Residual

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

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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

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