Words Unspoken

Words ran out a long time ago Some will ask, “Where did they go?” Many will ponder but nobody knows My mind rode a box car to a distant land

Hurts So Sad

Trying to weep, but the tears won’t come Life pressures building, wanna come undone I look for release in unique places Because I see the chagrin in familiar faces. I

Bunny Pink

Hear the squeaking of his voice That cowardly little dink Had a notion, made a choice Now he’s dressed in bunny pink. Oh, you wanna be courageous? So you threaten

Languish in Lie

Soulmate designation, littered lies, see her fly But souls don’t need each other, just a fable in a sty “We can freely love so many,” when she needed me around

Soul Target

She will have to share my pain A basement bargain for all these games Scot free negligence in all its bliss Where shifty endeavors always miss. Dried up county once

Ghost Town

She built me up then left me stranded In a dusty dry deserted town I stayed put like a coward rejected With only a furious forlorn frown I conversed with

Oblivious Inquiry

She entered in at my lowest point Amid her struggles, hinging on joint A bond was built with braided strand But the illusion of strength is sometimes sand. Ever-present, when

Blood Moon

Indifferent Moon

I don’t know where our souls connect So I look to my heart to feel the effect. But my heart deceives me and litters lies Conceals the truth and clouds

Jailbreak

Lost in a forest with three broken ribs I lie under ferns as I struggle to breathe Rain shower drizzle washes me clean Welts on my back glow bright and

Mushroom

Evanescent Reign

She sends her mignons to deal her death With stares of plasma and dragon’s breath. A holy roller coaster of a woman she sits Hold tight for the ride. Prepare

The Other Boy

I haven’t written much poetry lately. There’s a few reasons for this, but the biggest reason is that I’ve been busy publishing my first book. It’s titled The Other Boy:

Woman with Tattoo

Loss Littered

Stories hidden under ink-stained skin They come to life and jump right out Love and loss littered with gripping grief Telling tales of emotion that leave no doubt. Eyes so

Flames

Misplaced in Time

So far away she doesn’t seem real Even with logic the doubts still prevail I reach out to touch her but only feel pain Is this love, or torture, or

Wolf

What If I Awoke

What if I awoke And it was all but a dream When I wandered sad and lost Where your pain placed no decree. What if my worth never lay Cold

Tree

Not a Stem Could Remain

They cultivated a compelling covenant Forcefully forged from respect received A special someone sought a salvation song Which required redemption from their angry seas. Feeling such soothing, sensational strength As

Society

Society Rapes

Chills all over as Society rapes Hard knee on my neck Disbelief on my face. Murder feels in the air tonight Oh Lord please help us Flash of badge, then

Chaos

Two Good Reasons

I would have protected you From your desires Dropped a kilo of water On your burning fire. To have a friendship Till the end of days With someone who fathoms

Bear

Synthetic Soot

They want me to break As they lie in wait They lay out their snares They empty their freight. But what they don’t know Is I see them there I’ve

Dive Deep

The Pulchritude of Pressure

Just to let ya know girl I had to let ya go girl Now my world has all the diamonds Now my world has all the pearls. But don’t be

Chess

Chess With Our Pain

I didn’t want to hurt you So I changed the game Withdrew to my cave Played chess with our pain. In moments of torment When emotions embraced I ran that

Dirt

She Became Dirt

She became dirt As roots permeated what once was skin Arterial walls turned epidermic Past epidemic proportions as light drew thin. Her sweet taste of sugar Which formerly electrified my

Wave

Crashing Wave of Pain

That resolute crashing wave of pain That elusive sorrow gone for now So I wait for the next distinctive one Not knowing what, when, why or how. I’d not known

Hollow Man

Casual Capitulation

Can rash reality reboot reconciliation? Can we casually capitulate with no causation? It seems soul sisters have scribbled our sin Jotting jaded judgments with policy and pen. While irritating influencers

Girl on Peer

Heel

They voiced their disdain and deemed her flighty With pleas for placidity in a judgmental spree Lay down your munitions you myopic milksop As I urged the eyes of their

Sitting Alone

When Butterflies Ascend

She said she’d understand She said she’d be my friend But broken hearts can lie When butterflies ascend. When feelings make no sense They strike at speed of sound They