All she wanted was to be loved,
Hiding within a chifferobe,
Desperately seeking love,
Every child born of love,
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My Colors
I want no one to see me or my colors,
Ares intertwined in a war with Eris,
Spreading my memory with a bite,
Final flight caught up in a purple haze,
The window opens and she appears,
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Search For Tomorrow
We are not the keepers
Joined together we are,
Lurkers in the Midst
Our tragic souls whom
Search for tomorrow
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a legacy passed onto me,
The closet dark and locked,
the footsteps just outside won't see.
to scared to make a sound,
in fetal insecurity,
till the bottle hit the ground.
I did not run away,
Alas there is no love for me,
I should not have stayed.
should have that love returned.
giving back to that given to you,
has rewards for you to earn.
even though the candle flickers in my eyes
there is so much of me I need to hide,
institutional green records the tears I cry.
though she drew first blood, he survived
Hera so beautiful captures my soul,
the flame flickers blue and extinguishes the lie.
well known in the darkest rite
Lightning brings me down,
the string still attached to the kite.
dragons wings turn me upend.
Silhouetted gestures of similarity,
reveals a friend was not a friend.
brushing justice through her hair
The lone gunman hides in a dark corner
no one knew he was there.
of time and space
only dwellers in the confines
of a human race
yet still far apart
in lost battles of
Fractured hearts
studying who we are
caring not of deep wounds
and battle scares
inside feel dead
Alone, Abandoned
Trapped inside their head
from lost yesterdays
praying only for relief
somewhere along the way...
Time
Time waits for no man
Time has no shame
Time is not a toy, nor is it
Time is winding down
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Heartbreak and Razor Blades
Heartbreak and Razor blades
No words can describe what
I had my dream,
Fate tasks my Fortitude,
Words have no meaning,
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Green Peace
There is a Green silence in the misty ocean waters,
A school of Dolphins swim to a tortured fate,
On a self destructive heading is mankind,
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I know this to be true
for each fleeting moment
I think of my time with you
cares not of hearts broken
nor tears shed o'er lost love
from words left unspoken
part of a bigger game.
left here growing old alone
yet I still whisper your name
is there no time left for me?
My eyes grow weary, tired
as I drift now off to sleep
see me through the long night.
You can't begin to imagine
the hurt that comes to light.
my existence feels like to me.
I pray to God, this I do,
will set my tortured soul free.
I wished for it all !
I knew it'd not come true
no not for Paul.
being unloved is too much
every thought is a stinging reminder
of how I must be out of touch
not like anyone cares
nor would they when they find
me lifeless in my chair.
north of Inverness, 25 meters up a tower of destruction.
There's no price to high to pay to save the lives of our
children, it haunts me as I read their instructions.
so beautiful in the green ocean of regret
they paid no attention to the large ships,
or to their huge nets.
hiding behind armies of mongers and police
I prefer to lay my life down for our future,
and be active in the cause of Green Peace