let it flow into your veins
fill the gap in what remains
quench the ghosts of those receded
once fulfilled and then depleted
with the healing as it burns
quiet deaf these lost concerns
falsehood and the repercussion
penance held without discussion
lasting breath into a life
outward bound without the knife
patiently awaiting exit
countless days for the decrepid
southbound souls remain In Flux
unsung words betwixt by crux
passers by leave lament feelings
pointless preservation dealings
bid farewell now for the best
I will keep this to my chest
in the next life I'll embrace this
deja vu of what was once his
have you ever had to mourn someone
still amongst the living
watched them drift away in spite
of all that you were giving
missed someone who once was there
so strong within your presence
learned to trust in words that faded
'wrestled with their essence
taken by their reassurance
believe that you belonged
just to have them disappear
and wonder what went wrong
one who has so many caring
cannot wear your shoes adorned
will not fathom their importance
in a life alone forlorned
a light once shown into the dark
now remains so shattered
haunted by the fact that your light
never even mattered
I miss the way things used to be
before the great decline
when you were you and I was me
and everything was fine
the blissfulness of ignorance
all within face value
though all of it was arrogance
before it was untrue
I hate it now with every chance
and wish it wasn't so
the melancholic resonance
of words that will not go
I had to stand by witnessing
endure the fading gestures
presence into reminiscing
gone beneath this vesture
so saddened by the loss of one
two as it unfolded
the three that came to mean the sun
upon a world left scolded
can one drown in their own tears
suffocate on their own fears
pass away from yesterday's
buried by the yesteryears
when alcohol has lost it's fix
and drugs no longer have their kicks
everytbing has run it's course
you idolize the crucifix
sacrifice for greater good
let lie things misunderstood
less the burden for those loved
sorrow does the world no good
motions showing without feeling
in a state of constant reeling
far away the gaze glazed over
eyes that are forever dealing
close them now and rest my son
go to where they cannot shun
now a well deserved sleep
slumber now for everyone
as vulnerable as one can be
a child amongst the men
i speak in words simplicity
as I did way back then
humbled to the bear essentials
I lack the strength to fight
I'm lost amongst the fear of life
am wronged for what is right
I shall not beg into the darkness
just for a light to see
as all those shadows dance upon
the man I used to be
while gritting teeth to brace the change
and fists clenched to renew
all that I have come to relish
this birth that I imbue
if i have grace to grow again
to be someone of pride
may I find peace this time around
and in myself confide
I like to think i saw you there
and maybe more than some
found beauty in the chaos that
you think you have become
the highs and lows and in between
i stood fast in the storm
without a scratch the sun still shown
on how the rays did warm
though none of this was your intent
and neither was it mine
I found reprieve from my own storm
and life within your shine
you taught me how to dream again
or maybe how to sleep
the paramount of memories
you always get to keep
I fear that I have seen you though
with eyes that you don't own
an insight that cannot be held
that you cannot condone
behind the glass that keeps you safe
back and forth you roa
the hardest pill to swallow is
the one you've always known
you never will be good enough
in spite of all you've shown
you wash it down with foolish hope
and swallow it with pride
internalized within your thoughts
behind the actions hide
regurgitate the excess you
proceed with what is left
a lesson learned not better for
no strength under it's heft
to sort it out and make a mends
is all your future holds
just rearrange the clay again
and throw away the molds
for your fate has been decided
trued by your intentions
the company of memories
no one ever mentions
I hold tight to the candle
till it burns to the bone
pain is insignificant
to what I won't condone
a flame unto the darkness
a shimmer in the night
I strain to see before me
while giving up the fight
knowing is a curse to those
chosen not to believe
hope is stolen from a heart
in which it won't conceive
it's lies and misdirection
used to fill in the gaps
waiting for the end to come
the grim reaper taps
solemn stares a travesty
for those who know better
words I'll never speak again
right down to the letter
while standing on the river bank
I see the other side
behind me miles of poverty
that I could never hide
across the water shining bright
are two eyes swollen red
tears that flow into the depths
in wishing she were dead
to my dismay she takes a leap
and plunges to her doom
without a doubt I do the same
though I could share her tomb
while swimming fast i wonder why
someone who has it all
could take her life for granted thus
how could she feel so small
I drag her to the shore alive
though not the one I know
and ask why would she leave this life
why does she want to go
she says that no one sees her here
she feels like she's a number
he
wonder 'round the evidence
search for motive within
follow now a present tense
I care not for back then
sure we know the circumstance
why I am this beaten
hold this moment's happenstance
exorcise those demons
flood the walls' integrity
search for cracks still beating
bloodied hands sincerity
permeate my being
unknown thoughts disparity
blind my eyes from seeing
shuffle now for clarity
senses lost to fleeing
if two cannot be losing
which one stands the victor
without the guilt of choosing
the flash over the picture
a perceived notion bruising
wounds the old constrictor
left cyclical abusing
hail the great predictor
let it flow into your veins
fill the gap in what remains
quench the ghosts of those receded
once fulfilled and then depleted
with the healing as it burns
quiet deaf these lost concerns
falsehood and the repercussion
penance held without discussion
lasting breath into a life
outward bound without the knife
patiently awaiting exit
countless days for the decrepid
southbound souls remain In Flux
unsung words betwixt by crux
