Split

A vision appears so brief,

Cloudy gaze other side of leaf,

Where once was split try to mend,

The domino tumble toward trend,

Was for love or lack thereof,

Care not for those abandoned in mud,

Cold steel drilled cement shield,

Here comes yellow we must yield,

For soon red arrive stumble in dive,

Accept lemons grateful to be alive,

For one day they won't taste so sour,

Bittersweet still yet far less power,

Time ripped in two some don't bother,

Some for mother and some for father,

Here is your holiday what do you say,

What do you think of braving this foray,

A gift for you I hope it pleases,

Pointless material disappointment never ceases,

Hello once again I somehow feel stranger,

Every split through heart we endanger,

This fragile thread is getting torn,

Stitch it up yet new lesions form,

Jagged edges a bleeding heart wreckage,

The sole survivor in a war of dread,

The emissary pleading for peace after all are dead,

Chopping block dry yet my body reaches for my head,

Continue to water this plant although grey and withered,

Stare at my executioner with only a smile delivered

Zombies

Obey creed you bow to master,

New task now must type faster,

Never sacrifice accuracy,

Letters and numbers before me,

Mix together illegible ink,

Maybe an A or O I think,

Laugh at the famous names,

Must find amusement or insane,

Hour upon hour tedious here,

Must hold illusion clear,

This carpal tunnel surface fear,

Temporary and expendable one,

Show weakness and I am done,

Need the money barrel of gun,

Pointed at my wallet so empty,

Refuse hand outs were lent me,

Self-suffice throw my own dice,

Gamble with excess what a mess,

Spend here should save unless,

This debt drown in deep,

Hard earned money seep,

Bleeding from pockets leak,

Drip by drip into their beak,

Open wide here's my payment,

Slaved for it into descent,

Who knows where will lead this greed,

To fund your death or life giving sect,

This pyramid trickles through wrecked,

No survivors just zombies supply,

Over and over till the day we die

Good & Evil

A melancholy melody fills my memory,

Takes away to where dreams dwell to be,

A new reality of imaginary magic,

Battling the forces that know only tragic,

A world where I am the hero in the sky,

Evil men plot with schemes to try,

The innocent look for hope in light,

A dark cloud descends to shroud their sight,

This sword I wield will free them from plight,

I cut this path and cleave through blight,

A friend to rely turns and betrays,

The hero only sees the good in ways,

Those who once loved now try to destroy,

His people cast him out a wicked ploy,

Every journey must have it's hardships,

Strength to rise from sunken ships,

The captain will sail on this sea again,

Regain the love from all around him,

And as the shadows hasten for malice,

The hero will claim the golden chalice,

Drink of the cleansing waters,

A stainless mind that never falters,

And so it is the enemy has last resort,

Spawned from desperation will contort,

To threaten the innocent the choice is rent,

Seek the truth an answer lies hidden sent,

Step forth good hero an action must make,

The lesser evil doth beckon bitter wake,

Free them and take me in their place,

I am the target your path always chase,

Foolish but wise I will let them go,

Your soul I will steal and take down below,

I laugh at your attempt to frighten,

For you forget the rule of final titan,

Good over evil the epic brawl,

Always ends with villain's fall,

With these words the dark rushes light,

They clash supernova eclipse of white,

A clap of thunder the earth tremble,

The ground cracks and all assemble,

The hero stands over evil husk,

A sun rise to welcome dusk,

And once again the world is free,

Till a new evil rises eventually

Ryu

We are rangers this breath of fire,

Summon the dragon and never tire,

This sword I wield through great peril,

Guard the innocent tread ever so careful,

This shrine so holy records my tales of glory,

Take heed for your new lord is demon deceit,

Appear the dragon a demon shall defeat,

The Destined Child will destroy this evil,

His faithful companions join upheaval,

The canine loyal a feline feral,

An armadillo with rock solid shell,

Continue the journey to the wind city,

Claim a princess of winged sentry,

Magic begins a monkey with a hat,

He uses his dagger a general at that,

Our next friend is a frog fencer,

A rapier he wields a plot grows tenser,

Onward march a circus we see,

A walking plant speaks to nature freely,

And last but not least a familiar face,

The naga sorceress of most powerful race,

Encounter the Demon at last we meet,

A paralysis inflict a sorrowful defeat,

My friends are dead I am filled with rage,

Unleash my dragon and break free from this cage,

Charge the Demon and avoid his fury,

Revive my friends and vanquish evil surely,

Strike the final blow the Demon reels below,

Slowly vanish and emits last words,

Sleep and dream of death till time to emerge,

The gateway is open the evil can escape,

A sacrifice is made the hero must make,

Final transform the dragon guards the gate,

Where is our hero his destiny sealed his fate

Train

Traveling on this train so mundane,

Look to my left the puppet's breath,

They laugh when told agree from fear,

Pull this string threaten what's dear,

Money is the route this trivial pursuit,

A means to an end but tell me when it does,

The wheels keep turning and gathering rust,

Corroded from blood we sweat everyday,

Rush to wax the souls of the fray,

Glittering once but now dull as dirt,

A dream put on shelf we settle as shirt,

Possibly achieve when it gets routine,

Inch our way closer and forget what has been,

A toiling turmoil farming gold in hard soil,

So dry with no life sustained though we try,

Digging these holes with fingernails bye and bye,

Skinless wretches the flesh eating lepers,

Their religion is financial dealing debtors,

Climb this ladder with barbed wire,

Brittle steps that crack and splinter,

Fall down a size rely on bargain buys,

Solicit yourself till the masked man lends hand,

The mask hides the demon that lurks common land,

Pitch black sunglasses shade the eyes of ghouls,

Watch for those who manipulate us as tools,

They have no compassion they think of us as fools,

Come whipping boy we have no mercy just pain,

Must crack this whip and drain till you're slain,

Rip apart your dignity no shreds gone infinity,

Sell your youth to us and once you are old,

A reward of plaque and this cheap watch so cold,

A shake of the hand we are human too,

The stiff grin a cow led to slaughter says moo,

Stable the sheep make them accustom,

Hours in a box waste away in tedium,

Clock strikes grace save us from this place,

Board grey bullet shot from town's gullet,

Escape for a time take refuge and rest,

Till tomorrow tormented task torn test

Off with his head

Arrive so early must show punctual,

I'm reliable this job I am capable,

Let me show you the ropes we have high hopes,

A good background the tasks may be menial,

Not what I wanted but I'll take with good will,

Input this here staple and always adhere,

Check over and make sure it's correct,

Well done you are a fine prospect,

You may take leave this is completed,

I want to learn more my energy not depleted,

Impressive and eager all the rest were meager,

Monday arrive you have won the day,

But first a test if you please if you may,

Report to clinic for they will measure,

How far it would seem you take your pleasure,

A pale shiver runs down my spine,

I have prepared but I sense a line,

Visions of future that show my decline,

Insufficient and found I neglect,

To foil my plans and sour my self respect,

Push out these thoughts they only cause doubt,

I will proceed head held high strong and stout,

Hello there miss I have come for a piss,

Good sir remove all from your pockets,

Place in here and this key will lock it,

My putrid foreign vial I retain from exile,

Step into the chamber and purge for a while,

I know it's not much but I didn't have to go,

The temperature is cold and too small a sample,

You cannot leave you must wait for ample,

So I sit and drink so nervous I shrink,

I sink into my seat now labeled a cheat,

They grow suspicious and cast a venom stare,

I avoid awkward glance and treacherous glare,

Alright I am ready to submit such petty,

I have already proved worthy now outlook is blurry,

As I walk away from that place somber becomes my face,

I have yet to know result yet the hope has no trace,

The holy grail I saw and it was taken found flaw,

I curse those who implemented unjust law,

For if I am qualified why then am I denied,

Surely my habits pay no detriment to this,

If found guilty my skill they will miss,

Blinded are they who ignore talented one,

Off with his head for he is surely done

Judge, Jury and Executioner

You bring good news but possibly bad,

If I fail this endeavor I could be mad,

Had a shot but I proved unworthy,

Others stepped up to plate a rat race fury,

I waited for this and now it's finally here,

And suppose I excel do well no fear,

Then a test which I cheated to adhere,

My ace could falter leaving me as before,

The outlet I love and simply couldn't ignore,

Sabotage this effort before it could soar,

I stayed strong for a while but not long enough,

When the call came a shock called my bluff,

Report good sir we have heard an offer,

Right away I deliver my service to render,

Yes yes all is well a good candidate I see,

And the last thing we must test your reality,

For we don't know who this is that stands before me,

A stranger who poses or a thief so corrosive,

But of course I submit no choice I admit,

I'll play this game and hope my plan works,

That you don't uncover the beast that lurks,

Always hungry I feed but insatiable,

Delayed the need but others offered and I agreed,

Thinking of course I was safe for a time,

A call so early awoken by chime,

Slept for an hour but still answered nicely,

Good thing for first impressions can spite me,

The objective in sight so tired must fight,

I'll rest a little and continue to whittle,

Carve myself into that ideal suit,

The tie is knotted this shirt pressed in pursuit,

The easy part is preparation I've done it before,

Account for possibilities and not one to ignore,

