I walk alone deep into the darkness
Wondering thoughts to fresh to come out
To sensitive to be asked
Can we witness an escape?
An alternate pleasure?
I know the answers, deep down inside
They caress my soul amongst wombats and wizards
But like the un-ending tunnel
I’m not sure which way is out
Have I gone on to far?
Mending excites me
New life fills me
Voices hear me
Wind warms me
Laughter returns to me
Smiles radiate from me
Hope grabs at me
Fever leaves within me
Love reaches me
Hands touch me
And all of this
Works to cure me
Among the buzzards and bees
Flys swarm and stench radiates
This is death, raw and natural
Decaying corpse of blood soaked skin
And I face it, with unglazed eyes
Piercing it’s cold exterior
With reckless abandon
Ignoring the patient wolves
Hovering yonder
Waiting to enjoy their feast in peace
And I wonder…
Patience
Rolls up my sleeves
Combs my hair
Walks in my shoes
And breathes
In and out
Daily
As I
Pretend
To listen
The sun has arrived
And here I am stuck
Alone in my house
Hankies surround
It’s ok for me now
For tomorrow will come
And I’ll be looking
To silence the sound
So I sit here in peace
Making my thoughts
Probably more like
Cursing this cough
Today I’ve been struck
With a monstrous blow
One that has knocked
My socks pretty low
I’ve come through a lot
I’ve battled with wits
I’ve handled fists
And avoided hits
But today has handed me
Quite a different story
Of horrible sorts
Crippled my glory
And riddled my countenance
Slapped me like banana cake
Asking me to communicate
That’s not with a date
Today I’ve been struck
With what I’d call a cold
At first I was sure
It was evil and bold
Something you’d expect
From a virus, I thought
But the Dr. was taught
A cold I had caught
Today was nice, for I found a smile
It came out of the rainbow in an elegant dance
Eloping with the sun, and smiling at me
Today was nice, for I found a smile
A new beginning starts at the end
A fallen log births once again
A cloud that forms, fades to mist
A sun that shines falls behind
And most of all
In powers of shame
I lie awake
Feeding the pain
A new day arrives, slowly at first
A yawn awaits with splashing exuberance
A blend erupts of the choicest fruits
A hoodwinked scallywag pokes out the door
Sun, ever alluding
Peeks its shining head out
From behind the yonder clouds
While the wind
High above in rigor glory
Blows it’s destruction
Shade brings sun brings shade
Brings leaves
Time brings dusk
Time brings dawn
Loosen your grip
Just let it slip
Without your whispers
And late night, late night
We wouldn’t be here
Tying this knot