when words are targets
the truth remains unspoken
and progress will stall

Shoving, pushing, a high pitched row.
Nerves so tense, lids to blow.
What an insane nuthouse show.

I exposed my heart.
Love put on a silver plate.
She took her trophy.

Wind blows through treetops
Trunks creaking in mournful bass
No human racket.

eerie calm around
dark clouds on the horizon
perfect storm coming

Dawn bares her glowing daughter.
Who kneels before you.

Moving
    slowly
up your ankles.

Traversing along two rivers
to search between your thighs
with her warm tender lips.

You tremble in your dreams
when she cups two little *******.

Then night falls
into a sea of flames
as she kisses
you awake.

I listen to what you have to say
         (ignoring every part of it)
And calmly nod agreement
         (while furiously screaming disapproval)

I show you my admiration
         (loathing every moment)
And promise loyalty
         (faked by hatred)

I’m so grateful for what you made me
         (a vile shattered soul)

Opinions silenced.
Words stigmatized and outlawed.
Know your thoughts are 'free’!

Searching space and time.
Sparks igniting dry tinder.
To forge new future.

If you fall,
   I will help you up.

If you lose your way,
   I will guide you back.

But the choices
   are all yours to make.

coffee, fruit and toast
to feed the body’s spirit.
one kiss for the heart.

Two sparrows squabble.
Scraping along rain gutter.
Brightening blue heart.

“Like a rough kiss's dark fruit”
your life juice intoxicates.

Mouth and spirit
feed on sweet bitterness
and new strength
holds your faltering heart.

Beyond your own gloom.
Soulmates suffer silently.
There you find purpose.

do not be afraid
to imagine happiness
after you wake up

The shoes left behind.
Cursive last words swept away.
A poet’s last verse.

Dark wooded hills
float on grey clouds.

Their raindrops
whipping tiny scars
across tempered glass.

My jaded mind
melds into nothing.

The day is past
and I past the day.

Moving in circles
without goal.

What a surprise
I fell in love again

But this love is cruel
only a promise of pain

Knowing that I can
never give
never gain

green, yellow, red, brown
hanging, dying, falling down
beautiful carnage

time flows eternal
a year coming to an end
leaving me behind

Don’t believe the media,
they try to deceive you.

Don’t believe others,
they may lie to you.

Don’t believe your intuition,
it is biased.

If you want to know the truth
go and see for yourself
before making a judgement.

blue shreds broken glass
cut deep red to find lost love
boundless black void spills

visit old places
to search among memories
in hope to find you

Nestled up against you
I speak without a sound.
Whispering a warm love story
across your cold naked skin.

I thought I would break,
but I became numb instead.

I whisper
'leave me alone'

I tell them
'please stop'

I walk away
but they follow

I run
but they catch up

I plead,
'I have nothing'

nothing
to lose

I can hardly wait
to rise anew from ashes.
Set alight by love.

... I may calm my fear
and unseen horror
with words light and clear.

... I may ease my pain
and tend gaping wounds
with verses of healing rain.

... I may release my rage
and spark fiery storms
of rhymes that burn the page.

And maybe, one day
I write about love's joy
in a dazzling lyric play.

When the days are copies
and pass by like hazy dreams.

Then it's time to reflect
and ask yourself some questions.

Why live without reason
and work from darkness to dark?

What's the point?
Simplicity. Is it the antidote?

To find new aspirations
by looking into yourself.

No if, no when.
Just you, just now.

dreams ease the longing
painting love in soft red hues
sweet veil of closed eyes

The devil, conquered.
Dark enlightened by knowledge.
The void filled by man.

thoughts of untamed love
  obsess the martyred soul

pleasure, raw and wild
  tear the mind to pieces

quelled emotions surrender
  to the passion of desire

Among all this madness
there are those rare moments
which keep you going
in the hope for more.

I thought
   I could change the world
   and leave a mark,
but I failed.

I thought
   I could excel at work
   and support a family,
but I failed.

I thought
   I could keep a healthy body
   and a lucid mind,
but I failed.

Now there’s nothing left
and for the first time I feel free.