccurring past
The nature of the beast
Closing in too fast
The shining mental spirit
Snake slithering in grass

Forge ahead to the your golden years
Leave the past behind
Where trouble brews and paid dues
Get the best of you you’ll find
Do not dwell on past regrets
Make new experiences your fix
Where the magic is in your attitude
Not made up parlor tricks
Forgive and move on, to a life to call your own
If pathetic was the word used, at a time you felt alone
Do not be misguided
Instead, fulfill your dreams
Because the past can only  
bring you down
And drop you to yours knees
Resentment is the devils tool
To lead you far astray
Give in only to your latitude
And pray you find your way

They came face to face
As nighttime silhouettes
Fulfilling dreamt up fantasies
Without morning time regrets
In the heat of passion
They saw eye to eye
Then slept away
In the bed they lay
Until their mouths
Were parched and dry

‪Lust and passion coincide‬
‪When two lovers kiss‬
‪Hand in hand, side by side ‬
‪Thankful they exist‬
‪Together for a moments time‬
‪In universal bliss‬
‪And when the two do separate ‬
‪It’s every minute missed‬
‪Sinful thoughts do take place ‬
‪When hearts beat in a pounding chest‬
‪And what may seem like an eternity ‬
‪Often gets addressed‬
In the height of their euphoria
They stop and get undressed
And they’re bound by when their worlds collide
Or if their problems still persist
But what may come as no surprise
Each can coexist
For in their mind
They become one
In pure subconsciousness

I grow naturally suspicious
When you sleepwalk past my heart
It’s my only inclination
That we’re growing far apart
Could be I’m just paranoid
To lose you to your dreams
I hope my inclination to your destination
Isn’t what it seems
You journey towards the window at night
A window I locked tight
So you don’t open up the latch
Attempting to take flight
Is this your subconsciouses doing
Should I be terrified to sleep
For fear of losing you to you
Am I protector of the weak
Are you a vessel for your demons
Are you at their beckoned call
Do they lift you up by angels wings
Just to watch you fall
I am not a savior
Barely a protector of myself
But I’ll battle with you until the end
If that’s any sort of help
I’ll brandish out my sword
I will wield my shield
I’ll listen to every single word
Until all has been revealed
Until all the evils gone
No more optical illusions
But the will to carry on

There’s no shortage of beauty
If you open your eyes
The colors, the images
The parallel lines
The branches on trees
The birds in the sky
The falling of leaves
The echoes reply

There’s no shortage of beauty
Watching butterflies fly
The earth and the moon
How the two coincide
The stars are a vision
Our ultimate guide
A map of the heavens
Through zodiac signs

Even wins, feel like wounds
When pains what you hold dear
And the only time that you feel at ease
Is when you disappear
Or fade out into the nothingness
Where you face your greatest fears
That’s when the darkness
Can be harnessed
And shared with all your peers

It was a peculiar color
An ominous hue
A painful assertion
Of black and blue
I was enlightened and frightened. What was I to do?
What’s this odd color that had become misconstrued?
So I wiped it away and returned it to you
With a new baby blue on the soles of my shoes
But you didn’t accept it
And you said we were through
And that’s when I knew
And that’s when I knew
You could not be pursued
And you were wretched and rude
But still, you were ****, standing there in the ****

Echoes heard as I rest in bed
As sounds of nightmares dance ahead
Hello!?, hello!?
But no one hears
Just empty space
Between my ears
My greatest triumphs
My greatest fears
All washed away with salty tears

My reflection makes me look away
From a toothless grin
That the years have left me shriveled up
My skin now paper thin
But in these eyes
Is an old, but wise
Soul who’s long been cursed
Stand in my shoes
And you’ll see
How the roles were if reversed

Hidden in the woods
On branches on the trees
An in tone singing sparrow
With fresh new melodies
He sings a valid love song
Something soft and sweet
But, so that all can hear him
Like the mate he hopes to meet
In clear skies under sunshine
He sings his melodic tune
That echos in the passing breeze
On a summers day in June

The waves roll along the golden shores
The tide draws high
My faiths restored
The ocean roars
In sun drenched skies
Shade to cover
Up your eyes
A simple metamorphic change
On top the rock
What’s left; remains

Bitter and alone
Tossed out in the cold
Angry for all the years of pain
This is not the life you chose
There’s no storybook ending’s coming
You’re too old for fairytales
To thine own self be true
Don’t get lost in the details
What doesn’t **** you, makes you stronger
So now; you’re tough as nails
Sad that it had to be this way
But death lies with the frail

It was nothing but a flesh wound
A measly little scratch
I had startled the fearsome feline
When I reached down to pet the cat
She was hesitant at first
But after awhile
She came and sat atop my lap
Feisty like the dickens
Playful as a kitten
That regal little brat

Taking a staircase
Head in the clouds
A day dream believer
With his feet off the ground
Into the uncharted
The air of mystery
Entering the pearly gates
With a skeleton key
Moving on forward
Never looking back
Expectations of grandeur
As I fade into black

We walked together side-by-side
My best friend and I
Down the road and up the hill
Past the prairies’ daffodils
To the nearest store in town
I broke a branch under my feet
And it never made a sound
If you lean on me, I’ll lean on you, so we’ll never hit the ground

Bumblebees and dragonflies
Busy with their buzz
Suspended in the brisk winter air
As an insect does
Hovering in the garden
Airborne under trees
To say hello to their neighbors
Like the ticks and fleas

Life is but a ticking clock
Moving seconds at a time
Waiting hour after hour
For the bells to chime
With each minute that goes passing by
We grow closer to an end
And each moment we experience
Grows much harder to defend
As time cannot be broken
Time can only bend
To decipher every mystery
Of what, and how, and when

Multicolored ***** of air
Steady floating everywhere
Buoyant; seeing double
Life inside a bursting bubble
Clear reflective mirror image
Of a town, or a small village
Until it pops, oh, the joy
For every little girl and boy

The rain had come and gone
The sun shone bright and proud
We all gazed at the spectacle
At the rainbow in the clouds
All the colors of the spectrum
The *** of gold a tease
Waiting on the other end
The end just past the trees

Gold
Through words; cannot be told
Heaven in a sunset
Colors bright and bold

Sun rays peek
Through sun drenched clouds
Silhouettes
In small amounts

Over water
The sun hovers in jest
Suspended in perfection
Yet, bound for the wide west

No mask contrived from beer and wine could hide the beauties eyes
Peering out and piercing through the hearts of men like knives
She left them powerless with a glance or stare
With beauty that’s beyond compare
She seduced with lust, without a care
In hopes to find a millionaire

‪As I watched the ball go through the net‬
‪I pondered what I hadn’t yet‬
‪Pointing towards a live target‬
‪Contemplating my retirement‬
‪Even still, with no ill intent ‬
‪I value my accomplishments‬
‪And what might not seem heaven sent‬
‪Will wow you till your hearts content ‬

Fresh tea leaf aromas
Surrounding entities that be
Dusty book aesthetics
Pleasing symmetry
The lines are all connected
The ingredients are chic
But the underlying is eloquent
Elegant, yet sweet

Deep dark eyes that infiltrate
Beyond the mystery
Past the walls
Of heavens gate
Hard lines of a troubled face
Daring you to commiserate
And share their thoughts
Heart eager to embrace
For lost hopes tremble
Existing to regenerate
A slice of hope
For what fate awaits