Face to face most of the time is my saving grace,

The art of words flows freely not obscured,

I'll make them easy to understand an elaborate plan,

Your questions are basic most answers related,

And after it's done comes the hardest part of all,

The waiting and mystery do I stand or do I fall,

You are my Judge in this time exalted in this place,

I have no Jury a fair trial hardly face,

Execute if you will I feel no disgrace

Magician

Where is the rabbit hidden in hat,

Reveal mystery a tongue held by cat,

Unravel this weave and start to believe,

The magician deals expertly to deceive,

Watch as I make this disappear,

Peel away focus misdirect the fear,

But next a test to endure distress,

Hold my breath and escape duress,

A trick up my sleeve but you don't see,

All before me is illusion to reality,

Step right up I will predict your fate,

Preexisting knowledge now I have checkmate,

Wonder it is I guessed so correctly,

Generality is used mixed respectfully,

Pick a card any card catch off guard,

A slight of hand just as planned,

And now for the dangerous display,

I shall saw in half this fair lady,

Examine the box no strings no fox,

In she steps I secure the locks,

With a grand gesture I rend the box fracture,

Put it back together emerge back to better,

I hope you enjoyed my show even although,

I played with your mind only to find,

The real trick is I and the truth I deny

Mice

An inner weakness can't defeat this,

For shame this deed a favor may lead,

Down the path of trouble,

Things changed it makes it double,

For before such acts were crime,

Persecuted for the luring sublime,

Young of mind required to unwind,

Much older now but past not forgiven,

Lies and deceit the spike was driven,

The trust broken a dragon awoken,

With fire in the eyes it stood so wise,

Cast down the peasant it's life miscreant,

Set this blasphemer to burn,

Maybe then he will learn,

The burns no longer fester,

A witch hunt no longer pester,

The labels decay but inside it lay,

Now covered by ashes from petty lashes,

Whereas before it started by ignore,

Fueled to implore a hate to the core,

And once the dust seemed to settle,

The villain was welcomed little by little,

An outcast forever even in close proximity,

No approval they wore disguises just for me,

Good effort but it's plain to see,

Always a stranger never to be free,

And even though the animosity faded,

The ties were strained and ever so jaded,

The conspirators who the villain once relied,

Spoke condescending with downcast eyes,

As if one is deaf and blind,

Little they know this presence of mind,

Sharp as a razor so cleverly defined,

And otherwise in time a favor is asked,

Before stern refusal but now acquiesced,

Receiving the boon has a steep price,

For with it comes clarity sown from vice,

Like looking up from this land of mice,

Twisted mazes the catacombs of disease,

And here I kneel begging for cheese

Tyrant

This blood burns as anger churns,

Malice intention serves my invention,

Captivate attention wrench victim,

Flesh drips off bone emit final groan,

Become one with blade spun,

Tear a smile so serious long while,

Why cower this knife has no power,

Useless without my rage,

Terminate this foe turn the page,

Next chapter state the voices must hate,

Primal skill they laugh savage still,

Appease their hunger your body torn asunder,

Brief satisfaction more sacrifice must happen,

Stains of psychopathic trains no longer refrain,

Off course but of course we show no remorse,

No second thought we continue wrought distraught,

All I got is the need to feed now you bleed,

It is my drug to paralyze the constant thud,

Drowned in mud it's cleaner than my demeanor,

Frail image perfect target we claim to forget,

Forged insignia branded splendid gore trivia,

Deranged delusion so strange but just like home,

Return after bloody Sunday to reclaim the throne,

Prickling desire it festers for the pyre,

Light the fire of the next let it burn so vexed,

Fickle frets perplex the dexterous my idle text,

Serving one below not true it's only selfish,

Red demon incarnate a mere weakling compared it,

The undead armies march to my banner,

Unleash the plague seething manner,

Devour humanity this gaping void,

Deployed all to swallow any rebel,

Traitors drawn and quartered the crows pick flesh raw,

Mission complete only when they bow to my feet,

No mercy shown I execute all to the bone,

Grind what's left and feed it to my pets,

No domestic kept ferocious flesh eating sect,

Razor tooth clench remains eyes bloodshot insane,

Trained to feast on brain and the moment they wane,

A lesson taught by starving for days,

Pit the failures against each other in a cage,

Only one may leave a fight to the end,

The victor emerge it's will evil mend,

Tire of peace so I purge all at my feet,

The right hand conspire a situation dire,

A thousand encircle my death their desire,

Fight bitterly but to no avail,

Pierced my limbs with a storm of hail,

Bred to torture I did my job well,

My eyes ripped out no soul to sell,

Only one fate worthy tied to fire fury,

The skin melts first the pain is good,

They expect my screams only silence I would,

Chopped my corpse into bits and pieces,

Then fed to my pets my reign now ceases

Recipe

A decision made in haste,

Looking back it was waste,

A good moment turned sour,

Unfortunate consequence zero hour,

Where once possibly chance of comradery,

Now cast aside any hope for wide slope,

Comfort zone has shrunk so narrow,

The bubble pop for death carol,

Enjoyed for so short too long contort,

Wrapped around the reason careless season,

A lesion form always live in abnorm,

Constrain mentality dimmer reality,

A fallacy to think it was right at first,

Play the puppet and quench their thirst,

The master pulls and nobody questions his rule,

The sense of humor of a madman must happen,

Amused by his own evil he feeds off of people,

Trickery deceitful meant to confuse and manipulate,

Contemplate a way to alleviate must demonstrate,

A stronger will to grow stronger still,

Feeling ill from actions meant so nil,

The sickness penetrate to kill decimate,

Possible cure although obscure what were,

Ingredients can't find give up in due time,

Convince self the recipe won't help,

It will just end bad the elements mix sad,

Blending dark nature with light savior,

Results in abyss to revel black later

Honor

Tell me what you think honor is,

The definition eludes most who ponder this,

Perhaps the opinion you simply don't agree,

Truly honor is measured relatively,

Or even it could change through the age,

To give one's life for a formidable cause,

They believed it was righteous just because,

Maybe they wanted to die in glory,

Instead of in bed so old and lonely,

But is it glorious to fall in blood,

Horrific pain as reaper stands above,

Or shall we speak of everyday life,

Not just in death can we be honorable right,

Carry it with us through every action,

May our honor guide us never divide in fraction,

It can't be measured to exist with honor,

The word is like granite never sully to dishonor,

As we know liars exist but there is variety,

Some for personal gain others to protect and refrain,

I believe you can hold honor and still tell a lie,

If it really protects and not just a delusion to you and I,

Because inevitably someday we all must die,

Our past deeds to reflect in the final moments,

Did we make good decisions or moral incisions,

It's obvious to see those with no honor,

The badge they wear is putrid filled with dishonor,

To return to self sacrifice is what I'd like to believe,

That others than me would give their life happily,

If it meant to save someone even a stranger,

To dive into peril of infinite danger,

In the end don't we all want to be remembered,

What better way then an old man teaching his kin,

Of that glorious one who gave their life for them,

To say these words means nothing if not done,

Until the day approach when deed calls one,

Will you be ready for sudden bravery,

Or avoid the fight and seek cowardly,

The few will stand and truly die honorably

Sober

Evil comes in many forms,

For us it sneaks in subtle storms,

Demons lie in wait for a gate,

Alcohol typically their favorite,

Consume and the desire starts to loom,

All once done creeps out seeking one,

They plead for sustenance sell our will,

Refuse and the plague begins to drill,

This hole so deep through the core,

Takes a saint to dismiss and ignore,

Or perhaps more common is our strength,

Most often overlooked to fall in rank,

Forge a path to abstain further glass,

Each battle won is a slow victory,

Everyday the demons speak wickedly,

Sacrifices demand succeed or life bland,

Like the peak of a song it always draws on,

At the height of it's nature it stems terror,

Wrought with deceit and always so clever,

It knows what buttons to push what levers to pull,

It lives deep inside suing for control,

And no matter how deep it creeps to surface,

Bends good will and throws into furnace,

To scream might help but it's probably worthless,

These demons feed off desperate excursions,

Raise their flag another night,

This war almost lost no hope is in sight,

Descend with the demon hold their hand,

Finally meet once dead just as they planned

Someday

Come with me take a trip through space,

Not the galactic kind just empty trace,

No stars out here all we see no fear,

Mere worries evaporate like steam,

Drifts above and away like a dream,

This here image I create perplex fate,

The destiny unwritten manifest desire,

Climb higher to aspire to claim the fire,

For it won't burn I will shield you,

This metal so strong impenetrable,

Forged long ago although most don't think so,

Forgive the naysayers nothing better to do,

They can't dream like us they only steal,

Impossible to grasp the gift so real,

Onward the journey more to see lets hurry,

Planets so alien yet to us we are sharing them,

Marshes and crags grown desolate from decay,

Let's transform them to forests and fields fine display,

The plants have vibrant colors and sing as you walk,

All the animals look amused and act happy when you talk,

An ocean so vast it seems to be infinite,

Luminous creatures swim in merriment,

Coral reef large as an Earthen city,

With equal inhabitants drawn to it's beauty,

Amidst the sky the birds flock so very high,

