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Dec 2023 · 227
dual tone
Brandon Dec 2023
through your eyes I want to see
vivid ambers and saturated ceruleans dance
fusing with each other
creating your earthly coppers
instead of my velvety violets
for jordan
Jan 2023 · 823
hope
Brandon Jan 2023
fear holds you captive, immured in darkness
rejection pokes at your timid soul
neglect watches with voyeuristic pleasure
and your torture continues until...

hope finds you
happiness arrives with salvation
and love embraces you with a warming light
they are here, to keep your torment at bay
Jan 2023 · 1.2k
Mother
Brandon Jan 2023
She cries—
melancholy skies draped in luscious grey
her iridescent tears falling in tempo
parched soil, drowning in generosity
leaving a damp aroma to suffuse through brisk gales
—for us
Jan 2023 · 458
I want to...
Brandon Jan 2023
swim
in the ocean that is your mind

climb
the mountains you carry on your shoulders

soar
over the crests of your stature

peer
into your heart endowed with love and pain

cherish
you
Jan 2023 · 3.9k
Seduction
Brandon Jan 2023
the snake—
alluring notions held in its eyes
tongue twitching with noxious desire
arrogance held in a sauntered slink
vile venom dousing budding souls
—lends itself to this nature
Jan 2023 · 3.1k
Longing
Brandon Jan 2023
He barks in the distance
Howling at the moon from jagged cliffs
Anxiously waiting for her response,
Dolefully widened eyes grasp for her
With a warmth withstanding gelid air

Her symphonious ocean drowns his cries
She illuminates her inconsolable sea
Her waves absorbing his mournful song
She reaches for him from high heavens
How terribly she yearns to be with him, just once more
Jan 2023 · 689
Self-love
Brandon Jan 2023
Beauty is the ocean of copper coils that washes over your mindfulness
Your earth-dawned eyes flutter with every thought and notice everything
Tears dance and fall in tempo as you sink with each emotion in their entirety
Hues of mismatched tones blend together and bless you with an illuminating radiance
Rosy petals settle with sweetness upon your face, bearing love with every kiss
Your shoulders hold the weight of so many worlds
Your chest pains from anger and anguish
And yet your heart beats powerfully in darkness,
with wounds adorning its core, your grip on hope never loosens
I will always love you for that
Jan 2023 · 1.2k
love and life
Brandon Jan 2023
Choosing yourself
before someone else... is hard
a tug-of-war on heartstrings
between a love,
and a life that nurtures it

Choose yourself for them
and if they love you,
they will wait for you
Just as you'll return
after working towards them
Sep 2022 · 1.8k
kiss me
Brandon Sep 2022
puckered petals

laying with your leaves perched

begging to be sun-kissed
Sep 2022 · 235
Ants
Brandon Sep 2022
My anxiety eats at me. It slowly devours me from the inside out, and it hurts. It runs through my veins, makes my heart race, and teases me with mild subsides. Deep breaths stoke its fire and clear minds fade rapidly to constant thoughts. If it's not one thing, it's another, and another, and another. I just want freedom from the feeling of ants marching through my mind, picking at my last piece of sanity like meat off of discarded bones.
Sep 2022 · 130
untitled
Brandon Sep 2022
Scream
Cry
Write
Rinse
Repeat
Sep 2022 · 3.9k
the thought of you
Brandon Sep 2022
the thought of you whispers to me
in my lonesome moments
your stride glides swiftly to me
eyes of earthly-tinged emeralds
fire-soaked whiskers brush upon me
and the slightest rosy sweetness
leaves me yearning for you
all
over
again
Sep 2022 · 1.5k
Gaslight
Brandon Sep 2022
open wide
as filth falls with slugged flow
putrid lies fog our eyes
the stench clinging to nostrils
infiltrating minds
altering our reality
Sep 2022 · 1.7k
Burn
Brandon Sep 2022
burn
white hot is the silent rath
it festers within
like a scarlet fire upon evergreen
embers trapped in dark irises
ashes lost to soft whispers
Aug 2022 · 1.1k
Affluent
Brandon Aug 2022
I've seen this stream before
This insignificant pour is so familiar

It leads within
Deep into the forest depths

It joins a roaring river
With the most powerful flow

Currents crashing against embankments
Smoothing the most jagged edges


I've seen this stream before
This pour is unfathomable
Aug 2022 · 1.4k
The Owl
Brandon Aug 2022
Spiraling neck swivel here

Gaze upon my dark shadow

Bestow to me all truth

And guide me through this darkness
Shadow work
Aug 2022 · 2.6k
Healing
Brandon Aug 2022
stalked by a swiveling neck

dazed by surrounding darkness

black hounds lick your wounds

your sorrow tastes sweet

its the most beautiful blue
Jan 2021 · 304
Found
Brandon Jan 2021
Bright and curious, you approached my world
Dawned with death, but fortified by rebirth,
You encompassed duality
A grounded heart and angelic wings.