passers by leave lament feelings
pointless preservation dealings
bid farewell now for the best
I will keep this to my chest
in the next life I'll embrace this
deja vu of what was once his
have you ever had to mourn someone
still amongst the living
watched them drift away in spite
of all that you were giving
missed someone who once was there
so strong within your presence
learned to trust in words that faded
'wrestled with their essence
taken by their reassurance
believe that you belonged
just to have them disappear
and wonder what went wrong
one who has so many caring
cannot wear your shoes adorned
will not fathom their importance
in a life alone forlorned
a light once shown into the dark
now remains so shattered
haunted by the fact that your light
never even mattered
I miss the way things used to be
before the great decline
when you were you and I was me
and everything was fine
the blissfulness of ignorance
all within face value
though all of it was arrogance
before it was untrue
I hate it now with every chance
and wish it wasn't so
the melancholic resonance
of words that will not go
I had to stand by witnessing
endure the fading gestures
presence into reminiscing
gone beneath this vesture
so saddened by the loss of one
two as it unfolded
the three that came to mean the sun
upon a world left scolded
can one drown in their own tears
suffocate on their own fears
pass away from yesterday's
buried by the yesteryears
when alcohol has lost it's fix
and drugs no longer have their kicks
everytbing has run it's course
you idolize the crucifix
sacrifice for greater good
let lie things misunderstood
less the burden for those loved
sorrow does the world no good
motions showing without feeling
in a state of constant reeling
far away the gaze glazed over
eyes that are forever dealing
close them now and rest my son
go to where they cannot shun
now a well deserved sleep
slumber now for everyone
as vulnerable as one can be
a child amongst the men
i speak in words simplicity
as I did way back then
humbled to the bear essentials
I lack the strength to fight
I'm lost amongst the fear of life
am wronged for what is right
I shall not beg into the darkness
just for a light to see
as all those shadows dance upon
the man I used to be
while gritting teeth to brace the change
and fists clenched to renew
all that I have come to relish
this birth that I imbue
if i have grace to grow again
to be someone of pride
may I find peace this time around
and in myself confide
I like to think i saw you there
and maybe more than some
found beauty in the chaos that
you think you have become
the highs and lows and in between
i stood fast in the storm
without a scratch the sun still shown
on how the rays did warm
though none of this was your intent
and neither was it mine
I found reprieve from my own storm
and life within your shine
you taught me how to dream again
or maybe how to sleep
the paramount of memories
you always get to keep
I fear that I have seen you though
with eyes that you don't own
an insight that cannot be held
that you cannot condone
behind the glass that keeps you safe
back and forth you roa
the hardest pill to swallow is
the one you've always known
you never will be good enough
in spite of all you've shown
you wash it down with foolish hope
and swallow it with pride
internalized within your thoughts
behind the actions hide
regurgitate the excess you
proceed with what is left
a lesson learned not better for
no strength under it's heft
to sort it out and make a mends
is all your future holds
just rearrange the clay again
and throw away the molds
for your fate has been decided
trued by your intentions
the company of memories
no one ever mentions
I hold tight to the candle
till it burns to the bone
pain is insignificant
to what I won't condone
a flame unto the darkness
a shimmer in the night
I strain to see before me
while giving up the fight
knowing is a curse to those
chosen not to believe
hope is stolen from a heart
in which it won't conceive
it's lies and misdirection
used to fill in the gaps
waiting for the end to come
the grim reaper taps
solemn stares a travesty
for those who know better
words I'll never speak again
right down to the letter
while standing on the river bank
I see the other side
behind me miles of poverty
that I could never hide
across the water shining bright
are two eyes swollen red
tears that flow into the depths
in wishing she were dead
to my dismay she takes a leap
and plunges to her doom
without a doubt I do the same
though I could share her tomb
while swimming fast i wonder why
someone who has it all
could take her life for granted thus
how could she feel so small
I drag her to the shore alive
though not the one I know
and ask why would she leave this life
why does she want to go
she says that no one sees her here
she feels like she's a number
he
wonder 'round the evidence
search for motive within
follow now a present tense
I care not for back then
sure we know the circumstance
why I am this beaten
hold this moment's happenstance
exorcise those demons
flood the walls' integrity
search for cracks still beating
bloodied hands sincerity
permeate my being
unknown thoughts disparity
blind my eyes from seeing
shuffle now for clarity
senses lost to fleeing
if two cannot be losing
which one stands the victor
without the guilt of choosing
the flash over the picture
a perceived notion bruising
wounds the old constrictor
left cyclical abusing
hail the great predictor
when do we stop medicating
feign doctors reciprocating
numbing pain alleviating
shelter sought with chaos raining
bloom as though the sun forgiving
nighttime wilts away the swimming
in the depths a life less brimming
brightness grown as adults dimming
fell upon a world unknowing
unprepared to face the showing
told with eyes no longer glowing
scars that broke the skin regrowing
follow fast the leads of many
loveless children flock a plenty
'round the fire of those uncanny
searching every nook and cranny
we replace the empty spaces
with the smiles of empty faces
thinking we have won the races
in the end we learn our paces
how to learn to say goodbye
before you say hello
life less lived for fear of pain
the weakness that you show
traumatic indecisions
your life drifting away
lost, alone, and scared to live
so sad to be that way
how long will you stay in place?
