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.