Salvation sounds nice Oh how lovely it would be But then the handcuffs The restraints The lock down Protection from ourselves Let us lock up those we love Love them so much We can not let them go No matter how much pain How much suffering As long as they are there For us to [...]

It builds in pressure Threatening to pull apart Every last sane thought Raging without worry Caution tossed Torn to shreds Driven by force Never to touch the ground Seasons change The sun pulls moisture Soaking it into the clouds Before it rains down The cycle Something is wrong These storms They rip sideways Pushing Pulling [...]

Gather around the firelight Look and listen Watch as the shadows dance Making jester demons Dance around us Listen closely To the sounds of the night The owl’s lone cry The skittering of the mouse The crack of the firewood The heightened awareness Of all things On this night Like all other nights There is [...]

The blue sign With white lettering Crisis counseling The phone sits waiting As I walk on by Yellow lights Phantoms of fog Swirling under illumination And carried out over The bay By the wind Tall maroon towers Fade into the mist Trailing cables The occasional red light Blinking Signaling Slowly From high above The light [...]

Across a sea of dreams With gentle black water Soothingly lapping at the shore In a world devoid of light I reside Your world is Multi colored banners of abandon Planned to perfection promises Poised to strike poses Smiling hopeful happiness And I do not belong Standing upon a stairway With no where to go [...]