Talk hard A slow shiver Snakes through shoulders I watch as You play dress up With the thugs Given in to having taken Anything valuable Your smile A lie Confidence shattered An actor On a stage So caught up in the drama You pulled the trigger Boom crash Body toppling chaos Scared shitless As they [...]

Tidal pull of time Churning waters of the past Slicing with cold Into the warmth of the present Lances of longing Temperature changes With ever awkward stroke Pulling myself Deeper into the sea of dreams Delusions of a finish line Shimmering above the waves Just beyond the pain As the oceans mix Storms are born [...]