(2013)
Late at night; another helter-skelter day, having flown off unexpectedly into alien domains of disarray. So many urgent moments
Come out, come out, wherever you are. I know you’re in here. You dirty little secret.
I’ve howled and raved and ranted at all those whom I could name, in search of peace and freedom from this ancient seething rage. But still there lingers bitter bil…
Is there any way I might touch yo… that doesn’t skim right off the su… of your exquisitely contrived vene… Is there a plea which I might utt… that would stir you from within?
Seems no way out, but deep within. There’s a resonant voice calling from the depths of my being; I am not what you imagine me to be…
I am that scruffy urchin trembling in the winter chill, with hungry eyes as wide as your fancy dinner plate, staring with an empty longing
A subtle movement, a facial expression, a particular posture, the constant hint of danger; as if he were here again,
Sweet sultry muse, I declare this solemn oath before all that’s true and holy, that this earthly life and love are yours and yours alone,
Beloved goddess, sweet holy mother of us all, you who beckon me throughout these hectic days
Some time ago, I made my way down to the crossroads, to try my lucky hand at the devil’s gaming tables.
The storm is brewing. I smell it in the air. I am panicking. I fear this tempest might cost my life.
My beloved, she has abandoned me. What’s left is a stark white canva… that repels application of hue or… Hopelessly, I gaze into the bleak… She is gone,
Not a poem. I hurt; like a Frankenstein monster. Iron fist. Unrelenting.
Are you the one I have no words f… Are you the one who seeks the space between these lines? I used to think I’d know you inst… Now I don’t know anything at all.
These words, are just what they’re meant to be; for you, whatever needs they serve to stir… For me;