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Spectral

“Through a fractal on a breaking wall, I see you my friend, and touch your face again.” ~Seal These ghosts don’t lie With their translucence Drifting through walls Such a consciousness Sliding out of shadows And into a formless void Concave like craters Drilled into concrete To shake the specters free These clinging memories Shrouded … Continue reading Spectral

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This Endless Refrain

These storms come heavy Moody like jazz Fat drops in rhythm Pounding down steady A slash of lightning Brilliant as day But only for a moment Before thunder booms Like a pounding bass Echoing for miles Desperate to get home But lost along the way This Oklahoma swoon Shackled to night’s shadow Haunting in its … Continue reading This Endless Refrain

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Exhale

I spend most of my time being coy Watching and waiting for an opening But doing nothing to make it happen Fading into the wall I lean against Wishing it would happen by magic Just like in the movies When shy girl meets awkward boy Both tongue-tied and fabulous Holding up a one-sided bargain That … Continue reading Exhale

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The Hollow Man

“Believe in me. Believe in nothing. Corner me and make me something. I’ve become the hollow man. Have I become the hollow man I see?” ~R.E.M. I believe in miracles The kind that sparkle Twinkling like fairy wings This splendid fascination So treacly sweet Tied up in homage And fantastic dreams Miracles full of fire … Continue reading The Hollow Man

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Broken

I am broken and scarred Left behind by too many Stranded by the roadside Of apathy and chagrin Between these two extremes Shackled to a burning tree That is never consumed And a rainbow never blooms Even though the storm is gone Replaced by a Judas kiss Bloody in its welcome Sheltered under this twilight … Continue reading Broken

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This Mortal Lament

Remember me in a sigh Left behind in shadows And inside closed rooms In these echoing vibrations Native to someone else Vibrant like melodies These shifting frequencies That I cannot escape Even from the grave Honor me in a scream Crashing like waves And slamming into shore Eviscerally gutting Leaving nothing inside In this encompassing … Continue reading This Mortal Lament