City of angels Dressed in devil black Shining deep down Where alleys meet And the smog lifts Cylindrical into air So beautiful With its colors And smoky edges Meeting azure sky Framed in gray The natives drift by Wearing second skin Tight and taut With toned muscles Headphones thick Blocking out the world Insulated souls … Continue reading Los Angeles
The process of trying to blend Of crushing individuality For a chance at acceptance The art of transition Idealistic at best Split into pieces Drifting farther apart In this sea of chaos But I remain invisible Their collateral damage Fading into the background Of a world I tried to embrace In the autumn of discontent … Continue reading Separate
Searing heat Raining down like fire Burning me clean From the inside out Scalding water Steam rising high Clouding the room Blocking daylight out Like falling ash And the promise of death Buried underground As cold as ice Spirit rising high Stretching thin Snapping mortal constraints Hurtling away at speed Dancing with the wind Never … Continue reading Falling Ash
He stands on the corner Rusted out by the rain Awash in neon glow Hands in deep pockets Waiting for Sunday And the death of love The memories descend Rapid-fire quick Low to the ground Like he used to be When she was his Lost in his shadow Passionate as sin But gone in a … Continue reading Under the Neon
The song has no words It’s fragile like ice Melting in the sun Lyrically bereft Haunting in its melody Rife with contradiction Tangled up in blue All jazz riffs and vibe Tickling the ivories Intensely personal While the people move Caught up in its bliss Heavy with desire Drunk on emotion Cool in the evening … Continue reading Melodic
The line moves imperceptibly Blind to the naked eye Shuffling in perfect rhythm Like trains on a track Waiting for the sign to move Impatiently they stir Those ants in a row Black-suited for show With their hollow eyes And yellow-jacket smiles Their voices rise in pitch Unintelligible staccato With anger undisguised Staring straight into … Continue reading In the Queue
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