loud and clear – pearly white, drops that drip, petals bright – say it out, say it loud, morning sweeps it out of sight –
New Poem: “labelled”
healthy separation of form and function, feelings, thoughts – you were a friend until i turned you inside out and examined you – which i should have done before – now you stand bared in your humanity with no better […]
New Poem: “it’s all in my head”
it’s all in my head where a sign says “sorry, there’s nothing to regret” – but includes “sorry” – reporting on the futility of being
New Poem: “idea-burst”
journal, mind bursting with ideas – ripe grapes of thoughts not sweet but potent – words fill the pages as wont – juices flowing from their burst encasement any way they want – thoughts still growing –
New Poem: “I reason – with myself -“
I reason – with myself – where reason – may hide – I seek out – an answer – but answer – with pride – and I see – no remedy – for what’s now – a fight – but […]
New Poem: “introspection”
chaos in and out of everything – cringe my way out of my skin – turn it inside out to hide behind the way i feel inside – squiggle into my cavern of truth examine the scars others left me […]
New Poem: “i am a pile of garbage”
i am a pile of garbage through which some poems show – one day the pile dissolves leaving words alone behind to grow –
New Poem: “hammer head on wall unwittingly”
hammer head on wall unwittingly learning from mistakes by making more – thinking thoughts unbidden shedding light on many more – climbing cliffs unthinkingly preparing for the fall once more – staying on the ground hidden is not an option […]
New Poem: “glowing dust -“
leaves fallen – light stolen – heatwaves stick – thick air waves glowing dust – let rust, corrode what’s left –
New Poem: “expectations”
molded into shape – a shapeless mold – of raw emotions hot, then cold crystallized into this shape drizzling with fears agape – come out today? i can’t – i’m stuck – did you expect expectations to break? good luck […]
New Poem: “delayed outburst results in -“
i understand an outburst from me must seem unfair to you – it’s like training a cat not to pee on the floor, if it happens long after it happened the cat gets mad at you and learns nothing at […]
New Poem: “garbage emotions”
garbage emotions open thoughts and soil all – putrid, pungent smell of human waste in haste, in search of worth – wake up, world, night soiled your dreams again – how re-begin?
New Poem: “burning liquid – charred words -“
burning liquid in my throat charred words that won’t come out – i’ll swallow them down and drown them in my veins – death to my pain! –
New Poem: “future looming large -“
future looming large – i do not doubt it comes – but humans in the ashes are not a certainty – the planet will survive be sure of that – it is a consolation of a kind – future looking […]
New Poem: “divisive / dismissive / missive”
divisive / dismissive / missive echo chamber of TRUTH – enabling / enacting / actions that never occur – loudly clouded minds unfolding / emboldening / dissolving in wastes of words – what really happens is an open question since […]
New Poem: “friendly monster in my nightmare”
friendly monster in my nightmare tells me that the fear is unfounded here and now – the scary isn’t here – “but just wait till the morning when you wake…”
New Poem: “distraction sought -“
urgent matter – idle chatter – heart with aches – app updates – poignant thought – distraction sought – deadline close – close to doze – friends in need – gone with speed – feeling alone – stares at phone […]
New Poem: “crackled eyes watch crackled earth -“
crackled eyes watch crackled earth – faint distortion overheard conversation nothing of any worth – crackled face observed unwanted – faults found where expected, solutions wanting – not wanted – crackled clocks tick time unheeded, time’s mover, why check time? […]
New Poem: “condemned to live”
life laughs at me and i spit in its face in uncontrollable rage – it flies right back and hits me in the head – “revenge: i won’t let you simply drop dead – you’ll be condemned to live instead…”
New Poem: “character study 2”
icicles in veins of glass – frost from mouth called words – you cannot, were not built to last –