He was driven to accomplish
All he could with time
He knew it would come to an end
Somewhere down the line
But he pushed to reach his limits
With hopes there’d be a sign
Until one day his heart gave in
Had a heart attack and died
People came from all around
Many of them cried
But he wouldn’t have had all he did
If he had never tried

She dissolved from drops of acid
Through the rabbit hole she fell
Her mind filled with pollution
Not quite how the storytellers tell
She was woken from a vivid dream
Shocked enough not to scream
Spotted, but never before seen
In this state of her confusion
She didn’t want to rock the boat
Still upstream without a float
Hanging there with every note
Listening for her ballad

I wished the best of luck
To the ego of the duck
That waddled past the hunters by the day
His luck was running short
As hunting is a sport
That any fool with a gun can play
He lasted pretty long
Before a bullet came along
That sent this poor ducks ego across the bay
It doesn’t pay to strut
Then take one in the gut
Instead, duck your big fat head
And run away

Just a boy and his faithful dog
In the winter down by the lake
They sat and watched the ducks at play
While making little wake
They listened to the mating calls
And picked out their favorite ones
Then they both went home to eat
As the moon replaced the sun

Tires wreaking havoc on a dusty country road
Spinning wheels in corn fields
Mowed down row by row
They’re in tank tops and in faded jeans
Overalls rolled up to their knees
A toothpick and a straw hat
In a small town down the railroad tracks
That’s where limits know no bounds
Where the fox gets chased by hounds
From dusk till dawn
They’re here then gone
Somewhere likely underground

Every wrinkles meaningful
Whiskers full in bloom
Eyes peer in with eagerness
Mind’s heavily consumed
The fallen tears of discontent
The unease, seldom caught
The holding back of black anguish
Disgruntled and distraught

Through the awe inspiring darkness came
What’s left of Edens remains
The waterfalls and luscious greens
The rock that’s nestled in between
The appreciation of a flawless scene
That unfolds into a vivid dream
And sparks the flare that intervenes
By giving rather than to receive
Which then takes the place of fears
Until they disappear
Not breathing in the air of life
For them to persevere
Thrown away and put to rest
While both forgiving and sincere

I’m a servant to my ego
That pounds upon its cage
And roars as loud as thunder
A beast in metal chains
When I unleash my ego
I’m showered with high praise
But there’s little lack of knowledge
In the circus that remains

I love your scent
When you’re really close
Inhaling your electricity
Your high voltage more than most
I love your clean energy
Your soft and supple skin
I love the feeling that you give to me
When you give my level head a spin
Spinning round and round
To places never been

Simplicity in art
Does not gauge one’s skill
It’s a reflection of the person
That manifests its will
The will to be transformed
To encompass as a whole
The fundamental need
To always have control
Also for the echo
To not feel so all alone
Reverberating messages
To an elevated soul

It came to my attention
There’s a nation run by elves
Where they all have pointy ears
And wear big hats with bells
Once every year, come rain or shine
They sing, and laugh, and cheer
While presents fill up all the homes
And the sadness disappears

The painting manifested
Into a work of art
Encompassing the beauty
That was envisioned from the start
Hummingbirds fly feverishly
Around emerald green sachets
Which drape over divinity
In the most complimentary of ways

Enchanted waters
To heal the soul
Letting go
Of all you know
Some piece of mind
For silent thoughts
Projected vibes
That can’t be bought
Relaxed, at ease
In warming glow
Rediscovering again
All there is to know

The message was encrypted and acrostic
Out of letters, formed the words
Which pinpointed the location
Of someone mentally disturbed
The puzzle was deciphered
The enigmatic, solved
I’m beginning to regret at length
Why I ever got involved

His gaunt frame was gangly
He wore jeans and a coat
He was nervous and sweaty
And strung out on dope
He’d stare at the ceiling
Whenever he spoke
I offered him help
But he said he could cope
Then I laughed in his face
At his poorly told joke
And casually implied
I’m at the end of my rope

I’m struggling, trying to stay afloat
It’s been on my mind, what you said, the last time that we spoke
I can’t clear my head or focus, when you think it’s all a joke
I just need to carry-on, when it’s clear that I can’t cope
And tie a knot, with all I’ve got, at the end of my own rope

The end of today’s shift
Came surely as a gift
As I couldn’t wait to leave fast enough
I stormed right out the gate
No patience to wait
As a day like today was mighty rough
I made it to my house
Sat down on the couch
And quickly lit up a spliff and had a puff

The fire is growing, owning the land
Community together
Walking hand-in-hand
To the shores
To safeties claim
I’d stake my rights
If all the same
From every direction
People make their way
Under orange skies
And a not so distant flame
Burning, churning, thirsting
Soaked and overcome
Engulfed in the fires path
Affecting more than some

I finally reached satori
Enlightened and aware
I had so many hurdles
Yet, still I climbed the stairs
On top of the mountains peak
Perfectly serene
Above the clouds
At one, at peace
In a living breathing dream

My story is an oddity
A cool saga; epic tale
despite the misconceptions
I’m no savior to the frail
Just a humble servant
Too stubborn to fail
Wandering through the universe
Sizing up to scale

An epiphany
A light from the inside
The dawning of a new day
I tried so hard to hide
Intellectually inadequate
Nothing to decide
Only comical arrangements
With the humor set aside
That’s the final outcome
The essence of my pride
The steady continuity
That I’ve been deprived

