the wrap

the dogs bark, amplified
does the same apply to my sighs?
when the cover of darkness falls
out of the hiding, unborn thoughts crawl
every tap of the keys seems
like a nail in the coffin of my desires
i could laugh or i could cry
or just sit and burn in this fire
in the structure of the walls i've created
out of all things loved and hated
somewhere beyond the edge of last sunset
i'm mummified
i'm wrapped tight
in the arms of the ghost 

of the memory of a look 

in your eyes

endless scream

the street outside is orange
perhaps it's the streetlight
or maybe the world is on fire
i am fine with both
shut the music in my ears
i need to hear that same old sound
of the endless scream that comes and goes
surrounded by the noise that's all around
eyeballs straining to pop out
while the throat dries up exhaling
till the scream is but a wheeze
that could mean just about anything
perhaps it's just rage
frustration or fear
it could be the horror
the boredom or pain
it could be the question
it could be the answer
and when it all ends
the scream will remain
---------------------------------------------
i scream, you scream, we all scream together