Can you go crazy
without language
madness unclear

Can you reason
without dialog
or words for your fears

Can you think
without symbols
progress undefined

Can you tie it
together
—without names in your mind

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

The entropy of life
— is shame

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

The message complex …
your form should be simple
A carrier pigeon
no longer confined

Direct and straight forward
the fault lines will rupture
The magma exploding
—forever to find

(The New Room: December, 2023)

Some people write
poetically
And some write
poetic prose

Both front and rear gates
lead back to a garden
To harvest
—what is grown

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

It’s always dark
—until you open your eyes

(The New Room: December, 2023)

Most of us learn
to live with our demons
Seeing them coming
hearing their call

More in the night
when silence is running
Taking their place
to hide in the hall

Most of us learn
to live with our fears
More real when imagined
the images churn

Once they’re inside us
denial forsaken
To wed the dark moments
—whose effigy’s burn

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

Blame …  
deep and abiding
Praise …
a fleeting call
Infliction kills
affection shills
Their contrast
casts a pall

One …
a timeless burden
The other …
flits away
Tomorrow’s pain
all joy abstained
Entrapped
—where memories stay

(The New Room: December, 2023)