Neither Here Nor There
Caught
in transition
Straddling
the line
Neither
here nor there
Truant
to define
Change
to mark my entry
Change
to bid my leave
Almost here
almost there
Living
— in between
*****
In The Rafters
Alone
he resides
in his fortress
Embittered
and humbled
by life
With four
darkened walls
to surround him
A kingdom
of sorrow
and blight
Self-pity
betroths
and becomes him
Engaged
to his torment
and pain
And hope
but a fleeting
lost notion
That hides
in the rafters
— unclaimed
*****
The Myth
Destroying tomorrow
in search of today
The myth in abeyance
— where present I pray
(Dreamsleep: June, 2026)
False Words
With more than
one side to a story
Someone
is obviously lying
False words to defend
what at best is pretend
Truth as the victim
— there is no denying
*****
Three Words
The smile of a baby
the sound of goodbye
a moment endearing
a deepening sigh
Those things that we treasure
and some that we don’t
wrapped often together
in souring notes
There’s pain in the leaving
but joy that’s implied
upon your returning
three words in reply
A door shuts behind you
where love calls your name
and all through the wasteland
— there kindle’s your flame
*****
Flowing Under
Rejecting the past
I found a way forward
My exit route open
all roads pointing East
Yesterday frozen
today flowing under
The cold and the barren
— whose waters run deep
*****
Lost & Missing
Knowing enough
to feel I’m right
But not enough
to know I’m wrong
Caught in the distance
of misdirection
Lost and missing
— a world gone wrong
(Dreamsleep: June, 2026)