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Older

“Strange, baby, don’t you think I’m looking older?” ~George Michael I’m older than I used to be These bones brittle and frail Falling into a state of disrepair As aches come hard like rain Thunder claps louder still This cool air fading fast Replaced by a stifling heat That never goes away But memory masks … Continue reading Older

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Obscured

The night air is quiet Ripe with possibility Fortunate in repose Over margins of black Ink-stained fingers reaching To touch the face of god This whistling wind Breezing through the trees Encapsulated in hollows Finding unsteady purchase Among shadowed roots Anchored and worn In flickering dreams Where life sometimes begins And waits for a warning … Continue reading Obscured

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Settling

It’s all about settling This act of sitting still Sliding imperceptibly Shackled to the ground As it shifts over time And voices carry overhead A cacophony of noise Drifting down into the soil Disturbing such casual rest Without thought or care While weeds grow wild Obscuring the shrubbery Facing west with the sun Out past … Continue reading Settling

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Hush

This silence is complete Dominant in its simplicity Exacting in its truth Devastating in its ruin Consuming like the night It inhabits the corners Like a diabolical thief Dispersing cold shadows And merging with the light Tuned to this frequency Constant and overwhelming Blinding in its depth Shallow in its melody Hiding in perfect sight … Continue reading Hush

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Blurring Her Edges

She loves me with a fear That doesn’t discriminate Even when she looks away With that tear in her eye And I can’t judge her For that sense of apathy That creeps in sometimes Pain that looks like love Love that smells like hate And I can’t let her go This idea of who she … Continue reading Blurring Her Edges

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An Excuse to Fall

The fragments hold Stuck like static Hanging on tightly Praying for peace In a chaotic existence Desperately seeking An excuse to fall To blaze a trail Like dying stars Delivered from heaven In ephemeral disgrace But still as beautiful As a flower in bloom Fighting to stay alive While the world revolves The dreams lost … Continue reading An Excuse to Fall