Low and Slow

Inspired Low low lowSinking deep and slowSeeping down belowFrom time to timeMany times in a rowAgain and againI try to fix my bow,Back again to hit a targetI raise my bow and narrow my browA deep knot in my throatMy hands white as snowOnce again sure to missShaky hands are never steady,You know? ... With …

Clouds of pain

Featured Image - Potateo Tomateo Inspired As the rain falls And the waters drip The showers haul As the clouds dip When moments stall And Seasons flip In a cozy crib A weary mind slips Loses its grip Flooded with uncertainly Drowned in anxiety Hoping again and again That as it pours and rains My …

Stranger

...In an endless search of myself Featured image - Potateo Tomateo I'm a stranger...I have become a strangerTo my own people, I have become a wandererIn my own home, I'm a guest My presence is abhorredMy absence is glorifiedThe silence, the cold...The pretense and stories untoldThe suspense as my dreams unfold The scorn as I …

Spark

Circa 2016 Featured image by Jonathan Okoronko All around, it’s dark Everyone’s looking for a spark So we look side and side Wondering where such a spark would reside The struggle with our minds The struggle with our thoughts Those with our goals... And our hearts. It isn’t a journey we just began Nor are …

Head Space

For the silent screams... Space, blank, bland Structured up and Set in a wasteland Away from man, secluded... Undiscovered I mean who would want to? Roads and paths bushy, Reedy pools and marshy, Riddled with thorns and dirty, Thistles and crappy, Would you risk getting scratched?   Begging to be seen, to be groomed, To …

Choices

Word prompts... Random thoughts  Are you making the right sacrifices Are you paying the right prices Are you following the right masses In what direction are you rolling your dices Are you entertained by the right muses Are you drawn by the right voices Are you sipping from the right glasses Or are you taking …

Memories of you

Forever and always... Inspired Everyday I wake up Or when I'm going to bed Every random period in my life Or stray thought I have When I'm studying When I'm playing When I'm in my darkest moments Or when I'm lighted up When I take a peek... When I simulate What could my future be? …

April Fool

April fool... With heavy hearts...    I wish That when my dreams come to a spiraling end When my eyes start to twitch When I start to toss and turn When I stretch out… Let out that faint moan… Blink… Open my eyes and feel the pain The piercing pain of the sun through my …

Monster

Monster... With heavy hearts.    Bad news… Terrible news… It grows… It brews… All over… the news Electronic, print, television crews… The world is scared, it kneels Shaken to the core, fright spews The haughty humbled Mighty nations tumble Great people fumble Economies crumble The firm stumble Foundations shake and rumble Millions grumble As they …

Rewind

Rewind... Again and again... Inspired...  On the quiet days... And Silent nights... When I'm by myself And only have me for company... I find myself searching... Searching for something to read. I stumble on something Something all so familiar... Thoughts I had Imaginations I conceived Words that made my heart heavy Ideas that made my …