Redemption

One and one make two Those were the days And nights of drinks and danger Intoxicated inspired in-love Speeding streets screaming sheets Façade fading fast and furious Sadist seeping into safe sanctuary Invisible invasive insanity intrudes Secretly sucking my breath Pull the blinds blinding witness to you Damning destruction of devotion Desire domination devoid Of …

Fool in Paradise

Jungle density A puppet in paradise Potential and possibility Poison me with filth Drag me through the mud Falsehoods are eroding Fueling the monster Sobering reminder Childhood nightmares On the outside looking in Temperature rising Fill the tub With cold water and hope Overflow of longing and regret I am a mistake

Silenced

In silence Quality is never an accident Secrets of the occult Beware Truth is all I’ve ever wanted Master the art of observing In silence Fortress of solitude I judged you more than a little Your head popped off and wouldn’t reattach Every time is the time Machine Take the reigns and oversee the whole …

And so it is Written

Faith and certainty are lost on me at the very least Omission, fate, befuddlement, hate Guarantee designation of a sad lot Sacrificing me to scathing beasts That is you and all that belong in your crew Enough scars to bulge bookbinding Tears wash and warp paper This is not a work of fiction I tell …

Universal Unhealth

Wolves circle Fortress Sacred space Slave dump The pendulum swings What if I said what I should have said If I tried to open the door Love comes in many forms A shape shifter With a second skin Dark matter Ultra violet In the trenches You are a red flag Waving a white flag This …