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The talentless
Must each song that we sing be of heartbreak and woe?I’ve no talents to boast, and it’s sorrow I know.My life’s wrapped up in smoke and in bottles of cheer,I sleep through the daylight to make night disappear. I’ve learned how life’s twisty, it changes so fast,One moment can shift things, recasting the past.From way…
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And the dead look on
The dead look on, amazed I breathe, Through trials no one will believe. Excused, they said, from life’s cruel thread, Yet here I stand, though my soul feels dead. My time, I know, has long since passed, An infliction of days that cannot last. I wonder what awaits me there, In unknown lands, who can…
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Upward Vibes
Remember the wisdom, those old refrains, Stories retold, though each one remains. Some sink deep, others skim the shore, Clichés of life, but they mean much more. In fight or flight, the mind’s a blur, No room for wisdom to reoccur. And even if you stand tall and brave, The body weakens, no strength to…
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The swallowed sun
Everything feels so trivial now, My strength fades, I don’t know how. It’s not worth the fight, I fear, Love’s not by my side, not near. The journey ends, a sudden halt, A new world taken, lost my vault. Flames rise high, but leave no trace, ashes remain without, in this empty space. My mind’s…
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Will time heal?
Will time heal me, I wonder still?Nothing’s fun, and nothing thrills.Will this fade with passing days,Or linger on in mellowy ways? If x is the time to wait and bear,Then x is the time I must declare.Survive the weight, the fragile state,Where joy is lost, and sorrow’s great. This is me at my very worst,Quick…
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On coaster’s end
Once upon a time…