‪Put under a spell‬
‪The essence of a smell‬
‪That scented sweet aroma‬
‪You know I know too well‬
‪Whenever I’m around you‬
‪I instantly can tell‬
‪As your perfume consumes the room‬
‪In the home in which I dwell‬
‪Your fragrance so intoxicating‬
‪In love with you I fell‬

Your eyes smile and wince
Skin soft and decadent
Pure euphoric bliss
The essence of you elegance

You lift me up
Even higher
Higher than I’ve ever been before
You fill me up
With desire
Your body
I want to explore
You lift me up
You give me hope
You’re the embodiment
Of at peace
You lift me up
To new elevations
Higher than I ever thought I’d reach

Your words flutter
Into my supple ears
Piercing the ring of fire
Like tiny jagged spears
Echo reverberation
Of the essence; pure
Sheer determination
Evening the cure
Absorbing the temptation
Building up contempt
For surrounding retching
Disposing what’s been kept

If each and every snowflake
Is a day the sun will rise
Then the welcoming in of winter
Is for frigid cold white lies
But if words could go unspoken
Then the gestures in my eyes
Are a crystal clear indication
As to what or whom I most despise

I imagine that science and math are involved
If I had a riddle or a problem to solve
I’ll watch as granulated sugar dissolves
As it spins around in circles; revolves
A sip from my cup
Strips away my resolve
As I strive for perfection
While I grow and evolve

Knowing what’s to come
Seeing what’s in store
Knowing you are able
To do so much more
Than sit around the table
Inches from the floor
Reading news from yesterday
Instead of doing chores
Or making a life for yourself
With the whole world to explore

I miss a kiss
A blissful moan
From a Miss
A gentle soul
Whom I admit
Her heart I stole
Her scent, it lingers
Smelt by nose
I handed her
A single rose
On a knee
Where I proposed
You never know
How these things go
If there’s a chance
She could say “no”
Where I’ll then sink
Into a hole
Having left myself out; exposed
But, with love
That’s just how it goes

‪Golden faces in the sky ‬
‪The suns bright rays fall through ‬
‪Bouncing off of every cloud‬
‪Making for an extraordinary view‬
‪The sun itself is muted‬
‪Hazy when compared ‬
‪To the moon and stars alike ‬
‪As if the fight were fair‬

Distance makes the heart grow fonder
Whether near, or over yonder
Through my phone, awe still inspires
While separate for the coronavirus
Hearts maintain if love is pure
So I remain, behind closed doors
When hearts are full, and love is blind
Profess your love through FaceTime.

Face To Face


I found the common denominator,
To defy the laws of life
Missing a ***** that holds me together
Could it be that you’re my type

Bouncing here and there
Inside this cosmic sphere
Never admitting anything
What you see, or feel, or hear

Detached from the world
Stuck in outer space
This is not some innocent girl
She suppresses her inner rage

Yet, her words were hypnotizing
I could not look away
I was entrenched while in her presence
Her beauty and her brain

She must find her happy place
Before things go to waste
I drive fast, speed, post haste
It’s only for the thrill I chase

Beaten up by the officials
Which leaves a bad after taste
This feels like a moment
For a little hope and faith

Let’s move on, know your place
Or combat with me face to face

Faded
A life once lived
Along with the dust
Gave all that he could give
Memories
Lost with time that’s passed
Trinkets are all that’s left
Of things that he amassed
Subtle little novelties
Time now has forgot
Locked inside a mystery
For answers I know not

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

Creepy is the cloak
Worn by fading lives
With words that go unspoken
They can never be denied
Writhed in fury of its circumstance
Where pain and anguish thrives
Chained outside of heaven gate
When the way through hell’s deprived

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

I daydream about feathers
Dancing as they please
Plumes so light they shiver
In the coolness of the breeze
Fallen from the wing
Of an all white flying dove
That circles high, before it lands
Then swoops in from above

I fall with the leaves
Regardless of needs
I’m lost like a needle in hay
I hope to get found
Before I hit the ground
Sometime in early to mid May
I’m tied by my roots
Since I was a youth
And that’s where I am today
Out in a hurry
Throwing my money
Always, and in every which way

He surely has audacity
He’s brash, but somehow rich
He’s wired differently than all the rest
But sometimes there’s a glitch
He’s selling cars, his stocks are high, there’s rumors on the street
He’ll do away with what we say
So we must be careful what we tweet

Her taste was cheap and ******
The evidence was clear
With glittering red polkadots
Draped in imitation sheer
Her fragile disposition
Delicate and kind
Means little when to look at you
Could cause you to go blind

My hand in father’s hand  
As we stroll beneath the trees
Up and down the dirt path road
Amidst the evergreens
Which branch out near the bottom
Sharp and pointy at the top
Housing forest animals
Like Mother Nature’s prop
My fathers hand so strong
Grips hard and firm like steel
A kind and gentle man at heart
But his presence you can feel
We dip into the shadows
Until we disappear
Then resume our nature walk on foot
Strolling in the clear

I was once a little girl
With great big dreams in this old world
Went to school and learned the ways
But never dwelled on my own age
Instead, I focused on what’s to come
And hid the tears when I felt glum
What’s your hurry, what’s your rush
Can’t you see I’ve turned to dust
Stuck inside a broken shell
Fragile to the touch
Years of life show their wear
Whether a pauper or a millionaire
You can’t hide from Father Time
But try it, if you dare