Archive for July, 2007

Vanishing

As I lay bleeding The sun continues to set Shadows stretching further To fill in the emptiness Left by the receding light No sirens wail in the distance No saviors hurrying to save me Just the cool asphalt Of this alleyway Underneath Absorbing my dwindling time A stray dog wanders closer Cautiously Looking for food [...]

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Metallic Snapdragon

Metallic snap dragon Click and the clack Pull the slide Thumb the release Everyone just stand back Please Desperate degeneration Eyes screaming in horror Panicked look of chaos Blossoms with alarming reality Bank robbery slash self explorer Materializing theatricality Police cars line the street Guns drawn, aimed Held steady waiting The front door swings wide [...]

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Hourglass

Landmarks dissolving Shimmering mirages of mountains With snow covered peaks Dwindling to a vast ocean Of sand The sun scorched desert A land of promised death Stretches forever Passed rolling shifting moving hills Of sand The wind that comes with dusk A hot horrid flurry Of leathery wings Injecting the air with a haze Of [...]

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

One Final Time

Moonlit fields Slide by the window The silver sickle hard at work Cutting down wheat As the odometer climbs Steadily passed safety The road dips and curves Into a forest of evergreens Living statues of ancient beings Shaking branches in sympathy Roll the windows down Let in natures symphony The echo of the engine Quick [...]

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Mother Nature

The city moves Sways Rumbles with life As the rains Struggle to cleanse In the dark of night Beauty cries Tears streaming Black mascara Running Painting A picture of sorrow A clown caught In a storm of chaos Searching in the dark For underwear torn away Thrown to the grimy ground In an alley way [...]

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

Picture Perfect

The sound of the surf Force of the wind Chills the shadows As the sun warms slowly Rising From its sleepy nest of East Like children we shy Pushing imaginary boundaries With a touch A look A blush This is not us Two towering ideologies With thunderstorms of emotions Yet so vulnerable Together So perfect [...]

Sunday, July 1st, 2007