Dancing with the suns the warmth becomes,

Energy as life no need to migrate from strife,

A world free from war all live in harmony,

Perhaps we can live there someday so far away

Iron Lung

I know what it's like among,

Those trapped in an iron lung,

Literal or not there is no escape,

Inferno seething within my wake,

Like being chained to a wall,

The shackles bite my wrists so raw,

The harder I fight the more it might,

Finally break me down and nothing left,

So I sit and wait all the bitterness kept,

Clenching of teeth the thoughts tumble,

Falling over eachother an answer I fumble,

At the tip of my tongue so fleeting,

I try to catch but barely meeting,

Resort to usual act which is retract,

It so happens the iron lung is a shield,

If I left who knows what horrors unreeled,

Perhaps they stalk and plot for the day,

When I leave this prison I become their prey,

Unbeknownst at first but slowly I see,

I turn to look yet the darkness is light,

It was shrouded in doubt but I removed with insight,

Cast aside this cage and revel in kind sage,

Wisdom consume and no longer so gloom,

It existed once but now forgotten,

The iron lung I forsook and simply grew rotten

Blind

All that exists the target it seem,

Forget and filter all that between,

Abandon of reason to use any mean,

Trample the hurdles jump over beam,

Reckless and ruthless isn't it useless,

Pursuit of nooses unfathomable uses,

Refuge in excuses to flee fallen truces,

Perfuse these misuses to blind all abuses,

Ragged of tongue so wicked it stung,

Filthy among the lepers that brung,

Diseases unsung the corpses that hung,

Black rotten lung the sickness it clung,

Infected the mind rescind what you find,

Erase and rewind rewrite new design,

Trace the pattern to locate the sign,

Decipher so fine read between line,

Create this identity free will made to be,

Ban obscurity harness purity for reality,

No malady just clean lacking fallacy,

Proud to be apart of causality,

For when the limit is finally reach,

Logic that teach to survive common leech,

Overwrite that agenda no glorious speech,

Listen to conscience of peace beseech

Stronger

I believe everyone must try once,

To work graveyard and feel rust,

Laugh as you may but it might pay,

To see the world from that dark night,

Imagine yourself isolated no one in sight,

Everyone you know is sound asleep,

Venture outside the shadows that creep,

To wake for shift you truly feel wretched,

As if your body woke yet mind wreckage,

The cars you see a thought drifts free,

Did they just wake or is it just me,

I envy those retreating back to home,

When I journey forth this black I roam,

The cool air is perpetually invigorating,

Wheels keep turning this sorrow is deafening,

Arrive destination the tasks before me,

Done it before but I still plan differently,

A change of motion to relieve the stale commotion,

A potion is drank to liven this will sank,

The brief boost followed by droop roost,

Energy quickly drain mind rapidly insane,

And then you may ask what is the benefit,

All you describe seems to be deprecate,

The best part comes after the deficit,

For living in the dark those hours mark,

Yet once the sun rise the loom instantly dies,

Light pours in and body haste refreshen,

Grey mood turns to white exist free from plight,

The day bringers begin to deliver again,

A relief from duty to go rest unruly,

And to suffer that pain is not in vain,

For everyday after each task is tame

Homicide

Does it ever take you back,

Far away to that place of attack,

Assault on morality state of duality,

One side ventures to overcome,

The second creates tension from,

A tear at what once was,

Still continued simply because,

Paralysis from greed does lead,

One down the path of need,

All that exists is that distress,

We set the bar to never stoop that far,

Funny how the bar vanished sub par,

That line got bent labeled vagrant,

Nomadic it travel not set in stone,

What once was hone now raw to the bone,

Gambled with our righteousness so careless,

Those good of heart could never play the part,

Easily manipulated fed to wolves then vacated,

They carried off our flesh for future success,

Attempted to mend wounds but found too soon,

A hint of evil snuck in come forth beckon,

Reply to the call allow disaster to fall,

Chaos consume seems right high noon,

Rampage this phage dwells within my cage,

Please quench this rage needs to be vented,

Expel out the fire fermented seething went it,

Some say let it go but inside more show,

Grow stronger although the lesson learned,

Trust less quick else felt burned

Occasions

When you haven't seen them for a while,

To spend some time and make a real smile,

Argue with those you see everyday,

Most of the time silly always that way,

Catch yourself fighting for right,

When you know it doesn't matter see the light,

For these moments are frozen in turn,

Dwell on them future ever so yearn,

Understand these cups will dry,

Our plates not filled so high,

Some may say eye for an eye,

But what does that help when you end up blind,

Invisible solution burnt wisdom dilution,

Intrusive elusive yet far more uses,

Not useless to form preemptive truces,

Take heed from darkness it thrives doubtless,

Remark this starkness spoken truly no falseness,

And always remember when leave must take,

Make sure it's on good terms not fake

Arthur

Knights of the round tales so profound,

The winning of a sword to become adored,

Unleash the hounds he is no king of mine,

He barely has a beard it's an obvious sign,

Rally under our righteous banner,

Defeat our enemies in the same manner,

The wizard Merlin lights a candle,

Forever it burn till he gives up the mantle,

Woe to be a king with no lovely queen,

By chance is seen the fairest in the land,

Send Launcelot forth offer wedding band,

Joyous occasions we feast congregation,

A mighty tournament pit swords for enjoyment,

Foreseen ancient the king will be vanquished,

Unholy foe incest born of seed sow,

On day of birth send all children back to earth,

Set sail doomed vessel no survivors save one,

The bastard Mordred lives a rotten son,

The fair Morgause seduced the king once,

Now she lay with Lamerok her love fronts,

Shame to be had for his dad killed our dad,

Pellinore did indeed slay King Lot ill fated deed,

The mighty Lamerok caught by Gaheris,

The son beheaded his own mother for shameful lustiness,

Lamerok was spared yet his fate drew near,

Arthur offered a truce but Lamerok did refuse,

The brothers ambushed after he was battle weary,

Gawain, Gaheris, and Aggravayne fought barely,

Lamerok stayed them all at the tip of his sword,

For hours they fought none could defeat this lord,

The coward Mordred crept from behind,

And stabbed dear Lamerok in the spine,

Tristan loved Iseult yet jealousy King Mark felt,

A lover's serenade ended with bloody spear Mark made,

Revenge for Lamerok felt by his cousin,

The poisoning of an apple for Gawain's consumption,

Yet another ate first and fell dead cursed,

It was the queen's feast and she was blamed not the least,

Put her to the stake we forsake her life must take,

Lancelot charged to rescue and slew his beloved Gareth,

For they refused to bare arms and fell swiftly to harm,

The kin of Lancelot rallied quickly to his castle,

Blood lust and rage filled Gawain's cage,

His brothers were dead felled by Lancelot's dread,

Sorrowful Arthur no choice but to avenge honor,

March against his own men the bloodbath begin,

The queen was returned yet disaster they learned,

Flee to Lancelot's lands the Siege of Benwick turned,

Arthur laid the lands to terror and Lancelot allowed tremor,

A challenge by Gawain resulted in mortal wound,

News from Camelot Mordred usurped the throne,

Sail to Dover yet Gawain's wound not recover,

On his deathbed he lay with blood letter pray,

Beseech Lancelot come to your liege's aid,

For if you don't he will surely be slayed,

On eve of battle Gawain's ghost came to Arthur,

Hold my lord sue for peace no matter what afford,

Arthur agreed and next day peace could succeed,

On the fields of Camlann the armies of men,

Unknown soldier unsheathe weapon the doom reckon,

Bedivere and Lucas the only ones left,

Arthur saw Mordred alone his support bereft,

No my lord stay your sword wait for Lancelot accord,

A chance not to miss Arthur rushed Mordred high risk,

Impaled violent spear Mordred felt death drawing near,

Bloody hand gripped lance drew closer advance,

Mordred's dying act held sword both hands to attack,

A grievous cleave through Arthur's helmet reave,

Lucas and Bedivere struggled to carry him,

Yet Lucas fell dead his wounds had maimed limb,

Take my sword trusted Bedivere cast it into lake,

The jewels so precious the blade could not forsake,

Tell me what you saw as you threw Excalibur,

Nothing but the ripples of water after,

You must do as I say cast the sword away,

This time did as wished and a silken hand grasped,

It swung the sword to and fro complete task,

It is said that Arthur was taken to Avalon,

To return one day our time of need we rely upon

Fork

Whenever it's not enough a fork you reach,

This road divided ignore lessons that teach,

One side is content truly indifferent,

The other insatiable logic is malleable,

Twisted direction misleads bad section,

Course correction by some and others by force,

For when you finally decide it's often from pride,

Blinded choice for will's deafening voice,

Take heed once opened this box will succeed,

Unravel the mystery it yearns to be freed,

And even if the truth is hard to swallow,

It can't be closed no mercy to borrow,

Are you prepared for what lies ahead,

A path of broken glass or glistening tread,

Choose wisely see the big picture,

Adding too much will spoil the mixture,

Blended well the flavor excel,

If soured the taste truly repel,

Long after the vote has been cast,

A stray thought exists from the past,

When I first saw this road did I do right,

Answered simply of course if I used insight

Give Thanks

Gather family for joyous feast,

Indulge in thanks and not the least,

Spare no expense and let's commence,

First the turkey we cook with pride,

Oven baked but have you tried deep fried,

Don't forget potatoes take care to make those,

Mash them right add bacon to delight,

Let's add some stuffing to gather steam,

