By Your Side

Your news hit me and my wall came tumbling down, You lay there on the gurney, Calm and serene in chaos, Tubes and wires beeps echo through the passageways, IV hooked to life support, You lost to consciousness through all this effort, Holding your hand tightly a tear slips down, Fear churning inside, Questions and…

Steadfast

I stood against the wall, Steadfast and secure, Tide surged out carrying tears, Heart in hand, Looking across the sandy expanse, Life, here, Here I am again, On lonely shores, Full of cheer, Shouts of jubilee, Life flows journeying onwards.

If it were…

If it were the Great Depression, I’d want you, If it were World War II, I’d want you, If it were Korea, Vietnam, I’d want you, If it were the Gulf Wars, I’d want you, If it were now, I’d want you.

Battlefield

Quickly, clop… clop… clop… clop… Following running, step, stomp, step, stomp… Men shouting, horses cries carrying down alleyway, Stones trembling, men with brass shoulders swinging wide, Rubble falling, horses and man dodging, Shouting orders, falling footsteps, Shadows rush by, running through shadows little legs tremble, Bang, bang… ba..ba..ba..ba..ba..ban..bang…….bang, Screams of dread, urging feelings of rage,…

Questions?

Dark echoes in the halls of the synagouge, Looking at the dead body of my lord, At the age of 4 he entered my soul, Revelations strike again, Fear, hatred, envy, jealousy all intertwine to take my soul, Victim again, Hatred stabs, murder burns the eyes, While the psychotic stirs within, Demon soul, devil within,…

Bad Dream

Decisions looking me in the face, Sacs under the eyes, Smoke, caffeinated stain teeth smiling back at me, Coffee junkie, searching for the next twinkie, Depression stained face, Tear ducts cemented shut, While I try to cry, Shouting into the atmosphere, Hitting wall after wall, Full speed accident waiting to happen, Where, when, why, what…

Life and Its Doorways

Standing still in doorways, I fear to enter, So many I have entered before, Self hatred tearing at my back, Unknown urging agnst, Butterflies surge forth, Escaping and fluttering about, Standing in wonder at the doorway, Looking in, wondering, What’s in store for me, My choice to move paralyzes me, Standing still I cannot move,…

Ebb & Tide

Sometimes its hard to write poetry, Drawing out those characters, Some spelling out harmony, other words equaling discord, As the ebb and tide of my emotions flow, Ever changing is the mystery of that poetic flow.