March 2009
32 posts
To live critically and creatively; to have the insight to see my flaws and the strength to fight them relentlessly; to learn from life’s unavoidable tension without becoming either overwhelmed or numb; to be dedicated with integrity and passion; to be joyous, hopeful, supportive, tolerant, flexible, welcoming, reliable, and humble; to be curious; to be empathetic; to be sincere; to be an...
Let’s do this right
We can make up our own language
Just to say “I love you”
Like no one’s ever said it before
Wear it out all by ourselves
Then just rearrange the letters and come back for more
Go ahead and take me
While you travel the world
Follow the clouds past every inch of the sky
And as you see all the places
In your dreams
I’ll catch the sights as...
With a whisper, Silence slips past the gates and is gone “Return!” I cry, “come back…” My shouts only drive her farther away I am left alone with the busy sound of words like bats beating their wings “She’ll come back,” is the dim hope that escapes my lips (There was a time when we were well acquainted Yes, it hasn’t always been like this....
Not Yet Jaded
I feel like it’s harder when your problems are due to another human being’s choices. If they were your choices, you could repent, ask God for forgiveness and begin on the journey towards healing. But now, now you must learn how to get past the actions of the other person. You must get to the bottom of all that crap in your life, the insecurities and weaknesses as a result of the...
A song recorded watching the world go by my...
"Progress"
Art beyond controlled diagrams Earth for guilts honesty Innocence joking, killing, lying, more now Orbit pulling queerly; returning slowly tomorrow Untouched violets wearing xylophone yellow zippers
haiku #246
love roots us in life without it, we’re weedy stalks squatters of stone cracks
Gary Jules Cover
Holding On With Open Arms
I know, there’s no set time I won’t be alarmed I’ll fight these battles, take it on my own Will you stand on the side? Or take this victory home Push forward, but know when To hold off, it all depends On the outcome, of this final stand Prepare for an end… Hold the line! Give this some more time Hold this line! Everything hinges on this moment Tear down the curtain, let...
Icaris
I who hide in candlelight,
I who live inside the night,
Declare another poem to you,
The one love lost, the one love true,
Still not understanding why,
My wings were lost when you did fly,
No nest to harbor weary bones,
No one to comfort painful moans.
Sleep, the stranger,
Wake the fool,
I was Icaris in search of cool,
But now I hate the wind,
For it has no lift to lend.
...
Whisper Street
Morning drew a blank out on Whisper Street,
Nearly naked from the night, he endured the heat,
A sunken heart with sunken eyes,
He feels defeat,
Stealing quietly to no home out on Whisper Street.
Whisper Street’s a lonely place to be,
He can’t hear what they’re saying,
Or focus what he sees,
There’s no music in the air out on Whisper Street,
His destination...