Keep this train going of gravy I mean,

Sweet potatoes or yams taste delicious,

Add some marshmallows bland you won't miss,

Baking bread or store bought,

Whatever the case essential we got,

The sauce of cranberry so tart must slice,

You forgot the pie no no that won't suffice,

Oh a joke how funny dutch apple with crumby,

Or pumpkin later on but I prefer pecan,

Topped with ice cream truly a dream,

Next day left-overs are a treat,

Because we didn't have to cook strenuous feat,

And for lunch let's make a sandwich,

That turkey tastes so good flavor so rich,

Oh it's finished is that what you say,

I guess I'll have to wait for next Thanksgiving Day

Green

Perfect pieces fill the creases,

Fold the puzzle never ceases,

Machine made efficient gas pumping,

Toxic waste pollute by dumping,

Harness the fire what a start,

Murder nature not so smart,

Empty mission to survive ambition,

Strive for glory build hundredth story,

Feel the earth tremble and tremor,

Think its better yet torn by letter,

Siphon our food from the mother of good,

Drain her life to sustain our strife,

Then we question why skin burns oceans rise,

What did we do to deserve fated demise,

The plants they laugh and the trees stare,

We were first and we gave mother care,

She gave us life and we cherished it dear,

Took what we needed to exist no excess here,

No material possession only food nutrition,

Our brothers the wild they kill as their style,

To feed their young the circle live among,

They own no jewels they would think for fools,

Digging out her flesh to garnish our necks respect,

And now the sky falls you have surely doomed us all,

The peaceful trees now burn to ashes,

All wild life dies to famine shelter crashes,

Our soil is dry no water to drink we must die,

Wither and fade like your revolution industrial,

Climax of technology only led more catastrophe,

And still you wonder why your home is destroyed,

Because you forgot her home which is now a void

Tether

I laugh to myself writing words,

Feel an impression yet know its absurd,

As if a phrase will unlock my steely gaze,

I drift for miles staring at trials,

Bad or worse it's all relative,

Journey dim yet all I seem to give,

Mediocre effort honestly none at all,

Adequate at best now I'm beginning to stall,

A memoir to share futile to care,

Why bother rhyming these thoughts,

Idle hands my words laconic rots,

Listen to a favored melody revelry,

A sonata of moonlight where I dwell to be,

Solemn in demeanor senses not keener,

Close this door so I can sit evermore,

Drift through blue a time to rue,

Lethargic actions lacking traction,

Friction to others so coarse pale horse,

Riding to claim stand on brink nigh again,

Stare over this edge all I see nothingness,

Abyss of silent no more music refinement,

If I fall through this crack no way to find back,

So I continue to stare and ponder longer,

For if it happens that I forget where it is,

Imagined myself on brink yet facade wreckage,

Illusions to feed delusions to retain sane,

Hang on to the thread of life that binds me,

Searching this abyss so blinding,

Let go of safety for closer view,

Swallowed entirely nothing more to do,

Engulfed in black so silent feels violent,

Looking up for remnants not here not since,

I broke the tether the light couldn't weather,

And amidst this endless black I grew to find,

I never stepped off it's all in my mind

Shadow

Where do the shadows go,

Slink away as night turns to day,

Once lit by moon now hidden room,

Watch as they follow close,

Turn around vanish like ghost,

Dark nature the shadow lives,

Soul drain all shadow gives,

Alien at first strike,

Struck down wear as crown,

One among the glass lung,

Song sung of spirit wrung,

Through day it lies recess,

Sun sets spring and digress,

The shadow seen less and less,

Felt behind yet nowhere mind,

Eyes closed the shadow knows,

Where to find and where it goes,

Drifts in silence seeking timeless,

Shadow retreat wait for fresh meat,

Descend the spiral contagious and viral,

Follow the lines curve wicked spines,

Chasing no end it seems to beckon,

All that is left no time to reckon,

Turn to see shadow yet missed shallow,

Corner of eye dismiss as it passes by,

Insidious grin the shadow has no skin,

No source to feel it only has sin,

Spreads thick like locust sick,

Poison death cloud embodies shadow shroud,

Infects the innocent no difference,

Makes little sense actually none at all,

Wait look there's the shadow on the wall,

Step closer and get a better look,

You are the shadow and your soul it took

Why do we

A word said wicked for deceit,

Truth no chance just defeat,

Futile rebel trouble rumble,

Tied tongue silent undone,

Only one may set the sun,

Make it rise day is won,

The webbed spider climbed higher,

Spun his story leapt in fire,

Eclipse lunacy instead new to me,

Rock reality fear atrocity,

Misstep once trap sprung stunts,

Cage descend locked white now black,

Started small before relentless attack,

Try to retract but fail miserable,

Pitiful attempt went hope now bent,

Dragon sent unleash fury rent,

No survivor chasm gape phantasm,

Surpassing logic refer to nostalgic,

Tame the insane with gentle rain,

Sprinkled soft take pain just refrain,

Careful spoke possible revert awoke,

If slip ship sinks before it could sail,

Anchor drag ocean floor depart fail,

Success plane takes off from mess,

Leaves burnt land behind scorched no rewind,

Soar long for more forget anything before,

Create new joy to deploy peace envoy,

No decoy we exist pure lacking ploy,

Smooth over wounds soft words to swoon,

Avoid injury reopen vivid imagery catastrophe,

Days pass no relapse just free from crass,

High class attention don't mention insurrection,

Eventual tide slows our minds forget throws,

Seemingly easily the white lie rose,

Snowballs this plane stalls crash walls,

So we repair the despair and prepare for next tear

Don't

How long will my journey last,

Early grave hope not too fast,

Even though I wanted it sometimes,

Determined with knife ready to slit lines,

But then it occurs all who I'd leave behind,

The days after would hold remorse,

Never letting go and feeling worse,

And even if words were left,

Who knows the truth hidden kept,

Then it seems selfish black dreams,

Don't hold me down I want to be free,

Why for your sake and not for me,

Pity it is to ponder evil this,

Voices creep in and settle can't miss,

Berating with inquiry over lost yearly,

They snap and grind the past deep in my mind,

Drift for hours or so it seems,

Blessed of course every time it gleams,

Why you are here is explained in turn,

Every road has a split or a hole that burn,

Savor the hills on grassy knoll,

Ignore water under bridges leave the troll,

Always seek for more strengthen the core,

This soul is on fire with lion's roar,

And as you age that fire may dim,

But not for some fight tooth and limb,

Because they are the ones that already knew,

This is our life and there is more we must do

Never change

Tell me what happens when it's wrong,

Are you like me convinced all along,

Thought I could but not for long,

Take refuge in your favorite song,

Congratulate how far I made,

Then I turn around and begin to fade,

Who you saw was a facade so raw,

Someone I created to confuse,

Worked so well I thought so too,

I promised I would never say that,

Fall back in and first thing I made at,

They told me it was good but for wrong reason,

I actually thought I was right change of season,

Till it hit and I truly understood,

Carve me open same layers in wood

Shell

Why does the darkness come,

Thoughts often but not for some,

Brandish daggers violent one,

Dripping poison silence stun,

Looming over dank enclosure,

Gaping wide infest exposure,

Wounds salted evil called it,

Transform detest the norm,

Lake submerge ridden dirge,

Locked away hidden dismay,

Resurface for air to compare,

Current swift yet life bare,

Swept under fear encumber,

Lucid dream reveal in slumber,

Awaken epiphany cast so skillfully,

Anvil struck metal found corrupt,

Porous and brittle unholy riddle,

Defer to other relieve uncover,

Blanket is torn far too worn,

Somehow damp left warmth bereft,

Open this door to learn more,

Keep it closed to ignore,

For if it's shut you'll fail to grow,

Shackled potential to never know,

Idle and lost with nothing to show,

Huddle in shell a tale of woe

Symphony

Music has to be a beloved symphony,

A treasure to behold truthfully,

Without it I would simply cease to be,

Cursed with silence dwelling in apathy,

A familiar tune I listen so many times,

Instruments combine and the singer rhymes,

Crescendo magnificent approach the peak,

Climax of sound my knees turn weak,

Buckle as it softens melodic markings,

Engraved in my mind takes me back to find,

Nostalgia for old moments of gold,

Nothing triggers my memory greater,

Than a song I loved and heard later

Together

Coping with loss is a strange thing,

But only if they are still on your wing,

As if our mind prepares for the worst,

That one day they will leave back to earth,

Terrible nightmares plagued with tragedy,

Try to protect but it simply has to be,

Of course I know nothing lasts forever,

That is fallacy for love endures mortal sever,

Hard to imagine but not for some,

Transcend galaxies light years become,

The distance we travel to and from,

Unite once again after all is said and done,

Infinite energies complex pair are we,

Planets stepping stones rings setting tones,

Stars brilliantly shone we are not alone,

For even if my heartbeat stops,

Our hearts beat together like morning rain drops

Crash

All in all every plane begins to stall,

Soar quick up high plummet faster goodbye,

Give birth to engines fueled by passion and tensions,

Not to mention the passenger kidnapped messenger,

Mail won't be delivered cold air all shivered,

Turbine explode overload capacity see through opacity,

Free fall don't panic just stay manic,

More fun that way don't succumb death pay,

Infinite reward move toward all aboard,

Flashes of light actually explosions in the night,

Inferno of white engulf mortal coil might,

Black clouds billow accept fate mellow,

Aren't we all creeps reckon shallow peaks,

View out the window so calm crashing below,

Swift kick to spine seat behind ripped from bind,

