I strip away that skin,
the flesh and bones
until nothing is left,
but a single sad sob
in an empty world.

Tis my brother's memory locked
From what he does not tell
He walks along his wall alone
To guard his private hell

Tis my brother's soul so scorched
At times his mood morose
It's when his demon's flames are freed
So, I do not stand so close

Tis my brother's fate to suffer
And this is what I fear
I have nothing else to offer
But a sympathetic ear

Fancy the bare tree of January
As the Sorcerer’s magic brush
There to paint a Winter’s gray sketch
As a fresh and vibrant landscape of Spring

WHEN BLOOD WAS RED

Old pictures in black and white
where mud was thick and grey
men scrambling over
makeshift walls
shot to bits and lying dead

when blood was red

grainy videos with no colours
cannons roar with white flash
shrapnel tearing flesh
severing limbs
men in fear run facing led

when blood was red

fields of poppies sway in grey
never blue skies in these days
no sunshine only fog
or swirling mist
living every day in dread

when blood was red

Look not at skin
Frowning pale, wearing thin
Or at eyes staring through red rims.
Be kind to hair receding
And a stomach breathed in
For I am more than flesh and bones.
Blow out the candle
Make believe that I am he
Come with perfect love
For your new body.

Perhaps it is meant to be,
that I must bear alone as such,
all these blazing passions for thee.
Nevertheless, I know this much,
my true love for you will never die.

Beauty is never all physical
perfected it is quite mystical
also mental and emotional.
so let us see what lies beneath.

Come to me as evening falls
the voice of darkness calls
out to you my long awaited
guiding light of love.

Enfold me just as you are
at sundown, the first star
that glows for me all night.
By day, once more you are...

…. my sunshine bright.
This truth is in each of us,
let’s never let it go astray:
it is our path - marked in love
our hearts will point the way.

Tobias

If only I was in your dreams
we could alter the fabric of time
and bring our thoughts into reality

I could feel your every breath
and live within your existence forever