Today, I celebrate life. After I found out I had cancer, There was a time When I didn't know if I would Live to see tomorrow or another year. I could have died and left you sad and alone. But after months of treatments and a year and a half later. I recei...
Empty stone footsteps echo Opaque windows line the hall Ancient vines creep up the wall In the stillness, I can let go Spontaneously, I let down my hair My arms sway in the midnight air My hips swing with a ghastly flair I dance with the night, without ca...
It was love at first sight for me. The minute I saw her, I knew I wanted her. Her curves drove me crazy. She could stand out in any crowd. Alas, like most young men, I soon got bored and wanted to move on. It wasn’t long before I started jumping from one...
What is it about memento mori, that she didn't understand? She was a good ol' dame but came up lame in the fast lane of life, knocking back nachos. Then came the corpse and the fairy in the morgue, that stole her love from Uncle Hurley. Harry is something...
The wind blows down Western Avenue As I follow your memory home Waves crashing upon the shore of Lake Michigan Creating ice bulbs that make no sense All the heartache gone I feel you in the breeze I'll never let it go Holding your hand As we stroll throug...
Soothe me with midnight tranquility Wipe away my tears with a maple leaf Paint the skies with serenity and Shelter me inside the trunk of a tree Bathe me in the pale moonlight Cleanse me from the decay Bundle me up in warmth and Leave me among the stars W...
Sitting with the soft, white sand covering my toes, While the warm breeze tousles my fiery red hair Dozens of beachgoers mill all around me With their umbrellas and chairs and suntan oils. Still, it feels incredibly quiet As the seagulls fly around, The p...
~~~~~~~ “I’m sorry I shouted at you, Bear.” “I’m sorry you shouted at me, too, Girl.” She chuckled, crossing her arms on her chest, and leaning back on him. The two friends sat there, staring at the fire, and listening to the rain pounding on the roof ove...
Sandra and Melanie were talented thespians. Way beyond good; no one had realized they were the best actors in the whole damn school. Melanie was such a chameleon, not even Sandra had twigged to Mel’s self-nomination for leading actress in a goth part. San...
Let's not pillow talk with the silence of my pen and thorn-threaded leaf, only the deaf can scream of the darkness ambition drowned in Eden unveiled by Adam now in my mausoleum oblivious to the masonry impending my doom in this seedbed of weevils and grub...
Your beauty extends into the heavens, My fondness for you deepens And my heart starts to weaken every time I see you. Your beautiful essence shines so brightly, It makes others long to have. Try as they might, Your beauty can never be caught or matched. I...
Fresh wind tangling my hair Packed soil under my feet Climbing the tallest peaks Chasing the promising dawn It seems like so long ago I would welcome the mornings Planted new beginnings Watered them and watched them grow It’s been years of Tripping over o...
It wasn't up to you It was up to me Turns out there was A LOT of falling Drank too much Smoked too much Really over did it on the folly Still here I am Full of ego and piss The cracks are deeper My bruises lie in wait Not as quick to calamity At least tha...