Turn to look but fail to realize,

Everyone with sheer terror in their eyes,

Why is it I feel no fear it approaches so near,

White knuckles on most jaw dropped pale ghost,

Tempted to unbuckle the safety hasten tragedy,

Refrain from insane possibly survive hell dive,

Screams drowned by horrible sound all around,

The gates of darkness beckon we are bound,

I sense impending doom our destination reached soon,

Suddenly I visualize my past all the days I was alive,

Good and bad but I relished it all I was glad,

My last act on earth was to give death a smile,

Reaper scythe eclipsed now I walk shadow mile

Black Heart Friends

How do you define insanity,

Ramblings of chaos or illusions calamity,

Mine lurks deep in my mind all the time,

Awakened by horror no escape just more,

Visual decay imagine flesh melt disarray,

Pictures during the day only add to the fray,

Unstoppable demons clench my mind no reason,

I try to halt the slaughter but they laugh harder,

Pushing their death before my eyes black heart demise,

It became black from how often they occur and attack,

Can't deter insidious fever polluted delusion demeanor,

My black heart friends take a piece of me easily,

I have no control they simply drill their hole,

So during the day people laugh when I say,

No horror movies I can't feed them they don't go away,

Don't be ridiculous it's just fake cinema,

The black heart friends deal blood no replica,

A vast ocean so dark like a million horror novels,

Seas of corpses tramp and tear gore ridden brothels,

I used to think video games were safer,

You see movies portrayed reality more easy to occur,

Fine for a while until I mocked and they opened the file,

The cheesy graphics became so real out of this world surreal,

I challenged and the black heart friends made me their meal,

It only happens late at night about to sleep,

Close my eyes and black heart friends creep,

Leap before my eyes I turn away but no reprise,

Change of thought but still they fought,

Like a slideshow with your eyes taped open,

Replaying over and over horrific violent woven,

Because you see that did happen to me,

My step-brother's family unrelated no sympathy,

I was so young and dreaded anything remotely terrible,

An innocent inquiry turned into haunted memorable,

Come watch you will enjoy,

No please don't tie me I'm just little boy,

I close my eyes but eyelids taped to forehead,

Repressed the whole thing but black heart friends never did

Them

Thoughts seem to spin a situation I can't win,

Fooled myself into hate when really I was just late,

The hate turns to pity for others but mostly me,

I always come back to this place of disgrace,

Reflecting on the past waiting for the last,

Final cut of the zero hour climb that tower,

Rewind that song I need more time among,

Try to grasp that fleeting moment keeps retreating,

I catch a glimpse in the corner but never since,

Darkness descends pools of black heart friends

Burning

Falling down makes it hard to get up,

Sometimes life is a half-filled cup,

Staying up till six waiting for answers,

Eating poorly body weak feeling worse,

No exercise we chastise these days of our lives,

Mind goes to waste unread books fill my case,

Moved away from friends and family just lonely,

Then we wake up and realize it's time to get up,

Let's go to sleep early and strengthen our spirit,

Stop repeating these lists and just do it,

We can eat better and strengthen our will,

Breakfast don't skip its most important still,

A little walk here and there strengthen the body,

It raises morale and only has to be done moderately,

Pick up that book to strengthen the mind,

Education in wordplay find time to unwind,

And never forget friends and family strengthen the soul,

Someone to rely on to speak to and keep control,

For without these things life certainly takes it's toll,

Burning our candles at both ends descends down the hole

Beginnings

Vicious wishes serve no purpose,

As if granted makes truth surface,

Retreat to hollow cheat usual beat,

Drained of reason now empty seat,

If it fails plans derail off scale,

Collapse lie cold in storms of hail,

Leery brain is weary thoughts so dreary,

Analyze the problem hypothesize theory,

New course develop fresh source of remorse,

Rekindle prior passion which is now a corpse,

Once alive it can thrive down deep and dive,

Resurface for air and further it strive,

For once it began dormant again master plan,

We started as monkeys and evolved into man

Civil

A time of turmoil live and die by the gun,

Head for the west house of the rising sun,

President assassinated freed the lost one,

Hang a man for treason only for good reason,

Blues and greys collide before my very eyes,

Rifles fire cannons blow good man dies,

Sons and fathers bleeding on their own land,

Fight for bridges and rivers what they demand,

Unite under a banner die in the same manner,

Slaughter your neighbor buried next to them later,

Widows carry on so much work no one to rely upon,

Their sons are dead and husbands won't ever return,

It happened once that we let this fine nation burn

Deeds

Something out of hand not what we planned,

When did things turn wrong find answers in a song,

Interpret messages melodic reflective bandages,

Tell me where the planet is left so long disparages,

Frantic on the fringe of foreseeable famine,

Give me mental dilemmas I can examine,

Analyze spectacular visuals so criminal,

The usual suspects perplex what comes next,

Illusions of shadow filled to fuel the cattle,

Garner desperate power weaken tomorrow,

Nihilistic nature frayed brutal savior,

Turn to forsake another perhaps evil brother,

Or at least that's what they told us to believe,

Poisoned our minds with lies meant to deceive,

A stab in the back but we welcomed the knives,

Took them to heart white smiles glistening eyes,

Stamped blood in pavement oil drenched hands lament,

A nervous greed to proceed agenda polluted seed,

Raised and bred betrayed then left for dead,

How can we live with what's been done,

Abandon reason pursue truth don't run

Numbers

Familiar number clock strikes even,

Seen it before and many times given,

Why is it I always look up right then,

As if I was meant to fate beckon,

An odd chill thrills through spine,

Random noise bump in the night time,

Paranoia from all directions,

Phantoms stalking in reflections,

Lurking behind hidden dagger looming,

Or maybe attack from below dooming,

Then finally the times passes,

A new number enters and calms synapses,

Placid of thought tranquil demeanor,

Until I see it again so soon redeemer,

Takes me back to that moment of caution,

Wrought with panic and stale air hoping,

That the ghouls won't surface,

Haunted apparition ruthless,

Finally taking my mind as their prize,

Approaching with fangs clenching my demise

Dreams

When I look up at the sky,

It's like drifting on clouds so very high,

During the day I'm filled with sun ray,

Upon night the stars twinkle so bright,

With the moon I gaze trapped in a daze,

Amidst the cold dark night it hangs like a kite,

I reach for it but I'm always too far,

When I get close it's like sinking in tar,

Then it's gone and my grasp slipped on,

One day I'll claim that moon,

Raise my flag but not too soon,

I'll take my time and relish the moment,

Gloat to all who doubted I'd own it,

But even then I would know it's brief,

I can't hold on forever fallen leaf,

The branch would weaken and I'd collapse,

Twisting in the wind and crashing fast,

On the ground I would settle with a smile,

Because I had enjoyed it even for a little while

Another

Fire comes in many forms,

Lightning crash thunder storms,

Breathe the inferno in deep,

Hold it in don't creep,

Exhale ignition spontaneous collision,

Position the target for the mission,

Lure it with lies terminate despise,

Gaping flesh torn from hollow mesh,

Gravedigger here's your corpse,

No angels here no heavenly chorus,

All you get is cold dirt nap,

Rest there bloody trench gap,

No remorse all is forgotten,

Drink some more this liver is rotten

Charlie

Close your eyes to make living easy,

Break the spell that makes you weezy,

This cocoon can't hold you,

Tear a hole and burst through,

Hard to be the hero so quick to be zero,

But not for us we go against the grain,

Trying to help but some call us insane,

Running from fate useless just late,

The time comes and we know its done,

A sacrifice so hard but we're the only one,

Even though we are drowned in deep,

Died knowing a redeemed soul did reap,

Because life was always a struggle,

They didn't believe us only trouble,

Our greatest hits we truly will miss,

Memories of the best times will always shine,

We will live forever and age like fine wine

Day

As time goes on we learn more to draw upon,

Lessons of life a grain of salt becomes a mound,

The ears are honed and get acquainted with sound,

Our eyes are keen and see through the unseen,

Develop a taste unique for your place,

Detect a hint to smell even a trace,

We know what will burn and how to discern,

The pain is real a synapse sparks to feel,

And after a bad day the mind simply drifts away,

Retreats to it's home like a tree for a gnome,

A peaceful slumber to release an encumber,

The sun will fly as morning comes,

Moist drops from grass and becomes,

Food for our land to thrive as demand,

Nourish our senses to continue existence

Mistaken Identity

A light stroll to grassy knoll,

Feel the warmth of the lovely sun,

One, two, and three planes fly and run,

I try to relax but restless I become,

Must find peace I leave alone,

Oh wait I forgot my love,

I sprint back its empty above,

I look I seek I search in vain,

A park so filled all I feel is pain,

No not you and not you either,

Ah yes I've found oh wait just another,

They start to leave I grow desperate and weave,

Till at last they are all gone and I've lost my only one,

A tumbling inside I let out a pitiful roar,

Oh why oh why did I leave you before

Hallowe'en

A full moon on all hallows' eve,

A holy night meant to deceive,

Slip into disguise we gently surmise,

A view from another to truly uncover,

What it must be to hide in plain sight,

The shadow of the moonlit October night,

Or are we the phantoms that lurk in the dark,

Taking tonight to bury our mark,

The end of light we salute the darkness,

