nerves

your reassurance
oh god, how should I take this?
certain destruction

jolt

hammer to the skull
crushed and oppressed by a name
riven avoidance

incantation #2

Uncrossed psyche
take the key now.
Loose your bonds and
make your break.

Know the truth your
captor shrouded.
Reason stings you
wide awake.

Get up from your
hands and knees now.
Feel the weight that's
off your mind.

Rise and walk with
resolution.
Seek what's really
there to find.  
 

thoughtcrime

inquisitive fool
plumbing the depths of taboo
I should have assumed

judas

needful blasphemy
compulsion by god's own hand
rewarded with hell

the last mile

highway unfolding
time lags to infinity
where home should have been

scavengers

gracefully circling
lofty birds swoop down to feed
half a dead possum

traffic

bustling Austin
so full of places to see
you'll never get there

linus

charity blanket
meant to soothe a child's ailment
hope it's not migraine

incantation

Dream with me, 
and feel me dreaming with you.

Think of me, 
each dawn when your mind is new. 

Love with me,
ere your heart is like a stone.

Stay with me,
so you won't be left alone.  

Rest with me, 
when you're weary from this strife. 

Come with me,
and we'll run to save your life.

Hide with me,
careful not to make a sound. 

Trust in me,
and we never will be found. 
 

ozymandias

mightily he reigned
chin high with voice commanding
he crawls and I weep

this is 40

she's waited, too late
that dress is a little young
you look so tired

that is 40

life's just beginning
a man like you in his prime
come, meet the ladies

ordinary

hemorrhage stricken
aching, foul and disgruntled
ordinary time

insight

trite celebration
trumpeting hallelujah
my stomach contracts

zen

breathing and driving
thoughts lapsing time and again
breathing and driving

deLuxe

creme de violette
fine macaroni and cheese
8 foot bed, all mine

awake

such comfort and ease
surreality so right
the dreamer awakes

repulsion

fearless champion
noticing her from afar
scales walls to escape

seatmate

manspread armrest hog
lips smacking for four straight hours
can't you pick just one?