SO … ten seconds … pass
UND … er the joker’s … glance
BY … the power up … above
TE …. ll him he’s … dreaming!
GEN … tle into the … night
ER … ror code … repeating
AT … death’s end, soon … here
I … wonder what … happened
ON … those days gone … by
Tag: poem
Death Count – 28th May 2023
I know too many dead people
They creep up on you one by one
More smoke to add to the skies
It’s a problem to face head on
Out of control, it cannot be
Controlled by either you or me
Temptation – 27th May 2023
Winds a-whispering such alluring tunes
Over the sashaying hips of the golden dunes
A devil tempts to caress sweet flesh
To find soft lips to taste afresh
The valleys first open to be explored
The enchantment too strong to be ignored
A hopeless daydream, a critical situation
Must be forgotten, not lost to temptation
There within lays the road to destruction
The unthinking mind, the unfeeling instruction
Look beyond this beauty, stunning, unreal
Around each corner lays further appeal
The holy grail is beyond where the fishes swim
The welcoming waves beckon to dive within
Surrounding forest and earth both lightly scented
This story oft-repeated that has been invented
Communion – 26th May 2023
A spark flies on wandering wings
Darting forth on invisible strings
Before coming to rest on the orange soil
Growing here a cluster of limes
By the river flowing since ancient times
And the field the poorest farmers toil
The leaves all fall and flow downstream
Watched by those that wish to dream
Of lands and opportunities far away
What is here and there is just the same
The seas and cities all was and wane
Only the princes are happy to stay
Keeping butterflies within their cages
Whispered words on parchment pages
Tell legends of a joyful union
Setting fires ablaze, the whole world sings
Another spark flies on wandering wings
Ignites the story of our own communion
Writing For Myself – 25th May 2023
The words I write, they are for me
Sure to be making assumptions
We are brothers and sisters in arms
(and anyone that cares to fall between)
Sometimes listening to the wind
Eases my burden, settles my heart
The hard code of my heart
Has been passed along for generations
back to the dawn of time
Now at this time of life, whenever it is
Let’s hope the engine keeps running
I only stop learning to rest my eyes
Things long gone are encoded and not forgotten
Whatever is coming towards me
Is all a part of nature’s play
A paraphrasing of section 1 of Walt Whitman’s Song For Myself
Procrastinate Tomorrow – 24th May 2023
Did the time come to be wasted?
Why do tomorrow what can be done today?
Failure comes along quickly tasted
Do it now and get it out of the way
Don’t waste time wishing when the end comes
Do you really think you’ll live forever
Wondering why you cannot square the sums
No one’s time is ever made to measure
Lemon Twist – 23rd May 2023
You can bitch about your bad luck
For that, it’s not your mistake
But don’t tell me about your problems
From the choices that you make
When you know the path to choose
But opt to follow all the glitter
Don’t be surprised your friends are gone
Leaving you twisted and bitter
Isolation – 22nd May 2023
Trapped within these walls
There are no words to share
Bare functions, dirty nails
Life lived less there
Rats outside running scared
The snakes all need to eat
From sundown to rise again
A dead circle again complete
The echo chamber of the heart
Energy gone to waste
Dreams quietly smashed apart
With only bitterness to taste
The many paths that led here
Beyond the now closed door
Content in isolation
Left alone forever more
Run For Your Life – 21st May 2023
Every second that passes is paid for with your life
Even the smallest moments await your attention
You’re not getting back the time you waste each day
Are you living for the photo or living with intention?
Hey Coach – 20th May 2023
Everyone’s a life coach these days
Selling dopamine for the bucks
Hiding behind their plastic smiles
Of a thousand nips and tucks
No one is living by their words
But knows the right things to say
Stuck forever in the idea of living
Instead of just living that way