Orange and black wont be missed,

We parade in fire the jack's desire,

Burn the evil we only soar higher,

A time of friendship we show no fear,

Enjoy the treat only comes once a year

Drowning

Sometimes I think what hell would be like,

Because I've already seen it late at night,

In the depths of my darkest dreams,

Which were actually nightmares and screams,

All I heard was the beckoning call,

The cry for help and I continued to fall,

Swimming in shallow water drowning,

Plenty of air but the cries still sounding,

To recall leaves me pale face and lost no trace,

Returning to that pool of horrors,

Through hell's waters halls and corridors,

The desperate cry for saving but invisible craving,

Endless terror with no path just mazes of wrath,

If I ever had to endure those narrow halls murder,

Unable to ever rescue my love just wandering below,

I would trade any other trial to never again see that mile

Reins

Have I really said all that lies in my head,

Or has the surface barely been scratched,

As if a part of me was broken off but still attached,

Maybe I neglected it and somehow came death's shadow,

It felt the need to proceed with all of it's greed,

Ignoring all before it ran thick through the door,

I left it open on purpose,

It crept in and worked us,

Driving tooth and nail no time to exhale,

Just hold your breath and wait for the ending,

Patiently staying for upcoming pending,

Grown used to the subtle throbbing,

Failed to catch the apple bobbing,

It pulled away when I got close,

So I let it be and chose to froze,

Chilled in atmosphere drifting ever so near,

But kept the distance needed for assistance,

Helping my own lack of ambition to delay the mission,

Until I give up the reins and give in to submission

Rising Tides

Why do people write words of insight,

Dwelling on thoughts intangible but right,

Possibly by putting thoughts on paper,

We create a more understood shaper,

Molding them into a figure of meaning,

If heard correctly and not demeaning,

But the question is still there,

Maybe the writer chooses to dare,

By hanging on sleeve the heart can retrieve,

A small glimpse into their own psychosis,

Seeing it and reading it brings great focus,

To go over what is said like someone else did,

Picture a view from outside themselves,

Stand out from the crowd and step off the shelves,

But why stop there we should continue to share,

Holding it in can be too much to bare,

Release the chip so the shoulder wont trip,

Dropping the ball on your feet rendered numb,

Or holding the chain high to and from,

Sometimes the chains can strangle,

Gasping for air a brain dangle,

Then one day the weight makes it snap,

Fallen down the hole with no light or map,

Crawling up is like breathing in space,

No hope for air not even a trace,

So we swerve to avoid the cataclysmic void,

The black hole sucking us in with no mercy given,

Finding the light at the end of the tunnel,

Not swirling down spirals like a funnel,

Once the light is reached it pours in from all sides,

That is the answer to explore rising tides

Cocoon

This cocoon has so many layers,

To break through the barriers,

Takes a lot of blood and guts,

Climbin this hill leaves so many cuts,

Thorns sharper than razors,

Can't just sit and be one with star-gazers,

Hard to turn my head the stars are so alluring,

Filled my eyes with supernovas purring,

Blinding in so many ways but I stare on anyway,

And even after my sight is gone I will still keep on,

Pulling myself to reach that next tier,

Holding out my own hand to reach for here,

Knowing I can make it with the right moves,

Slip myself into silky slick velvet grooves

Same Old Bit

As far as I can remember I've been shy and tender,

Easy to anger and even quicker to be stranger,

Seeking attention with jokes to mention,

But then I'd catch her gaze and my words turned to haze,

Stumble to speak held my tongue felt weak,

Say something I didn't like it just didn't fit,

Walk away close the door just the same old bit,

Return to laughter honed the skills I was after,

Pick it up and try again end up in this hole layed in,

Forget it don't worry one day the message won't be blurry,

Ponder later that day return to thinking the same way,

Push the evil out poisoning with self doubt,

Somehow it still seeps in writhing deep within,

Buried in trenches under my skin,

Scar tissue of moments that passed,

Why bother keeping it I'll still finish last,

Taking each time as a notch on the belt line,

Carried it on for future attempts to rely upon,

When the pressure hits the surface the belt is worthless,

Each notch melts away because it's the same thing anyway,

There is nothing to learn from dazing in burn,

It often hits me that one day I'll be dead,

The more brutal thought is that it's all in my head

Dice

The gift of life is a treasure indeed,

It happens once and it's up to us to succeed,

What we do is a destiny followed through,

A feeling of duty that leads quite truthfully,

The absence of this will leave one lost,

Confused of purpose we pay the cost,

The ultimate price of course is time,

We don't get it back it's nature is fleeting,

Always running it never stops,

Where is it going endless rain drops,

Then one day the downpour ceases,

Amidst the soaked land are creases,

Where once existed millions of pieces,

One with birth we go back to mother earth,

Joined together at once at last,

This is our purpose and the dice have been cast

Ebb & Flow

A feeling or thought that leaves us distraught,

To lose something dear is our greatest fear,

Hold on tight and don't let go,

Slips through fingers ebb and flow,

Salty water crash on rocky shore,

Stinging deep a pain that tore,

Ripping apart rhyme or reason,

It's just the passing of the season,

A fragile leaf tumbling in the wind,

Broken to pieces time and time again,

Until one day the light breaks through,

The clouds part and we know what we must do,

Absorb the warmth of the rising sun,

Love this life until it is done,

And even after don't ever fear,

No matter what the tide brings ever so near,

A new wave will fold a new story untold,

And even after our bodies turn cold,

There will be those who remember our ways so bold

Circle

A Full Moon shone at night,

Clouds draped around her light,

Wind howling a song of bliss,

Trees dancing not one will miss,

Leaves fall in no line at all,

A cool brush shelters like a wall,

A drop of rain begins a symphony,

A steady pour washes so skillfully,

Plants come alive and start to thrive,

Their roots plunge into dirt in a dive,

Enriched soil that feeds many needs,

Minerals of life with righteous deeds,

A sparkling grass clothes the ground,

Green is it's color of fruitful mound,

The bark is now soaked it shudders soft spoke,

The wind slowly lessens gradual essence,

Rain is diminished it's task finally finished,

Families of clouds part to form a new start,

A Full Moon returns home for the Sun will rise soon

Birds

To fly as a bird to some seems absurd,

But to me to be free is something sacred to see,

To treasure every moment and love flight and own it,

Up in the sky with the wind flowing by,

Lifting my wings and shedding all my strings,

Open my eyes to sunny peerless skies,

Glowing beams of light with essence of white,

To feel the pure clarity of life only air to be,

Soaking in the skin and bathing away from sin,

So far from the turbulence not to think back even once,

Days filled with amber glaze felt soft in the ways,

Motions come natural no thinking just actual,

Purely factual are intentions to serve my inventions,

Cruelty is new to me I never dwell on reality,

Eclipse of a sea to soar and swim heavenly,

Velvet clouds to gaze and float into haze,

Up close is like cotton with ruffles only soften,

The meal of the day is enjoyed as is Darwin's way,

No surplus or waste I simply make haste,

To catch the next breeze and fly high over seas

Lagging

Infinite potential makes decisions not so simple,

As if a wrong turn will leave you blister and burn,

Although you know no choice is so slow,

Lagging in the mud with dragging feet cold blood,

Shiver at the sight of a man focused on plight,

Easy to see that the mind plagues me,

Too quick to think yet to act I only sink,

It happens that my actions are only subtractions,

Gather information to dwell on strangulation,

To suffocate my will so it ends up bitter still,

Filled with nill to dab my quill to express tranquil,

Powerless to witness the mistress born guiltless,

Conscience it would seem was absent for conference,

When time bleeds slow to mend and let grow,

Or let go of past mistakes idleness task makes,

Breath breaks silence otherwise violence,

Not since a fateful day still thought of in dismay

Magic Trick

Though it seems hard I can find the card,

A magic trick to paralyze the sick,

A greener grass that I tend to pass,

Glimpse of joy yet I fail to employ,

It exists in time a distant chime,

Derail train of sorrow to try and borrow,

If only briefly I hold it dearly but meekly,

Then it's gone as if it was a con,

Sincere at first to satisfy a thirst,

Left me dry turn to see wave of goodbye,

I know I will see the wind blow,

Flow at my back so free and on track,

Unstoppable force with no feelings of remorse,

The sun rising as my soul lifts over horizons,

Drifting in warmth a vision of fission,

Split good and bad to exist so glad

Shallow & Useless

Thought too long to wait for a song,

Spirit in music to grasp and use it,

Frivolous excuses were shallow and useless,

Lethargic ambition my malady caused friction,

Too coarse of heart it shadowed my start,

Forecast is gloomy unclear how it doomed me,

A mind with no love felt shattered all above,

The picture is clear I forgot what is dear,

Focused on desire but gave up anything higher,

Or possibly I knew all along those who dwelt among,

Demons inside that fed off my will to hide,

Withdraw to my shell safeguard from this hell,

Burning with passion lost small ration,

Flicker and fade this escapade was frayed,

Left with a light so tiny yet so bright,

Fright would fool me had a bizarre unruly,

Disguised as strength though opposite it sank,

How funny it seems I was convinced in my dreams

One Third

Slumber is bliss yet I prolong the abyss,

Hours pass with this time spent crass,

