Refined by the weight of timeLike a diamond but far less temptingThe fear of being aloneScraping against my scalpIf hell exists it's inside each of usWe give our devils names but no facesHave I learned nothing yetThe salt in the wound is the acceptanceOf my place, of my meaninglessnessBut is it also my salvationTo live … Continue reading Residual
To Those I’ve Loved Along the Way
Now I know that love can be nurtured. Like a newborn breathing their first bits of life. And I hate the saying, "It's better to have loved and lost than not loved at all." Not because of it's main thesis, but because of what's in the middle. Lost. I have found that real love can't … Continue reading To Those I’ve Loved Along the Way
Post Acute
Found no comfort in my isolationI'd slip off the edge to feel againI've memorized each passing shadow every time I descendNightmare suspended, my life upendedWhat's left to neglect when personal hells resemble all that we can't forgetAt first it got harder to breathe, the air stinging my lungsUntil I got settled in letting my body … Continue reading Post Acute
Black Light
There's one thing that binds us togetherTragedy paints our souls the same colorI dreamed of one last dance with youTo sing our song to each otherTime is of the essence but easily forgottenAnd when you get older, it doesn't heal all woundsHold me up darling, get the needle and threadStitch my pieces back up, together … Continue reading Black Light
Icarus
You were standing right in front of meA vision of disturbing familiarityI alone was anointed with this prophecyTo be enlightened, recalling ex livesPast existences are small hints of lightTwinges of deep longing, gone before graspingFormer living things, vacancy paints our facesDead lights dimming, collecting more empty pagesAll good drugs are used before they're rememberedLeaving behind … Continue reading Icarus
New Breath
Even at my worst, I tried making all the wrongs seem rightBut I became transparent when lifted towards the lightA fraud, a false sense of self worthI'm no more better than I dreamed ofThe taste, touch, feeling sweet muted wordsShut down behind gated lipsA beautiful passion that savors as much as it sickensI let the … Continue reading New Breath
Portrait
one life bleeds into another the different masks i wear find each other now all transparent i stand at the precipice of what created man no god, no devils, just us at the end of our rope a blinding perspective we're all alone everything i thought i was slipped through my fingers and fell like … Continue reading Portrait
Bone Collector
I have never thought that the blood we spill Was thicker than the walls we build Until fate chooses to guide my eyes a different direction All I see is red And thank god it's only water that separates you from me But that decay passed on just the same The disease that holds your … Continue reading Bone Collector
Below Zero
I felt you if but for a moment Although brief, it was real As tangible as the ghosts we once felt Lofty ideas with a touch of despair Not without its jet black stains I bit down on the bullet until it left me sane Fracture my jaw, I'd rather not speak About all the … Continue reading Below Zero
Retrograde
Anticipation leading towards the edge of a cliff Down to the deeper valleys of what we don't know Careening off the mouth of the beast Lost in all senses, stuck in disbelief Where was the sun when every cloud came down The sky is falling, the sky is burning And we're all just fading now … Continue reading Retrograde