Tonight
Its one of those nights. When the weight you've been ignoring pokes out its ugly head and decides it no longer needs to remain quietly shifting your shoulders. Distracting you from happier thoughts and shoving its gnarly visage into your sights, always...
Friends, Always
The young boy sat quietly at recess, his stomach grumbling. The bullies took his meal again. He wanted to get it back, but they were so much bigger and so much stronger than he. The boy whined softly to himself, feeling very gloomy and hungry. When...
Heart of the Winter
The snow falls descend over Herod Point As I watch with a sober placid eye For in my heart, I feel an emotion rise up A strange warmth That is so special Only certain things that I hold dear can cause it From my heart into my head And into the...
All within the folds of a Rose
Beauty that lies underneath, Only seen by those exploring, The lovliness outside only hides the brilliance within. Smells tantilizing the senses, Only experienced by those trying, The pleasant essence only shadows the heaven within. Touch...
December's Hope
The pure white snow descends upon the sinful town below, Asphyxiated by heroin deals and welfare checks. Where many are cursed without a face and a vacant path ahead, While others huddle around the fireplace, befriending gin and razors. Yet, as...
Fight
I exhale into the darkness Shadows blanket me in A cold, silent anger. "When does your hope die?" Confused, I exhale once more The shadows tighten their grip Their anger growing colder "Do you still have faith?" Once more, I breathe unto...
You
When you are sad, and you feel you can't go on. Tears well in your eyes and the pain is so strong. So far from your friends, and you're all on your own. No-one to run to, So very alone. When all seems so useless, and...
The Tree
I wrote this poem some years ago when I always visited this only tree out in the middle of a corn field. The farmer didn't chop it down in any manner, even though it was already dead. I always sat under it when the crops were gone, near my birthday. I...
The Essence of Truest Friendship
Who said that words defined the boundaries That demarcated the stages of friendship? That you're not a good friend Until it is said so? Yet, a friendship Of which stage it is in is not said Can become close No matter how rhetorical the...
The Thrilling Solitude
I cruise down the road In my Mercedes-Benz 280SL Down the coastal highway To the isolated cottage That was my home You see, I had driven in a long circle To re-live the thrill Of going back home Back to my home on the coast That came from a...
One Dot Below the I (#2)
AND HERE'S AN OLD MAN WEARING SUNGLASSES AND A GIRL IN A PLASTIC RAINCOAT WITH A HOOD HERE IS THE MAN WITH THE SUNGLASSES NOW WITH HIS CANE AND THE GIRL IN THE RAINCOAT, NOW FADING AND HERE'S YOUR OLD FATHER BENEATH THE TREES AND YOUR LOVER'S FACE...
The Candle
I wanted to light a candle for you, A simple gesture, That's for sure. The flame warm and soothing, Like your presence on a rainy day. I wanted to play a song for you, To show you some things That I know. To reciprocate what you had given, And...