Mountains and valleys
Holding chill and sweat.
Deserts and oases
Lacking and flooding life.
Nightmares and dreamscapes
Of terror and wonder.
Up then down
And up again.
Pillaged and
Plundering yet.
Exalted
And salty still.
Ups and downs,
Backs and forths,
Joys and pains,
Peaks and troughs.
Frequencies
And wavelengths
Not only of
Life and death,
But of here
And after,
Before here,
And hereafter.
Sines of life.
Under the cosmic
dust, an elite existence
wants to close the waterhole.
Hostility was increasing
between the same species.
But evil and good would
always co-sleep.
O Buddha
I will make the tree
walk and come to you
where you used to sit under.
And ask some stingy
questions. Why you want non―
violence when violence
would always exist?
And the light
hesitates to shine in pitch dark?
And the words remain quiet?
Why it was so impossible?
And death shall
not walk in the street,
on the shoulders
of dead dreams.
It was not a
mythical slip, when visuals
had no mirrors, no ink.
When I go into rage
flames will rise from the sea.
You will not count
the burning rings. History
repeats the rule of blood.
Skin alters the frontiers.
The insane love
demands your toes, so
you would not walk away
from the periphery of blue hills.
Humans who tripped over each other on different days, deliberately with
A little chaos, are just tangled enough now, calling
Names as you walk in the door
Knowing, more now that you have put it in words, this is the one thing we’re all sure about. This is solid ground.
Another day brings another mountain but
Living and not living here, she is still ours, and more
Love comes from harder hours.
You see how pieces collide and make this better whole because I don’t want a story that hasn’t seen some shit.
Not enough just to talk, she travels
In between states before I can blink. Teaches us that ties are
Not just based on the memories, but based on the now.
All your enemies are our enemies.
Caught in our own
Hurricanes, it somehow gets easier to keep one foot on the ground when we come together. We are
Ready to go anywhere if you ask- he is driving and the stars are
Infinity, infinity and together a bigger slice of the world is ours. There is no
Shame in wanting to live more because they are living. That’s what I keep telling myself as
My heart is racing and I can barely hear
All the noise and quiet we make, the sounds that make me want to say
Yes, decide to trust whatever this is.
Almost like it is not a decision but a step that will lead to more.
Her eyes blazing, she launches into
Another monologue on something that matters- us, the patriarchy, the world.
Not needing to add, I listen. Sometimes I wish I could speak like that,
Nothing but fire and care, just a mind and a voice, leave the consequences behind. But for me this is the best way to say it, even if I can’t quite capture
All the things we say and don’t say. The night ends with us
Hanging on words we hope to remember tomorrow.
The skies have never been greyer.
I don’t heal from mental scars overnight.
Neither do you.
I overthink small problems and I wither when I make mistakes.
So do you.
It made me smile that we have our own inner demons.
It gave me the realization that I would not be alone.
When two broken hearts get together,
I often dream that they are matches made in heaven.
Because we understand where we’ve been
And why these circumstances made us the way we are.
But in every relationship, it is the furthest thing from paradise.
It won’t be the last time that we’d be walking on thin ice.
You are a sweetheart to me and I won’t forget the way you changed my life.
You’ve inspired me to meet icons whose wealth exceeds my wildest dreams.
You’ve helped me see that they’re human beings just like you and me.
You’ve given me pieces of you to keep me on my feet and explore uncharted territory in Wonderland.
You’ve compelled me to think that you wouldn’t ask for much as long as I said,
“I love you. My life wouldn’t be the same without you.” every night.
You constantly worry you lose me and that nothing in life goes right for you.
I keep trying to do my own thing while battling the sergeants that disagree with my decisions.
Don’t let our fickle position be added to my list of never-ending burdens.
Sometimes I stay the best of friends with people I was fond of before.
I’m never the “love them and leave them” type as long as I’m still on good terms with them
And remind myself that the past is in the past and no one is taking me anywhere.
Not that anyone could anyway as long as I make a living trying to tell nectarines and peaches apart.
Tonight when I talked about it with you, the way I opened up to you was like stepping in a land mine.
I don’t want to keep secrets from you so you wouldn’t fear I’d leave you to drown in a vale of tears.
