Slumber

Sleep's strong arms encircle me
Softly kiss thick eyelids closed
Shut those eyes and try to see
A part within that's unexposed

Battles fought on unseen plane
Over lost time untaken back
Smooth away edges of day
Discover what's still intact

Slumber settles turmoil inside
Brings tomorrow to fight again
Tears now dried that have been cried
Gain control of an unending spin

Refresh the mind and one will find
A thing that's bright and new
Reach out for the other side
Find that which is long overdue

Allure

I feel it welling up inside me,
What it is I'm still not sure,
One thing is for certain, though:
Before me stands an open door.
Bright light passes through it,
Illuminates something more,
Pulls me strongly toward it,
Promises it will endure.
Something crashes like the waves,
On a lonely, sandy shore,
Churning up the tide's last dump,
Leaving something shining pure.
A glimmer on a rainy day,
It makes my heart dance; stir,
A ripple across a shady pond,
There's a particular allure.
That something's reaching out to me,
And although it's a bit obscure,
I'll grasp the tendrils of that light,
Walk through that open door.

Emotional Drug

I feel this running through my veins
Emotions: passion, anger,
Happiness, courage, pain
Can't give it up, I will not hide
From grasp of fear
Touch of darkest night
To feel is what I live for
To cry, to laugh, to love
To close self off from that
The worst type of hard drug
Won't try to hide from this
I'll conquer each new day
Even if my spirit falls
I'll jump back in the fray
The best type of battles
Are the ones that hurt to fight
Ones that make one question
If there's any sanity inside
Willingly I put self out there
Knowing likely I'll be hurt
But gladly I'll take the consequence
To experience so much worth.

Scars

Everyone's got scars
It's part of who we are
We're all broken up inside
Need someone to confide
Someone to hold our hand
A person to comprehend
To help us through the fight
Implore to see the light
When all we see is loss
Someone to scrape the frost
Away from frozen heart
Remember who you are
When life becomes so dim
Threatens to break through skin
A hand to make you tough
Scrub off all the rust
Ignite and spark the flame
It burns within a dream
A jewel for which to grasp
So much more than brass
A thing which fits no mold
Is waiting to unfold
If you take a hand
Life can only just expand

Something

There's something about that energy
It threatens to overtake -
      captivate, rapture me
Set my mind free.

It's something about you
I cannot ignore; it's warm
That which your presence exudes
Brings light to a storm.

I see something positive -
      bright, exciting, real
A force that gives me such relief
Sense of an honest soul.

Something says to me you understand
That you are a gentle man
Who'll charmingly take my breath away
Even in a world so damned.

Heavy Clouds

It fucking hurts when I leave you
You have my heart and now it's blue
It's hard to be so far away
At times I just want to see your face

I hate so much that we can't touch
The distance makes this love so rough
I want to have you at my side
Hold my hand and we can fly

I feel like I'm just floating now
The air feels like a heavy cloud
It weighs so hard upon my chest
I can't breathe - I feel depressed

I want to scream to break the hold
To smash the angst shrouding my soul
To find a way to let this pain go
Is there a way I can feel whole?

I wonder if in a different life
We could've had a better try
There is no way we'll ever know
Wondering only digs a deeper hole

So take what we get is the route
We have to take or risk to lose
The greatest thing hearts comprehend
I won't give up your steady hand

Certainty

The highest high
Comes crashing low
Sweeping froth
Runs to and fro
Washing away
Sweet memory
Making heard
What goes unseen
Erodes away
All certainty
Makes one grasp
For happy dreams
A current rife
With bitterness
The screaming wind
Full of regret
This force will not
Just go away
Gnashing waves
Are full of hate
Digging claws
Rip and tear
A thing which is
Not even there
Fingers grasp
So desperately
Reaching for
A place to sing
Space to spread out
A giggling stream
A current soft
With happy things
A place to rest
To heal the wounds
Left behind by
Pull of the moon
Gravity's sway
Tapers off
Leaving space
For higher thought
A buoyed line
A sign of hope
There's always time
Grasp that rope
Escape the current
Fight it off
Make it worth
Time now lost
Sun will shine
Glitter on sea
Brighten the day
Brings certainty

Coincidence

Coincidence
A funny thing
Coincidence
Don't mean a thing

A river's crossing
A spark of flame
A lightning strike
They're all the same

The only difference:
Opportunity.
Ignore coincidence
Or find the key

A chance is out there
Just open your eyes
Grasp that thread
Won't know til tried

Life: an ever-changing
Whirlwind of days
Don't try to control it
Get out of it's way

Take the chance
Ride the stream
Mold coincidence
Fondest of dreams

Let It Go

Let it go
It's not for you
Let it go
Find something new

Shake it off
For something more
Move on past
This closed door

Break the glass
Fly through the pane
Outside the walls
Wide open plains

Sun on hills
Brings a promise
Something that
Leaves all astonished

Patience brings
New sights to see
A thing which sets
The fire free

Fortune

Waiting for something,
to jump out at me.
Break open the shadows -
set passion free.

Why isn't it coming?
I swear it's right there.
I can sense a bright light;
it's blinding my fear.

I feel it coming,
on the tip of my tongue.
Something is brewing:
the most beautiful song.

With patience I'm sure
my heart will not stop.
Knowing fortune, then something
will land in my lap.

Fuck You

Fuck you.
And fuck you.
And FUCK you,
and you too!

All of you fuckers
belong in a zoo.
Animals,
the lot of you.

You're reckless,
thoughtless,
unkind, and
plain rude.

All you sharks do,
is swim in shit
and make my cork
come unglued

Insensitive,
ungrateful,
greedy,
and lewd.

The only thing
you twats
deserve is to
be screwed.

Fuck you.

Make Me Feel Full

I cannot sleep,
My mind is full.
What keeps it up,
I do not know.
Some sadness grips me,
It won't let go.
It won't tell me it's secrets,
Won't let me feel whole.
I just want to reach out,
For what I'm not sure.
Can I just have something,
That makes me feel full?

Patience

I am mostly very patient
I am not that way with love
My heart is desperate to be spent
On spirit to fill my cup

I miss being held in someone's arms
The scent of bodies close
Forget existence of what does harm
No longer feel exposed

I just have too much passion
For my own damn good
I can't even imagine
Someone who understood

Perhaps one day I'll find a
Person who makes me stir
Someone who dances in my flame
A love that needs no lure

Patience now, I keep in mind
Move on past the present
With bright, wide open eyes
I'll persist in my resilience