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You are unearthly beautiful; was there some cosmic conspiracy in the heavens the day you were conceived? Is there a numinous stellar synchronicity to sculpt and hone your form from celestial alabaster it seems…. …did the firmament eschew some colours such that your irises could…

Forgiving yourself

To be repentant of one’s Old ways When does this really stop?   You forgive yourself and Others time and time again And still there is a lesson To be learnt   When it rears its ugly head Discipline, planning and calculations Doesn’t set the…

Nightmare

Staring straight ahead, my eyes struggled to focus. A woman, counting down, 3,2,1………………………. On the count of 1, she released grip, on her babies stroller and lost it. Faster and faster, a nightmarish blur, Getting closer, tragedy ready to occur, scrambling for confidence, instead, find myself…

“The 12th Gate”

My first day in this new world, Begins with the seraph at the gate. “I bid you welcome,” he beams. Have a look around. Do whatever you like.”   To my thousand questions, He has but one answer. “Free will. The choice is always yours….

Your Time is Charity

Hour 21 – 2:00 AM   Give me this, Give me that. Be truthful, and don’t hurt those that have your back. Resentment will never get you far, you’ll be lucky if it even leaves a scar. Memories made keep you within boundaries, lessons bestowed…

What’s a Chief Without a Team

It’s times like these You-know-when-your-friend-travels-across-town-to-come-get-you-at-3-in-the-morning It’s times like these You-know-when-your-right-hand-man-takes-over-when-you’re-out-for-2-weeks It’s times like these You-know-when-after-a-long-day-and-you’ve-been-fighting-a-lot-with-people-that-they-buy-shakes-and-cookie-dough It’s times like these You-know-when-you-push-them-away-that-they-move-closer-because-somethings-wrong It’s times like these You-know-when-they-give-up-their-weekends-to-work-and-then-sleep-on-the-floor It’s times like these You-know-the-ones It’s times like these–These and more Thanks for the memories ~.%

Who Cares? Post 21

Prompt for hour who cares Been doing this too long Ya I profess to being a poet But after 20 odd I feel like a poser A supposer Passion? Hell no Poetry feels like poison now I drank it My stomach aches My headbursts How…

For the dreamers

For those of you big or small, young or old, this goes out to you. For those of you who reach out so high that the burning in your arms almost feels like you finally touched a star, this goes out to you. Just because…

Red Sweater.

He bought her favourite sweater, It was red and very loud, Said it was so I could find her, If she lost me in a crowd, It wasn’t very fancy, Just a pull-over-the-head, But you’d never seen a person, Look so wonderful in red, For me it was…