Deep thoughts seem to leap as I try to sleep,

Flying above I attempt to grasp,

Slips through and falls my time elapse,

Pulling me away I can't forget them today,

Resolved in earnest stop I say,

Halt the mind as it begins to unwind,

Swirling in darkness the eyes grow heavy,

Weary of thoughts I charge them to levy,

Slowly sinking I feel black approach,

Counting backwards sleep I coach,

Deep breath to calm and leave me at ease,

Bring forth a dream so I may float on a breeze

Lake

Sometimes my mind wanders into the past,

Be it regret or joy the moments don't last,

Occurring more frequent as time drifts on,

Searching and hoping for wisdom to draw upon,

However my mind twists into a sorrowful spiral,

Innately viral these thoughts form a trial,

Mile for mile the tangents grow thicker,

My mind warps and the blood grows sicker,

Low and behold my nature duly unfold,

Realization is rich yet it's infinitely sour,

Clouded images swim through a shower,

Raining down like nails from a tower,

Bleeding profusely I loathe what truth be,

Horrors so vivid wicked I seem timid,

Doubt fills my eyes a vision I despise,

The web of lies spreads disease like flies,

Futile escape for this hole I forsake,

Return once again my dark lonely lake

Time

Wasted life spent shy and timid,

Video stimulation my outlet seemed gifted,

Precious memories of foes vanquished,

Heroes, champions, righteous and anxious,

I adore it so although life beckons below,

Felt inside as though I failed to grow,

Stayed a child with no ambition to show,

Simply completing a chapter was all I wanted,

Taunted by peers the echoes haunted,

Come out and play the dismal display,

To hear it everyday no sir not today,

I have things to do I must seek and slay,

But that's all you do we want your laughter,

To hear your jokes and still laugh after,

Can't you see what you're missing,

You are alone and always dismissing,

Soon we won't call you won't know us at all,

Come throw the ball stay strong and tall,

I'm sorry my friends but I have a purpose,

Unknown currently that it's unfathomably worthless,

My heart keeps me here, safe with nothing to fear,

Now I don't enjoy your company this is all I adhere,

Tales of dragons and knights in shining armor,

Engulfed myself with all it could offer,

Peace and tranquility with bird's eye bliss,

I am this hero and my life I won't miss,

For you see this is me and it's all I wanted to be,

I'm not lost can't you see that I'm free,

Comrades in arms they will forever love me,

Salute with respect I can turn to anytime,

Damsels in distress I truly fight crime,

The real world is pain and I have little to gain,

Excel in books until something new refrain,

It calls to me, pleading me to venture forth,

I heed it happily and journey north,

After I win I grew to be tired,

Bored of old scores through metal wired,

Sick of sitting and doing nothing,

Now I want more but endure only suffering,

For I have forgotten friends and lost social trends,

Abstract and alone forsaken my mind blood rends,

All I have is the glowing screen I loathe to be seen,

Shriveled and ghoulish my pale youth malnourished,

Recall what once was but will never be,

Long for times passed that foster bitter empathy,

My hole is dark and once again the glow calls me

One

At sixteen I was naive and gullible,

I had few friends and got into trouble,

One said to me come try this you'll see,

Life can be better enjoy it with me,

Let me see I'm curious of what you speak,

Easily led for my courage is weak,

It started so innocent but things get worse,

The hunger for more to quench the thirst,

Downward my spiral restricted my vice,

No sir I refuse and don't bother ask twice,

I have found my love and this is what suits me,

New faces rejoice and hand me the key,

Entry to friendship although far from it be,

All they want is my life such a small price,

Buy now and we'll throw in a new vice,

What a deal oh the steal how can this be real,

The bargain of death was impossible and surreal,

Years go by like the sound of thunder,

Flash my past which is torn asunder,

Memory fades as my will is betrayed,

Apathy encircles me I fear I am dismayed,

Jaded with all that I've done,

Family not forgiven I am broken one,

I apologize can't you see it's not my fault?

My life was bland I just wanted to add salt,

Spices and sugars to enrich this time,

I was swallowed deep and served with lime,

The new kid is here let us all take advantage,

I was tricked into lethargy it became my bandage,

Cover my wounds of sorrow so easily,

But then it vanished my soul ceased to be,

Eventually all who tried fell away viral shed,

Those who fed and led the dread into my head,

I gave them my life and let them benefit,

This is my bed and now I will lay in it

My Captain

My captain, my captain,

What is this world, we are trapped in?

Held captive, with no action,

Our will is bound infernal contraption,

Lost in unknown land situation demand,

Mercy stroke of the hand smuggle contraband,

Struggle to freedom from this plight,

Fright afflicts every night forsaken but right,

Bring joy to its people a treasure with no equal,

Famished and meek will to pray for wheat still,

Light gone from my eyes death closing I despise,

Why must this happen, rot in vile my captain

Venom Stare

Lion's roar more to ignore,

Ship crash on rocky shore,

To hear the sound echo hallowed ground,

Eclipse a demon horned face round,

Silent nature with vivid scripture,

I see a glimpse of demonic tincture,

Calling with venom stare gaping tear,

Black cancer heart I loathe to share

Lust

Feel more with heart open like door,

Swing it shut when insults soar,

Jaded manipulated we held high hopes before,

Although forgotten it remains inside,

Swallowed deep, with nowhere to hide,

Writhing skin pale coming tide,

Glowing within and ready to burst,

Slowly rising but who will come first,

Feel the lust, a growing thirst

Fates Gavel

Minds twine to find a true sign,

Languid lost lofting loves line,

Fear driven to lose what is dear,

Unraveled and traveled fates gavel,

Ominous luminous hope of virtuous,

Righteous intention moral ascension,

Bonds abscond fond of dawn to fawn,

Gallantly garnish garner gift gone

Scorched Memory

Mind rot twisted torment I forgot,

Love bitter sweet sick have not,

Gouge hole to breathe shallow soul,

Wicked words burnt taken their toll,

Hard drink quick think dont sink,

Life half empty suicidal brink,

Death shadow whole hollow to swallow,

Scorched memory but remember tomorrow

Amber Waves

Melodies bring memories leave me ill at ease,

Feelings of old heart turned cold,

Winter breeze brings me to my knees,

Jolted to a revolted body so bold,

Fear so far yet so near rear all I hear,

First emotions mixed with failed commotions,

Someone I held dear yet they seemed to veer,

Notions misunderstood bred my love potions,

Mere thoughts at a time but now seem to sear,

Burn with intensity of wine led to but still decline,

It hurts to remember of that sweet December

To render my heart splinter return to sender,

I yearn for familiar yet cold shoulder my beholder,

Gift of passion short and fleeting,

Self defeating my actions of needing,

Torn from inside with vice to hide,

Yet it soars and I can't keep it down,

Face will frown to admit I did drown,

Lost in the moment but I still try to own it,

Pull me up when I fall yet no one is there at all,

Imagine what once was, blind to what love does,

Or maybe it was something else, Cupid tried to sell us,

Possibly sold to me, I let it crumble bitterly,

Reminisce of times missed I long for her kiss

Fickle Fist

Tattered face of evil must chase,

Strength in wrong but solemn it haste,

Forever sour but bitter sweet,

Kings of men trampled beneath,

Order in chaos neat yet unruly,

Fickle fist of wicker twist and woolly,

Collapsed lung exhaust breathless truly,

To admit a failure languish in cruelty

Never Clever

Never clever whatever it may be,

To see a horror horrid but lovely,

Thoughts mixed like sand in a glass,

Grains of pain refrain insane class,

Corpse devour sour sprouted flower,

Born into life but death in an hour,

Ignite flame to blame or frame,

Accuse the muse who defamed my name

Thorny Crown

Black is seen as endless,

Hollow and dark, fruitless,

Or is it simply misunderstood,

A hidden light drowned but good,

It wants to be free, shackled down,

Tormented by its shell, thorny crown,

Cracked along the edge, ripe to burst,

It feeds off belief, to quench its thirst

My Mind

I see a hole in the wall,

Did I put it there? Or not at all,

It shrinks and grows every hour,

Fluctuate and vibrate with immense power,

As if to explode and humble my existence,

A glimpse to understand to make sense,

A force unknown and perplexed to act,

It is my mind, projected but retract

Analytical Reservation

Unfathomable wall so quick to stall,

A breath of hesitation analytical reservation,

Fight or flight instinctive insight,

Lessons learned ever longing yearned,

The table has turned indecision discerned,

Take a hard right to avoid angel light,

Surreal sensation engulfed escalation,

We choose to fall and forsake the call

Tales of the Morrow

Tempers frothing on frail ice lake,

Words hard spoken sail through thick,

Calms of crashing trail of wake,

Remorse left rotten fish so sick,

Pale horse rise moon's eclipse,

Sorrow of the morrow tale left not,

Sunken lost timeless ghost ships,

Forgotten treasure, have will or have not

Suicidal Tendencies

Choking for air, emotions wrought with despair.

A mind perplexed to act, with no will it will retract,

Glimpse into a sorrow, strings darkened the morrow,

A life to serve a purpose, unfathomably worthless,

Gouged from my shell, frivolous futile hell,

Standing in a sea of black, not a light to guide one back,

Reckless mental abandon, manifest safety to land in,

Solicit exquisite facade to cloud the truely odd

Ambition

Destiny manifest like a blade through yo chest,
Catch a glimpse or a gleam shatter hope through the seam,
Choke the life of the weak we are bred to kill the meak,
Drunk the soul feel the power time is now final hour,
Eclipsed forfeit don't quit don't slip hold yo grip,
Loosen and ya fail tighten only prevail,
Let go feel the flow time is short death is slow,
Read or write alls the same live to fight make your name

What do you see?

