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Zachary Fore Sep 2010
Hell broke loose
and a wolf
sunk it's teeth
deep into my calf
I staggered away
but the wolf,
steadfastly became
part of my body
-an extremity
the pain of the bite subsided
and the wolf,
as I became
wild and animalistic,
became civilized
he loosened his grip
and we parted
ugh
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
ugh
safeguard everything
because you have less
and while you flourish
due to this,
I slowly
but surely
lose everything
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
once in a while,
I’ll sing to myself
I’ll pick up a guitar
strum out a few chords
knowing it isn’t good
should I?
it makes me happy
but doesn’t effect anyone
else-
then, I knew
nothing I knew
was for me
that, I found,
was when
my search
began
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
She had black hair
Seductively tinged with red
I would never see her
Again-
If she just spoke to me
Alone I could tell
her everything- and in her
Obvious worldliness- I would
Have her in pity- I would be happy
For a while
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
we didn’t talk
for weeks
I hadn’t felt
close for longer
as this
slowly ate
away at
all in
me that was
humane
I slowly
regained myself
and decided
that I
was going to
start
from
scratch
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
Where natives end
the time as specific as the place
rapidly multiplied by buying
buying things
buying earth
material legions from the mouth of the beast
the beast which stood deceivingly tall
shoulders slumped in a fit of insolence
monikered by an owl above all
cyclical rounds penetrated deep
feet met with cold, hard ground
you will never win
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
once in a while,
I’ll sing to myself
I’ll pick up a guitar
strum out a few chords
knowing it isn’t good
should I?
it makes me happy
but doesn’t effect anyone
else-
then, I knew
nothing I knew
was for me
that, I found,
was when
my search
began
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
Forgetting it
We pulled back the reigns
Reaching into an open box
Pulling out what we needed
But you
You grabbed much more
Needing less
You waste
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
Bukowski said it
through different
types of women
Nietzsche through
an attack on
their species
when deep down
all we crave
is their love
and all they
crave is
power
over us
they ruin all
that is good
yet,
they are utterly
wonderful
would we
do anything
without them?
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
worth?
well, none of that
applies to you
you sit
with an air
of authority
when you
mean nothing
and do I?
-I who have
broken my
young, able
back
in the quest
for knowledge
when I was not
asked this of anyone
but myself
a guillotine
places it's
chokehold on you
and the basket
awaits your arrival
into
nothing
the kingdom which you seek
holds nothing for you but contempt
you
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
you
I trust
that you
will always
be far away
even as I
make strides
you shield
yourself
I am not
a good man
but passion
is seeded
beneath
everything
I may never
Let it
Out
Zachary Fore Sep 2010
your face had a glow to it
but when we made eye
contact- that felt
suspicious
while I slaved away over
everything difficult
you simply enjoyed yourself
I guess everything has a price
but am I still
willing to pay it?

— The End —