~~Bottled Up (Here I Sit)~~
Here I sit peacefully
clothes tattered and torn
knees raw and bleeding
the look in my eyes forlorn.
Here I sit without a sound
limbs bound and broken
wronged, beaten, and abused
by words I've never spoken.

~~Silenced~~
I cannot speak.
The truth has sealed my lips,
for trust does not exist.
I cannot hold it in,
yet I cannot let it out.
I have been silenced
by my own words.

~~Dull, Untraveled Path~~
I can only pity you
the poor unfortunate
watching me cross
your dull, untraveled path.
Wishing for what I have earned
but not willing to work
Solely settling for the easy way out
You search for shortcuts;
furtively weaving your way
into the minds of those willing
to believe your empty lies
Falsely earning your title
among those with no sense
who do not care either way.
When you reach what you consider
Your final destination
You face your path traveled
and see nothing behind you;
just the settling dust,
your lonely footsteps
and your broken heart
lost along the way.

~~Drowning in the Shallow End~~
Wait until I overthrow you
and shove you underwater
to have you entirely at my mercy
and to do whatever I choose...

~~The Elderly Man~~

An elderly man sitting on the corner
with a life story of his own
From the days when he was a little boy
to his trials after he'd grown.
Perhaps he'd been a soldier
brave in wars gone past
or maybe he'd become a doctor
making sure that life should last.
Perhaps he married at an early age
She was a beauty from the West
or maybe he remained by himself
because he though it best.
Perhaps he succeeded in a business
for in money he was strong
or maybe he was a jusge of law
deciding right or wrong.
Perhaps he was a traveler
from a city far away
or maybe he grew up right in this town
but only he could say.
He sat on the corner; a smile on his face
as he watched the people pass by,
He thought of himself and then somebody else
and let out a lonely sigh.
He decided to rise, with a tired groan
and placed his feet upon the ground
off he went into the distance, traveling without a sound.

~~The User~~
Think you're funny?
Well, I don't.
Think I'll listen?
Well, I won't.
Think you're something?
Well, you shouldn't.
Think I'd help you?
Well, I wouldn't.

~~Inevitable Fate~~
The odor of monotony chokes me
as it travels up my crooked spine
and into the expecting nostrils
I can only watch in recognition
as my previous fate looms before me.
Once again I am doomed and helpless
forced to watch my destiny
slip through my lifeless fingers
and collect in a pile of ashes
to be carried off in the breeze.

~~Lack of Concentration~~
The distracted mind deceives itself
as it trails discreetly away;
seldom to return to the subject begun
intrigued to dance with the wind.
An endless sea of bottomless thoughts
sway aimlessly as if overcome
by a wave so intoxicating; so inevitable
it drowns the sense in its wake.

~~Black Rose~~
Solemn black roses
losing petals one by one
fracturing into tiny grains
of sand, dust, and tears
singing in the weathered voice
of years long since gone
dancing away on a visiting current
looking back then nevermore.

~~Untitled~~
The perfect embrace
surrounding my small frame
making promises of
a protection, no fear
A comfort, a strength
known not to me.

~~Crowded Solitude~~
Sinking into more loneliness
Insecure, unsure and confused
Dealing with a lack of hope
after having been so long abused
Shelter myself from suffering
not free to let go and fly
and I, alone and at fault
remain here wondering why...

~~The Likes of Me~~
The road continues
dwindling along
skipping here and there
bounding over the horizon
never ceasing
for the likes of me.

~~Sea Mist~~
The humble breeze creeps across my face
teaching my hair to dance with the wind
Its dancing fingers kiss my cheeks
Turning them a rosy shade of melancholy
The blowing sands massage my feet
As the gentle waves snap at my ankles
Jealous and offended by my perfect contempt
Under the glistening moon
Smiling in its watery reflection
My worried thoughts sneak off
Abandoning me with my relaxed feeling
As my eyes flutter closed
Sorrow drifting away.

~~Damage~~
Will you take my sick, frail heart
and shatter it upon the floor?
Or will you mend my sick, frail heart;
allow me to suffer no more?

~~Unnamed Love~~
Scrambling in uncertainty
distraught, tired, but content.
A desperate attempt to satisfy
the void; violent and hungry
it searches for you
penetrating the depths
across the distance
through the cracks
in the corners
And gradually you become closer
nearer still
and I am happy
for I miss you.

~~Smile and Wave~~
I scoff at your naivete.
I laugh at your self-proclaimed righteousness. You, who are so blatantly jealous;
coveting that which you cannot obtain.
I am not at fault
for your lack of sense;
the talent you are missing;
the life you live.
Therefore, continue attempting
to soil my name
to ruin the reputation
I have worked hard to achieve.
For the weak cannot hurt
that which is stronger,
they cannot outsmart
the original most cunning
He who mastered the game
you are playing,
long before you came upon it
Who will only smile
as you dig your own grave
Deeper and deeper
I watch you sink
I wave good riddance
as I saunter away.

~~Flame Thrower~~
The flames on either side of me
threaten to burn my narrow path
The rocks and thorns cut my feet
as I flee from the binding wrath.
I run and run til I am out of breath
to where, I am not quite sure
This pain is burning my soul away
for this hurt, I must find the cure.

~~You~~
Wondering.
Dreaming.
Smiling.
Feeling.
Anticipating.
Finding.
You.

~~Black Bird~~
Life drains down my cold neck
Tears well up in my tired eyes
My sanity flits around
just as the haunting bird
gliding in circles
above my aching head
My body is immobile
though in my mind
I am anywhere but here
a mere imitation
of the reality stripped from me
traveling through the depths
of my nervous soul
until I reach the end;
the blackness
the nothingness.

~~The Come of Mourning~~
Tears diguised in frozen smiles
Warmth fleeing from stormy eyes
Rain trickling down sorrowful cheeks
Apologies of a regretful silence
broken by a whispered sob
amongst infinite years of sadness

~~Anxiety~~
Growing more impatient
trying to contain
this anxious feeling
inside me
that's driving me insane.

Haunting every action
unrelenting fear
time is crawling
slowly by
restrain my drying tear.

~~Golden Goblet~~
Sipping of the honey
I so longed to behold
What when I reach the bottom
will desire then have told?

~~Serene~~
Singing songs of days danced by
Swaying like branches of trees
Wading in the ceaseless tide
Sleeping under smiling stars.

~~Blessed~~
You know me not.
I know you so.
You do not exist.
I made you grow.
You let me fall.
Child, do not dismay.
You left me alone.
I gave you this day.

~~Convivial Solemnity~~
One solemn tear
broken and falling
streaming of the sober storm
needing only sunshine
to warm away the sea
The sun has surrendered to sleep today
but returns again next morn
There I await my sunlight
promised to welcome the day.

~~A Jagged Imperfection~~
A crooked smile
Severs the cloak;
A jagged imperfection
unbinding the reckless tears,
Corroding away the silence,
taunting my unsteady temperament.

~~Beauty Forgotten~~
An empty damaged heart,
it is numb, unable to breathe
cowering behind a smiling refuge
destroyed interior underneath.
She lost her ability to feel that night;
a flower deprived of perfume
Her unseen eyes study the distant horizon
face expressionless and cold
her mind searching, her body weak
soul kissed away with the night.