But I’ll lock them up and throw away the key if I’m put on the spot like this.
Then I wouldn’t let you touch me the way you do now.
I’ve learned many hard lessons from falling in love and interpreting one’s intentions.
One taught me that it’s pointless to disguise odium as empathy.
One taught me that I can never choose what the love of my life gets offended by.
One taught me not to rely too heavily on my other half lest I lose my ability to solve problems.
One taught me not to sacrifice too much when making a commitment.
One taught me that there’s more to life than shotgun weddings and procreation.
One taught me to love who I am before I can give my light to others.
A lost boy who’s a year away from adulthood has given me his by sharing his own disappointments
Yet he still has the heart to resurrect the brotherly side that I had previously lost to a poisonous fable.
I know I want to love
And I want to be loved in return
But I am a free spirit and close friends mean the world to me.
I never see myself as a “give and take” kind of bloke
All because the little things in life are what matters more to me.
Who would want a lover like that?
I am sorry that you feel the way you do, but no matter what the future brings,
I’ll always love you and be indebted to your compassion.
I swear on the grave of my jewel and cousin, I wish you the best in life
Whether I spend mine with you or not.
The skies have never been greyer.
sometimes I think
the necklaces inside me
have written my story.
every word I will ever say
every handshake
every stranger.
in a snapshot of memories
he laughs at my lines.
my soul, written down in strands, screams
take me when you go.
I know somehow he will be a stranger again.
when I can’t sleep
the strands will blink a million eyes
a mental breakdown
(like all of them)
that can only be seen physically
on the inside.
when I am breathless
they can breathe for me
purer oxygen than I would
be able to ever flirt into my veins…
they have so much to say.
maybe that’s why I just watch.
when I can’t scream
the necklaces will come apart.
what a way to come undone.
“To Vent”
With all this going, I would love to speak my word,
Not only to conservatives, but to liberals, extremist, etc.
I would love to speak my mind on all that it is happened,
But I cannot.
I want to voice my opinion
But I cannot.
I cannot because I have always stayed neutral on Facebook (and other Social Media platforms) and not get myself into politics ever.
Although my profile does say my political party,
Several of my friends and family know what Party I belong to
They know what direction,
But I cannot.
I cannot express myself,
I cannot insult,
I cannot target,
I cannot attack,
I cannot protect,
I cannot hate,
I cannot safe.
But I can help,
I can rebuild,
I can assist help,
I can support those in need,
I can stay positive,
I can rejoice,
I can love.
I can help with what ever need is possible in order to bring justice for the safety of the human race.
We are united,
We are love,
We are a symbol,
We need to provide,
We must lead by example,
We must accept for who we are,
We must watch our surroundings
We must help each other,
We are one.
Enslaving chains and wilderness pains
are broken on healing heavenly domain
plus graceful throne, envisioned.
Method upholds this marauding madness
aflicting us on earthly journeys through
wounded wilderness, deadly disdain
and frighful famine; distressing
humankind and nature.
Twisted minds and wicked souls
torment humankind on this earthly
journey through birth, life and death.
Yet, we came with nothing; and with
nothing, we depart to earth's dust.
Hideous hypocrisy darkens love to
hide this greatest reality from heaven's
green pastures, meadows and
river bed, unchained.
We follow this river path to oceans
lighted by divine mercy and unending
salvation; healing broken hearts and
bleeding, lost souls.
Once upon a time
my words fell apart
and told me I had nothing else to give.
Once upon a time
I believed them.
Telling, isn’t it,
the things we know when they are finally written down.
So I guess
I only write down what I know
and not what is true.
I will write you down until you don’t seem like truth
but you are still here
something I can touch
and mold into something that doesn’t look like a lie.
So here is a short list
of the things we know:
sometimes I don’t deserve you.
I can see the rain before the storm starts.
I can’t always see you.
When I see you there is something in your eyes
I might break again.
I will not do everything right.
I will do most things wrong.
I bleed when you get cut
and I can’t stop the slide.
I am sure I have never seen perfect
but your hand in mine
is as close as I have ever felt.
I will not be everything you need.
But I will try to be the moon if it feels like the sun won’t rise
and I wish for you every morning.
I love you.
You are first on the list
of the things I think I know.
I only hope I’m right.