Rugged

An ounce of indecision can become
A mountain of regret that blocks your path
Until you can’t go back where you came from
Abandoned on the precipice of wrath

If you only stay on level ground
You'll seldom get a chance to truly rise
The rigors of ascension are profound
Those who sometimes wander are most wise.

Server

Beware each random message sent
Or any time that you have spent
The pleasantries stop once it’s clear
There isn’t any money here
Obey your lust, you’re bound to be
A servant for eternity.

Minimalist

I need some air
A bit of food
And liquid fare
I’m just a normal dude
Well, almost there
With an attitude
And heart to spare.

Affirmation

The dawn progressed
He felt blessed
As all the colors coalesced

Every hue
A different clue
To plumb the spectrum of what’s true

He nodded then
The day began
Another chance to try again.


***Dedicated to kouji in the land of the rising sun 🇯🇵 thanks for your positivity!***

Trippin'

Oh Helene
Stop making a scene
You got the attention you wanted and more
Mop up your tears
Fix all the smears
And please don’t ever come back to our shore.

Guffaw

They say reach out and so I did
To have my hand smacked like a kid
I don’t foresee a moment when
I ever will reach out again

Was I wrong to stay aloof?
This latest episode is proof
That independent ways are best
To guard the heart within your chest

The topper to my latest gaffe
Was having a good belly laugh
Once I swallowed down the pain
Of rejections cold disdain.

Policy

When you really need a friend
Is when you really find
That people are just so pretend
Or simply too unkind

If you need a soul to care
That is when you see
Though solitude can cause despair
It grants indemnity.

Yuk

Alone I met this earth
Alone I’ll leave
None will mark my birth
Or even grieve
The only sign of worth
I could achieve
Was managing some mirth
Upon my sleeve.

Wrong Tree

Under a rock
You get too depressed
And here’s a big shock
Too easily stressed

Come out, see the sun
And all that can be
You may have some fun
In the shade of a tree.

Upon the glade
As new growth soars
The limbs are swayed
To seek new shores.

Night Gem

The moon’s immersed in mist
It swims amongst the swirls
Aglow just like an amethyst
With incandescent curls.

Whoops

The best way to cope
With a slippery slope?
Make the edge off bounds
Harder than it sounds

For many like to creep
Past where it gets steep
And once you start to slide
It’s a bumpy ride.

Blanket Statement

The only ones that pretend to want to talk to me are scammers
What does that say about me?
I think I’m going home to put on my jammers
I’ve had enough of this century!

Unjustifiable

If in is out
And up is down
Is confidence doubt
A smile a frown?

Then life is death
And coldness, heat
Don’t hold your breath
For ends to meet.

Hellscape

Encased in hardware and glass
A former field of Timothy grass
Resembles the metallic scene
From a science fiction magazine
The final chapter come to pass.

Nook

If you’re ever on the line
With an aquatic feline
Never swallow the hook

For every winsome purr
Is just a pretty lure
To make you trust a crook

You must submerge your worm
From ground that’s firm
Give real life a look.

Deflower

When you try to be poetic
But come off as pathetic
Maybe you should simply shut your face
There’s nothing more trashy
Than trying to be flashy
So knock it off and clearly state your case.

Duly Noted

When you’re a cooking man
You’ve got to do things when you can
You can’t wait for orders to stop
You’ve got to cook and chop

And thus it is when you write
But your memory has taken flight
You must scribble when it hits
Or you’ll forever rack your wits.

🐈🐟

Are you really what you seem
Or just another forlorn dream
That ends the second it’s believed?
The lonely are the most deceived.

Felt

The pro was feared
He rarely missed
Impeccable and stout

The novice jeered
And lightly hissed
Impatient for some clout

The bettors seared
Their bookie's fist
The epic match played out.

One Sweet Night

I long to feel the satin touch
Of a nubile woman’s skin
Massaging her whole frame with such
Desire that our senses spin

I need to melt in her embrace
And shiver with delight
All pain removed without a trace
At least for one sweet night.

Falsity

Nothing's real
There’s no feel
Endless lies
Compromise
The integrity
Of all we see
Including steel
Nothing’s real.

Prolonging

Like a strand of silk in the light of the sun
She shimmered as she was spun
Ethereal and lighter than air
No music? She didn’t care

He watched her waft around with ease
Just like that silk on a summer breeze
And as love seeped from every pore
He prayed for a few heartbeats more.

Extension

Don’t let the end of summer stunt your growth
Extend your limbs straight up to capture light
And also spread those roots, if you do both
You’re likely to ascend right out of sight.

Dystopinox

Should I envy or pity
The ultra convinced?
You need not be witty
To see ‘facts’ are minced

It’s all so confusing
Perhaps by design
And often amusing
When malcontents whine.

Nothing is certain
So why get upset?
Behind the curtain
The stage has been set,

Utopias crumble
If they happen at all,
When principles tumble
We’ve started the fall.

Thinning

Tooth by tooth
We lose our youth
Lie by lie
We say goodbye
To the truth

Tear by tear
Dreams disappear
Hair by hair
We learn to care
And shed fear.

Costly Education

Virtue doesn’t pay
Unless you’re the creep
That cashed in today
When someone was asleep
In a comfy bubble of mutual trust
You couldn’t wait to bust.

Punctuated

The sentence was read
As pupils went blank
(for a period, dead)
Then defeatedly sank

A lesson was learned
The subject was class
When spacing is spurned
You don’t get a pass.

Igneous Ignoramus

Within the crystalline structure of a rock
Is a matrix we must learn to unlock
If we ever want to be completely free
But I am just a stone, so don’t ask me.

Inspiring

Does art draw your eye
Will music play a role
In helping find out why
Creation stirs the soul?

Unburdened

My nails are rough, they’re cracked and chipped
But that’s how working hands are tipped
My back is sore, it creaks and pops
Because commitment never stops
This heart is full and mind serene
All burdens borne by The Nazarene.

Legends

The heroes are falling one by one
Their axes no longer kill
Those drums of War are all but done
The arena cold and still

The heroes are falling, take a knee
Let's give them accolades
They’re leaving quite a legacy
For greatness never fades.