no love for anything
can't you see the end is near?
let go of all you cling
passing through the days forlorn
the time it does consume
now you know your final days,
humility in doom
respite you've been longing for
brings peace within its wake
life and death, the pain between
are all but yours to take
where do your intentions lie
when words are said in jest
when your thoughts have torn the brain
from beats within your chest
no fault in second guessing
when feeling fires burn
scars they heal in their own time
still leaving a concern
trust misgiven to the flame
we regret our ashes
destruction teaches us to fear
motives of the masses
so we read between the lines
our only hope is truth
our destiny's uncertain
in practice as a sleuth
we wait for those with patience
that understand our past
we know that love is fleeting
a dream that doesn't last
handle us with child's gloves
in truth that's all we are
reduced to who we were befo
the needle finds a vain
another shot to kill the pain
the warmth under his skin
contradicts the cold within
the art of letting go
though in a way he lets it show
the therapeutic sleep
constant nightmare running deep
will he wake up this time
or will this be the final dime
to ends his suffering
one more time he feels the sting
he loses to the high
the struggle wins a fatal sigh
his tattered heart gives way
this dark soul goes home today
his body lies in rest
slain by what he loved best
the solitude of death
welcomes him with tainted breath
Take my limbs apart.
Kill every chemically-induced cell,
I don't want it anymore.
Carry my brain to every cliff,
Hover it over the edge,
As a rich housewife would do with her drunken body over the mansion balcony.
Dressed in all white, black make-up, yet lips as red as the blood soon to be splattered onto her daisies in the downstairs garden,
Hidden in the backyard that she had an affair in.
Break every bone,
Anything you see -
Break, squeeze, SHATTER.
But, and this is very important:
Save the hands.
Keep every finger intact.
Each nail shall be perfectly painted.
For these, THESE were her magic wands.
She wrote, typed, curved letters into
the night to sort the days' remains
between the loud silent refrains
what was and could have been laments
encroaching on the present tense
we push to light of foreign shores
our left behind unsettled scores
perspective changed by life's recourse
rewritten within our remorse
truth withheld for sake of fiction
we a living contradiction
hearts betray ourselves still wanting
that of our own guilt left daunting
selfish seeking greener pastures
misconstrue resulting factors
the causes manifest effect
of which we cannot resurrect
so here lies all that we have built
our ignorance ignoring guilt
to focus on this forlorn need
between a lost i
the memory of family
pours through this aching heart
I can't ignore the time before
you tore it all apart
after the fact I walk with tact
to find myself again
but how do I let go to die
the man I was back then
the present tense held in suspense
by strings that I held dear
a clever trick that makes me sick
now that your ruse is clear
you never knew how to love true
and save it all for one
so through the years I held my tears
'till all was said and done
you forced my hand to take a stand
from underneath your thumb
and in the end I can't defend
the monster I'd become
morning calls to start the day
as we just want to sleep
return to dreams of yesterday
and welcome arms that keep
visitors from lives passed bye
return to show their love
a conduit between the earth
and heavens up above
they say it means they think of us
when visiting our dreams
and when we think of them the same
a two way street it seems
we close our eyes to reconnect
but they do not return
maybe they have put to rest
their reasons for concern
I think that we should do the same
and find our way in peace
let go of things we can't controll
and let our longings cease
so sleep my friends and dream away
and never lose your hope
just see thos
this house a home by no regards
four walls that hold the broken shards
deception laced with every nail
the echos of this forlorn tale
built on words of understanding
then it all got too demanding
meaning lost within tongue twisters
torn to shreds by careless whispers
so where does this leave selfless ones
while holding on to needs undone
when all is left as memories
that all adhere to this disease
consumed by losses and misfortune
reminiscing in contortion
paranoia without suture
brings to light an unknown future
try to pull yourself together
long enough to stave this weather
for home is where the heart remains
and life should not be liv
sometimes I miss the thought of you
the one that never was
the image that I held so dear
ravaged just because
the saddest part of letting go
the summing up of us
is realizing most of all
it wasn't worth the fuss
as lies they have a funny way
of bringing truth to light
when crashing to reality
makes us forget the flight
while looking back i see it as
an I'll forgotten game
no matter how I shuffle cards
the end result the same
unto the winner all is lost
the sacrifice of time
a future in the past digressed
befitting of the crime