Discreet
a scream hangs- broken, like crystal, hollow in the hollow air- shivers like shadows, slides into night- refined, a small crystal bead. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Cycle of the Mind
I fear because I am- Because however far I run, I will haunt Every corner I come to; I will stalk Every dream I desire; I will burn Every home I build. I hide for there is night- For there's a darkness in my mind, That crawls and cajoles and caresses me; That opens hurricanes in my head, And the... Sign in to see full entry.
Where None are at Home
I cannot sing of gladness, In fact I cannot sing at all. But I can write all night in the dark, Listening to a world flare its pain To the anguish of another, Where none are at home In too much light And I can write all night in the dark. Sign in to see full entry.
Swell
Laugh at the pitchfork through your stuffed black suffered heart; drum a dirge on the basket-strings: snap! and a spark. Scoop a sooty handful, taste the mucus in your mouth. Blood sticks to sweat sticks to tears sticks to the hundreds in dank graves and to goose- feather grime. Choke on your... Sign in to see full entry.
On the Trials of John Donne
If it took every breath fourteen lines each and your life; every drop of sweat tears oh the tears and the ink; every garden soaked in blood heaves through anguish and the scholar red-eyed scornful looking up from his electronic sky, your elusive, the beads drip tremble like claws Jesus kiss me and... Sign in to see full entry.
A hollow rain like oil pools in your eyes, where all the sad souls moan Stoned Outta My Mind and grin, and hawk, and spit. That last drop of red wax, your dazed incantation, and the wooden catheters of another god who doesn't believe. Sign in to see full entry.
Offer the World
A sweet young lover, and his fading adored, and the tears of his desperation. A promise of living, and relief of the pain, and "we shall grow old together". A clench of his hands, and this human plea, and "I'll give you all God has made". But a bend of her head, and a sad small smile, and her wisdom... Sign in to see full entry.
Only the Light Shines Down
Lie awake in bed at night and tell yourself this tale: someone out there loves you, a god above you cares. your pain will fade, your hurt will heal, a gentle hand will dry your tears. Dream a dream of radiance, smiles under steel: beauty in loss, and joy through grief, and tomorrow will always come.... Sign in to see full entry.
And then... a question
I am you but I am not. I am innocent. I am guilty of a thousand murders: Not one of them I meant. Do you know me? Can you hear? Your own voice in mine. Saying what have I done? What have you done? No forgiveness, there is no time. My life is torn away- You will never care. I will take mine back-... Sign in to see full entry.
Flight of Pain
Cool edge sharp against sweaty skin; trembling hands prick, and then- Life begins to seep. No stopping now, no getting off. Keep hands and feet inside, for the duration of the ride. Knife wells up warm blood, weeping down a white hand. Please remain seated; No flash photography. Steel clatters to... Sign in to see full entry.