Tested

The test went quickly Multiple choice and such Risk and reward And they rushed it Those followers of form Advanced as they were When failure didn’t pass Their learning out of class They put their pencils down Like laying armor down After warfare’s spoil Then the waiting began Second guessing on the heel A game … Continue reading Tested

The Traveler

The traveler leaves Never to return But always on time Lost in the maze of time Haggard as a vagrant Trivial in disregard And soft he calls Magic like the wind Whistling through heather Dusty on the road Complicating travel Collecting companions To plot the way ahead And light the way behind Constant as a … Continue reading The Traveler

His God

The glare comes from his god Obscuring what he cannot fathom And leaving alone what he comprehends No matter how small the latter He stares through the advancing haze An exercise in futility, it seems But he cannot make himself stop This endless cycle of dependence On what he cannot see Or just a glimpse … Continue reading His God

Fleeting

Magic is fleeting A fine wisp of smoke It twists its way upward As it stirs the breeze Before drifting away Back to where it’s from A spark that expires Like a breath of air Waiting to inhale To take it deep inside Secrete it in my skin Where it belongs But that is not … Continue reading Fleeting

Mirage

She was my favorite Doe-eyed and fresh Gently loved Sweet as snow Falling softly down Pure in every way Until she wasn’t When the rains came Sluicing away the mirage Daydream suicide I was young then A character out of time Feeling her pulse It beat in perfect rhythm With my pounding heart It felt … Continue reading Mirage

Deluge

The bridge is out Submerged in water Ropes visible above Attached to heavy posts Drunk with the weight Of the river wide On its tiptoes Tilting the world Hazy and forbidden Even in summer When the rains come That slow buildup The quick switch Dropping the hammer Swift and solid A wall of water Sanguinely … Continue reading Deluge