Discover the will to thrill a breath of life,
Powerless to our seemingly shrill bitter strife,
Honor is found, to become one is bound,
Joined with a purpose similar sound,
Life's circle's always round,
One's decisions influence visions of real livin,
Take a moment to grasp what you been givin,
Understand or sympathize to see through these eyes,
Infiltrate, manipulate take em to death if he lies

Depression

The five stages got my mind in rampages,
Can't say this, denial's bled through the pages,
Anger killin me, can't escape the villainy,
Choke the sympathy, rehash futility,
Got me pleadin for a redo, sell my soul if i need to,
Reality cold like an igloo, divine lost like Waterloo,
Burnin hard from the start, poison impale of the heart,
Purity fills my chart, life goes on do my part

Composure

Believe in what's true, ignore conspiracy,

Respect is due, walk legitimately,
Blood boils at the sight of turmoils,
Food spoils, deserted hard soils,
Veteran of the urban no fear no burden,
Futile struggle, humble before the muzzle,
Laugh in the face of tyranny, folded hands no villainy,
Complacency killin me, douse the ego ritually

Confusion

See to believe, or have faith no reprieve,
Your eyes do not deceive, a pattern delicate weave,
Visualize a passion for with or not of action,
Relapsin to old phase leaves one in a maze,
Blood stays, lingers in the earth for days,
Dance with the Devil can level so many ways,
Are you amazed, how easily one would forget,
Tears and sweat, honorable existence if you let

Darkside

Some people tell me, once twice or more,
Mentally psycho, corrupt to the core,
Rage subsided, only to be excited,
Burnin high with, gasoline to ignite it,
Never sighted, lurkin in the dark,
Fury spark, chomp like a shark,
Disposed like a narc, never to be found,
Buried alive in the ground, echoes no sound,
Horrors abound, searing ghostly ghouls,
Feed from feeble fools, simply used as tools,
Make your own rules, start a new chapter,
Live your life for now, dont think for after

Killin Time

Tomorrow breeds cold thunder,
Light and strike bright wonder,
Too calculated for a purpose,
Murder yourself so worthless,
Do it slowly like us all,
A favor infinite withdrawal,
Horned devil at your back,
Walk with or attack,
Give up the soul eternity,
Bless the rest uncertainty,
Doubt feeds the mind,
Whirlwind rewind decline,
Deeper to my design,
Unfortunate echo surface,
Defeat your own forfeits,
Uncover an agenda,
Hidden dark pretender,
Render synapse collapse,
Perhaps the tracks are wax,
Melted before your eyes,
Vanish with no disguise,
To surmise the true evil,
Justice can be deceitful

Premonition

A look upon, a sight so glorious,

Stare in wonder, hear a chorus,

A thought so deep, look through yourself,

See the unseen, step off the shelf,

Some may ask, where you ponder,

Where it is, your mind doth wonder,

Words no justice, pictures unclear,

Gaze upon the future, ever so near

Cold shine

Soft words, whispered light,

Coded metaphors, heard tonight,

Decrypt a lesson, unsung thoughts,

Unravel potential, idleness rots,

Overcome terror, live freely,

Honor is found, lost so easy,

Killing time, or time kills you,

Waste not, humility followed through

Between a rock

Back against the wall,

No one left to call,

Search but no avail,

A ship without a sail,

Floating in the ocean,

A will with no emotion,

Destiny the greatest,

Suffocate your tempest

Too much

Destroy whats left immortal conquest,

Feast upon disease corrupted guest,

Search to see without empathy,

Forsaken path crumble to knee,

The turn will burn until it escape,

Brutal yet hollow follows a shape,

Invisible to me but not to you,

Blindfolded the dream a dream of two

Drops of Lost

Darkness clouds vivid picture,

Tomorrow night's bitter elixir,

The wave of emotion crash and flow,

Too much to handle please let go,

A scene so clean manipulate the dream,

Unravel unwind pull apart every seam,

Only upon one's reflection is it clear,

Open your eyes, the answer isn't here.

His name was Clown

Senor Clown used Ticonderoga pencils,

Throw 9 or 10 at a time with serious skills,

Senor Bacon, Senor Massive, and Vladmir,

All comin at the Clown plottin with fear,

Help from the Monkeys, and Senor Stick too,

Lil Beesh and Massive formed their own crew,

The Colonel, the Dead Pig Society,

All obsessed with bacon, their insanity,

Duels to the death, the duo escapes the fallout,

Nukes exploded, world imploded, stop for gas n chill out,

Home on the moon, dine in for two,

Stick to space like glue

Take it easy

If I had a rocket ship I'd fly to the moon,

Maybe not get there but someday soon,

I could float amongst the starry abyss,

Dazin at the blazin suns ya never miss,

Drop a twilight upon the moonlight,

Save the best ones for those who are right,

The cloudy gasses bend the rays,

Coastin cruisin for the rest of my days

Misplaced

Trust can be given, it can also be earned,

Sometimes like a bridge, so easily burned,

The naive will take time, the gullible even more,

A rat bastard snake takes advantage like a whore,

When the time comes, things will appear wrong,

A hand slapped back, stayed in far too long,

Take a moment to think and understand,

See through the cowards, just like you planned

Forever Sacred

I try so hard, to make things better,

Differences and choices, torn by the letter,

I make my own path, and I pave it well,

Even though I'm misguided, I'm sure you can tell,

A crossroads that develops into a puzzle,

As if my life is eclipsed by a muzzle,

A pressure, a focus, something not clear,

The driving need, to accomplish what I fear,

It's not so easy, to achieve what you want,

Consequences, and voices that taunt,

Sometimes I think, why should I bother,

I know I'm not perfect, I hope that's ok with you father

Emotionally Blind

Accidents, mishaps and things of nature,

Terminate the consequence of the creator,

A world without living is not a world at all,

Deaths comes naturally, no avoiding the fall,

Take each day and live it to the fullest,

Sometimes our minds only focus on the cruelest,

It's what's right in front of us, that we pay the cost,

Ironic, that we don't appreciate till it's lost

The beat of a drum

Pick up the sticks, play a steady beat,

The bass needs some help, help with your feet,

I only just started, skills I never knew,

Abilities to transform create what I can do,

An adaption, the mind creates the link,

It's not that hard, jus try not to think,

Let the highs and lows flow through you,

A symphony to create an epiphany past due

Always by my side

Music so loud, listen for the plea,

A pet without it's master, it wants only me,

It's cry, the whelp, please let me in!

Normally I can open it, the drunk guy made a spin,

A fall, a collapse, he fucked up the door,

This handle won't open for me anymore,

I hear you, I know what to listen for,

It's ok Darwin, I'm here, and the door is open evermore

Eye of the beholder

The world I see is blind to me,

Unknown are those, the horrors I flee,

Deep within the mind, a devilish nature,

Wanting, needing, searching for rapture,

Heed not, want not, you are not welcome here,

Invasive intruder intimidates with fear,

Clouded minds will always suffer,

Failure to realize who is tougher,

The mind, the body, separated by spirit,

The truth is known to you, but you won't hear it

Hearing Loss

A subtle voice, instrumental bliss,

Harmonious notes impossible to miss,

Drifting gliding soaring through time,

Falls upon new ears a ring or chime,

The muse has spoken, heed or decline,

Create the legacy, walk the line,

Obstacles surround those with dreams,

Jealously snapping, grasping for seams,

A string, a loose end, something left forgotten,

Unfortunate consequence for he who is rotten

Word for word

A skillful use of words and rhymes,

Untimely creation spontaneous designs,

Wrote for quote letter by letter,

Expressing yourself, what could be better,

A hidden message between the lines,

Possibly obvious ubiquitous signs,

Seek to understand, then to be understood,

A powerful lesson, to learn bad from good

Reflection

To understand, to sympathize,

Feel the life, through another's eyes,

Focus not, on words or motions,

Anticipate behavior through one's actions,

A judgment left held, a fist not swung,

Ignorant to see, brainwashed by tongue,

A letter not sent, a yell not heard,

Cast doubt upon actions, reveal how absurd,

Unlock the truth, open your mind,

We are all the same, all the same we unwind

Eternal Life

Count the days, sit and laugh,

Feel the haze, eternal wrath,

A setting sun, permits no end,

Begins anew, the life ascend,

Above the clouds, harping call,

Ignore them not, futile fall,

Singing slowly, whispering sweet,

A life after an end, get back on your feet

Broken Glass

Descend deeper down darker depths,

Creeping cooling collapse contacts,

Venture voluptuous violent vortex,

Forget phantoms for fickle frets,

Gaping ghastly grasping gadgets,

Tomorrow til tender tormented task,

Save sacrifice sensual superficial,

Buried below barely beginning

Solemn Duty

A man's decision determined through grief,

A soldier lying fallen, death within reach,

Turn the tides as if it were a leaf,

Too late for the lesson we can never teach,

Only hope brings life, to see it is to grow,

Hatred is rife, clarity will not sow,

A corrupt seed that propagates to form an agenda,

Unravel the mystery, tell them return to sender

Wrath of Nature

A strong wind piercing the cold,

Fingertips numb from disaster's fold,

Vision blurry, night breeds wanting,

Shelter scurry, echoes haunting,

Discover life trampled through bitter strife,

Nature's grasp closing in like the edge of a knife

Infinity

Where is the end?

Does it seem limitless, or something tangible?

I know where it is, but I can't find it.

I see where it is, but I don't know it.

A mirror reflected upon a mirror,

Does it seem clearer as you draw nearer?

The eyes deceive to understand what you perceive,

An image, a facade to thwart the true meaning,

The end is forever, seen only upon one's mortal sever.