Soaring across my dreaded planes,
You've unearthed a bewitching spell
Traverse the peaks of my realm
And allow me to dwell in your depths.
Mercury finds Pluto in the Underworld.
Brandon Dec 2020
He holds a different, yet familiar beauty
Free of thought but full of intention
Melody and harmony dance to his voice
Powerful tenderness held in his eyes,
With gentle strength in his hands
All leaving me silent, in awe
Oct 2020 · 125
King of Cups
Brandon Oct 2020
He holds the essence of water
Steady flow, he holds his head
beside his heart, in balance
And though he is not perfect
He grasps this truth with acceptance

My King of Cups
Sep 2020 · 105
Red
Brandon Sep 2020
Red
How do you express anger, without feeling guilty for it?

Without fearing how it may affect someone else?

It’s a fire that grows, and I just wish I could put it out

For the sake of us all
Sep 2020 · 400
Interrogation
Brandon Sep 2020
It started with questions
answers poured out like waterfalls
crashing in tempo, truth flooded our ears

it was met with your gaze
a quiet stare that lit my soul
the fire grew, yearning for more

then, your touch
searching with tenderness
grazing me as if you were dove feathers

what answers were you searching for?
Sep 2020 · 211
Fruit
Brandon Sep 2020
Let me nourish you
Sep 2020 · 198
momentary
Brandon Sep 2020
Let me believe


that you were brought here


to last longer than this
Sep 2020 · 136
Deeper
Brandon Sep 2020
If age deepens all emotions
How will I feel about you when I reach my end
How will you have hurt me
How will I have healed
How will the roots of my love grow deeper
when I feel like there is no more for my barren soil to give
Sep 2020 · 420
Bare
Brandon Sep 2020
The one before took it all from me
I fear that I have nothing left to give
Sep 2020 · 388
My head hurts
Brandon Sep 2020
Peace rings with Harmonia's song
Balance floats with your soft hymns
Winds skip past, flowing effortlessly as leaves dance
My eyes open, all is shed, and clarity sets

Your frequencies screech
Chaos jabs at the foundation
Shadowed by Eris's blackened wings
Uprooting and dismantling me, but why?

We exist together, to bring growth
chaos helps you appreciate clarity.
Aug 2020 · 98
.
Brandon Aug 2020
.
find the value where many neglect to

find the beauty in small details
Aug 2020 · 411
Sweet Dreams
Brandon Aug 2020
goodnight,
as you shut your eyes
let all the pressure melt away
gently drift as slumber sets
dream gracefully as I know you do
and when you rise
with euneirophrenia kissing you softly
I'll only hope that I took part
in creating your bliss
the way you continue to create mine
Aug 2020 · 222
It's Them
Brandon Aug 2020
It's their soft aloofness
dwelling quietly, peacefully in their mind
where reality fades within endless possibilities

It's the calm that rests in their expression
carrying grace with every emotion
as they wash over their being

It's their gentle touch
delivering warmth
as their fingers dance innocently
Aug 2020 · 115
Hollow
Brandon Aug 2020
he took it from me.
to his cold eyes,
I was nothing but a shell.
I fought against my fragile nature,
but slowly I cracked.
completely shattered, I poured out.
my cries drowned by his guzzling.
now, this emptiness dwells,
my darkness scaring away warm.
devouring the brightest lights,
in attempt to restore what he took from me.
Aug 2020 · 127
Undone
Brandon Aug 2020
He gently tips my scales
as I leap into his depths
Unraveling in his arms
has become so easy
Aug 2020 · 106
Pit
Brandon Aug 2020
Pit
I sit here reaping their emotions
heartache and heartbreak
that I have sworn into them
those who tried to love me
when I was lost within myself
Jan 2020 · 208
The Power of the Shadow
Brandon Jan 2020
I learned the true beauty of the darkness
How awe-inspiring it was
When my shadow took the lead
And brought me to my clarity
Dec 2019 · 346
Sun
Brandon Dec 2019
Sun
my sun

filled my eyes with brightness

kept me warm at my coldest

gave me life

my sun
May 2019 · 748
Cloudburst
Brandon May 2019
An iridescent collection of condensation forms
the warmth that once was, fades with fluidity
weightless blades begin to dance passionately
rumbling collides with the earth below
supple gems fall in tempo, bursting with brisk nectar
clarity blooms as filth washes away
leaving pure balance to reign.
May 2019 · 622
Bloom
Brandon May 2019
Locate the last lavender sprig
You'll find her blossoming in the field
Swaying gracefully in a sea of wind and light
You'll be able to smell her hypnotic, earthy aroma
Find her and cherish her beauty

Be patient, he will come
His jubilant dance will give you joy
The brilliance of his character will fill you
Allow him to carry your radiance
and bring more beauty to this world

Together.
May 2019 · 207
self
Brandon May 2019
your eyes hold tension and grief
I feel the weight as I gaze into them
they're darker than I remember
and as they stare back, they bore through me
filled with disdain and pain
I can't see you

— The End —