Reststop

There’s a little cave I found
By the veriest chance
Cold and dank, scratchy and pale
But still shelter from the lambasting gale
Just a little rest for the long lonely way
I try to relax
But the rocks hurt my back
I close my mind,
But the grit chokes my eyes
No, on second sight,
This ain’t no paradise
I sweep off some thorns
Tramp down some brush
I spread a little sand
And make me a bed
Better
I lie on my side, gaze at the stars
Interrupted by rain, sparkling in vain
The clouds are about to hide them again
They drift on away, my mind turns, vague
It’s listening to a marching chime
A ringing in my head, a rhythm tolling time
Don’t sense what the noise is for,
Something important, I feel sure,
I strain, its gone, just me and my paradise lost
I sleep
Now the gale is past
The storm, its no more, overcast
They tried to shout, to pull me out
But I was stuck in a rut, I couldn’t live without
It was too late, I was ingrained,
Now I lived for the wait, my life was in vain

Expressions

The fleeting touch of a fugitive smile,
Just a whisper of light
In the corner of the eye,
Like a golden feather brushing unwary skin.

The unfolding embrace of a growing grin,
Promising, foretelling, laughter within,
The tandem tango of hearts and minds,
Oblivious to this world of sin,
Regardless, revealing, reveling.

Careless, graceless, raceless, laughter,
An uncontrolled bursting fall of water,
Gurgling and washing, storming, disarming,
Drowning out defensive castles in the air

The secret humming of a soul on the edge
That sees the glorious vista, not the precipice
The feat of defeat without despair
Love, crazy love, is in the air

A rising crescendo of reckless lust,
Selfish, seeking, giving, taking,
Raging in the bloodstream,
Wicked, wanting,
A thousand instruments strung together,
Singing, chanting

The stifling crush of a breaking heart,
The numbing weight of screaming pain,
Crushing, crawling, witless, white
Then death of sense and sound,
From all around

The booming bass of overmastering rage,
Clawing bloody fingernails,
A seething volcanic red haze,
A promising glimpse of the end of days

The balmy scent of a peaceful mind,
Of forgotten places and forgiven slights,
For a while, undone of worldly bonds,At rest with the past, present and beyond.

Days go by and still I think of you

Days when I couldn't live my life without you

Perfection

When you scale invisible lines
Defy invite, defile my mind
Encroach, invade my barricade
Make free of my precious time
I wonder
Has your life a place in mine?


I then string
My myriad sins
Together, they’re endless murk
Swirling mocking disturbing
I compare,
No contest, again you win


So don’t worry, you’re safe
I was born to make mistakes


When I see your soul complete
With an insidious flash, a careless mystique
You become frighteningly what I seek
I wonder
Has my life a place in yours?


Alas, I cannot feel your sins
Only knock your silent doors
I have no grounds, to overstep bounds
To push through and to step within
I only wait, then turn and go
I bow,
No contest, again you win


So don’t worry, you’re safe
Your soul, it was your saving grace

Magic

To twist your world around
Like a revolution without a sound
Magic, in my fingertips,
Flutter, wave, twirl, caress,
Spin a miracle from nothingness
But you must want to believe

I am not here to possess or pry
But to dream a dream and quietly fly
Just to show you starry worlds
With my minds eye
But you must want to believe

There’s no such thing as gravity
No crowds and creeds
No earthly need
To succeed
Just a little glitterdust
Trailing in the wake of me
But you must want to believe

So come on, just you and me
Let free
Who you want to be
Come fly with me
Let go and look up, don’t you worry
I’m your anchor to reality
There are many colors left to see
But you must want to believe

Do you like this world we share
Or would you live the one I made
Just for you and me
Magic over reality
But you must want to believe
Baby, I was born to deceive

Welcome!

Born and bred in shame
Strangled in sheer ignorance
Sauteed for an audience
And neutered to run tame

Condemned for daring
Controlled for free
Freedom in this country
Come at a bloody fee

Don’t smile too much around here
The haunted eyes are staring
Waiting to claw and carry
Your soul into a bier

Where you live every day
The after life before death
Death is no punishment
Just a silent prayer

Write out a banner
For every bonny love child
As it pops out the womb

Welcome to your new home
This is your country, smile,
Unless you can play a saint
And be a schmuck

You’re fucked.