I turn my head to the west and look at the dying sun Moths flock to a flame they don’t understand I am there, moth to a flame Consume me just the same
Tag: metaphor
Between the pages
What lies between your pages? Do the words describe you, does it know what you are? In the midst of a dream, I hope you remember falling. I hope the sun finds you I hope all your roads lead to gold I hope the world stops and stares at your beauty. I hope between your…
Fragile Monster
They break like glass in a china shop Holding fragments of who they were Who they once wished to be close to their chest Frailty has no power in this world Call it beauty Call it refined It is a lie Only monsters overtake the night Only demons live on to fight It is a…
Pareidolia
Today, I saw faces on the walls Long noses and piercing eyes. I cried along with the tears of another. There were no sounds to call my own Like a silent movie without a plot They moved like people. Fickle and foul beings fumbling through life These silent stares bore holes into my soul. Blank…
She Fell
She shook For lack of emotion Had ejected her into reality Tumbling Falling from grace The doubt grew Flying with wings of uncertainty Never knowing what her purpose was For the fear of falling She would fall Mercilessly For the wrong person On two occasions Once in her prime And another when the world had…
Caged Bird Dreaming
Tonight he sleeps beside me Eyes closed Breath even Low murmurs Shaking He’s aware of his surrounding Even when his eyes are closed He sense ill-intention Startled awake By a strangers’ desire He rushes back to life Knife in hand Ready His lonely heart keeps beating Trapped in a cage of fear To keep this…
Winding Road
Down this winding road I go Teetering on the edge of life Lost between a lover and a memory Oh how I wish to forget Sweet words with no meaning Empty promises left on my doorstep I must confess I was the one who ran away Down a winding road Between the now and the…
Crimson Delight
Crimson in the night Blood runs deep Take flight Less they come for your head Oh monster within Be quiet now Cravings Shush, be still The audience is up on us Their eyes watch for weakness Like hungry beasts looking for prey Gnawing at the strings of life Bent on destroying what I hold dear…
My Life Is A Dark Room
My life is a dark room Be careful where you walk Whisper less you wake my demons Be mindful of your speech Whithered thoughts Make less of a person Than fears do Tell me now What do you seek in my darkness What do you hope to gain My life is a dark room And…