Tuesday, November 12, 2024

this machine

the cog is back in its place
there is nothing normal about this
from the inner to the outer space
nowhere else does this cog fit

back in the chair again
dreaming to survive
eating up the pain
whispering, "still alive"

a scream written in braille
feeling where to go from here
why succeed when I can fail
driven into the dirt by my fears

the bell will toll for one final time
till it all collapses around me
will the punishment for all my crimes
finally set me free?

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

silence, the snake

words stumble into tripwires
the machine starts to churn
igniting the core, finding fuel
the engine starts to burn

one by one they fall
dominos, broken on the wheel
shattered pieces of existence
too burned out to feel

those that hoped for justice and truth
are buried in the same earth
as the ones that wanted to burn
everything to the ground

when the whispers segue into screams
nightmares start ending the dreams
the trap of sleep is crushing strong
who cares what is right or wrong

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

head games

i heard drums thrum

soul taut like string

ready to break away

ready to scream or sing

a lonely kite in the sky

kissing clouds without a care

dreaming of a love that was

never even there

just a ghost of a memory

haunting corridors of my mind

looking for the piece of me

i had left behind

in the darkness

in the fear

in her eyes

a lonely tear