My thoughts are swifts
Flitting through
With enviable speed.
My pen's a net,
Incapable of catching them
But for a second.

Here is where I release them.

I read your words
And feel your emotions,
Am drawn into your worlds
And feed off your thoughts.

I'm the original copycat

He set her upon a pedestal
But she hated heights

We ushered in an era
Of technology,
And weep for the youth
Of today.
Knowledge at the touch
Of a keyboard,
With never-ending games
To play.
Pictures, so vile,
So readily available
To those with
A warped mind.
The ability to follow
The vulnerable;
To want, to hunt,
To find.
A curtain for bullies
To hide behind
And prey on the weak
And the lonely,
A place where the timid go
To find
Their one and only.
There's pros and cons
To this world of web
We live in.
But I still weep for the
Youth of today,
No more to be
Innocent children

The gentle kiss
Of a lover
And he earned
Thirty pieces of silver

Bodies grinding together
On a grubby hormone-filled dancefloor.
Cheap drinks
And cheaper perfume.
A taxi ride shared
Through grubby streets,
Bodies lying together
On sweaty sheets.
She lies beside him
And plans a future.
He lies beside her
And plans an escape.

The pebble dropped
And the ripples ran out,
Devastating aftershocks
From a simple act.
No thought for others.
No care for yourself.
The pond will never
Be the same again.
Be careful how
You cast your stones.

Beneath the silver
Sun of night's sky
He whispers sweet nothings
And promises the moon.
She is all woman.
She is goddess.

Beneath the harsh
Light of a burning ball
He mutters platitudes
And promises nothing.
She's a little girl.
She has much to learn

The day dawned anew
And the birds started singing.
They must not yet
Have heard of your passing.
The sound of children's laughter
Rang through the air,
Chilling me to my bones.
The mundanity of other's lives
Washed over me,
Turning my blood to ice.
I couldn't understand
How their lives ticked on
As normal
After you had gone.
The sun, bright in the sky,
Made a mockery of my grief.
Life goes on?
Lucky for them.
Not for me.

Not for me

Upon shattered dreams
And broken hearts
We build our future.

You're a riddle.
I'm too exhausted to figure it out.

With eyes
Black as coal,
I stirred the
Embers within.
The fire came
To life
And roared with
Passion unleashed.
Burnt my fingertips
And singed my skin
With a heat
I'd never felt before.
But all too soon
The embers died
And I was left
With nothing
But ash
And a mess
To clean up

Sarcasm?
Really?
Ooooh fabulous!
I love sarcasm.

I pale in comparison
To the girl in the photo
Who is alight with
The promise of things to come.
Who doesn't yet know real love
And so doesn't know real pain.
Whose skin and soul are pure
And without scars.
Whose faith in humanity
Is yet to be tested.
Who has yet to discover
The best
And worst
Parts of herself.
The girl in the photo
Is fading over time.

So how do I still
Pale in comparison?

Let's set this bird free;
See if it comes back.

Time to lie down
And go to sleep
But yet another thought
Intrudes
And keeps me awake.
Various scenarios
Play out
In my tired,
So tired,
Mind.
Where's the switch
On this *******
Brain?
Drained of emotion
Yet still they
Keep coming.
May as well
Try to stop
A river flowing.
Finally...
Finally...
I close my eyes
And dream
Of a dreamless
Sleep.

You and I met
You and I laughed
You and I danced
You and I talked
You and I wed
You and I loved
You and I fought
You and I lied
You and I screamed
You and I hurt
You and I cried

The love died.

Neither of us grieved.

Like a foolish lamb
who falls in love with the slaughterer,
I never stood a chance.

I walk down this
long, hard path
surrounded by a dark
and relentless forest,
and my soul is weary
and my spirit is low.
My feet are bruised,
my arms bear scratchmarks
from beautiful harmful thorns,
my muscles ache
and I dream of lying down.
But you push me on
and you hold me up.
You're the whisper of
a breeze on the back of my neck,
an angel upon my shoulder.
You're the reason
I keep on walking this path.
And I know
one day
you'll guide me home

The universe,
In it's infinte glory,
Boils down to timing.

You are the smile on my face
The spring in my step
The twinkle in my eye
The light in my laughter.

I an the frown on your face
The thorn in your side
The frown upon your brow
The darkness that surrounds us.

There is no me without you,
No you without me.
And for that
I'm eternally sorry

If you've ever
known love,
you must have
Known pain

You're the flame
To my moth.
My burnt wings
Crumble
And still I come back;
A glutton for punishment.
Sing me your
Lullaby of lies,
That I may
Hide my shame
And pretend once more
That I will pretend
No more.

The band tightens
Around my chest
And I struggle to breathe.
Tears build up
Behind my eyes
But I cannot cry.
The room closes
In upon me
But I cannot move.
He asks me
What's wrong
But I can't find the words.
Locked in a cage
Of my own design
And I've lost the key.
Let me drink myself
Into oblivion
That I may forget
Where I am
Who I am
How I am

While they wait for you to fail,
Try your best.
If that's not good enough,
Be safe in the knowledge
That they Speak in
hushed tones
Of your failure.
And feel pity for them,
That someone else's sadness
Is their happiness

He couldn't see the pain
Locked safely away.
Couldn't see the anguish
Of the day-to-day.
Didn't realize that all
Was not well,
That she felt just like
An empty shell.
Didn't see the tears
That streaked her face
As she hid where she could
In the loneliest place.
But when she gathered her courage
And took a deep breath
And explained how bad
She truly felt,
He said not a thing
But held her tight,
and stroked her hair
Throughout the night.
He may have missed
What she tried to hide
But he let her know
That he's by her side.

Stars, don't mock me,
Looking down
Without a care in the world.
Challenging me,
Who will be next?
I admire your beauty
And fear
Your ruthlesness.
Do you really need another
To join your ranks?
Leave her with me,
I pray.
Your world will be
No different
With her in it,
Yet mine will be
So much the worse
Without her.