Trauma
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Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Doesn’t anyone want to knowWhat I have inside? Is there anyone in this earth With who I can share my mind? Why am I alwaysOn the outside of the circle? Forced to earn acceptance By climbing over hurdles Deep inside of me Thrashed ideas and words They bellowed in rage at me That they were… Continue reading
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Pride Before Fall
A lament Cold are the stars As the bitter winds whip A lone tree on a moor By darkness, stripped Ravaged by a storm Of its own making Its twisted roots snap Cracked by the shaking Eerie sounds echo Whenever the wind eases Luminous insects gather Bringing a host of diseases Its end is near… Continue reading
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Torch of Hope
My darkened heart Rocked by violent storms The water seeps in And so do the worms The once bright furnace Now stark and empty But one breath from God Is more than plenty It reignites the fire At the centre of my heart Dries up the moisture With a single blast When my pen strikes… Continue reading
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Black Bird 2
Black bird at my bedpost During the night Built a nest in my skull To rest from its flight It hovered above me In the days so long Until I looked up And saw something was wrong Its shadow did not match Its skeletal frame And the screech that it made Was to hide that… Continue reading
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Broken Song
Pain throbs In every heartbeat A breathless gasp That never sleeps Sorrow plays its tune I sing along A weeping cello A broken song Unheard cries Haunt my sleep Do others hear them? Or is it just me? I rise Wash my face And set my heart To see things change Continue reading
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Dark Wolf
Spindly werewolf With glimmering eyes Slipping through shadow and shade Its jaw unhinged Moist with yearning Teeth bristling and untamed I know its name But it knows not mine Words to it have no meaning The only thing It knows to fear Is this torch of hope still gleaming Continue reading
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What Will I Choose?
A lament What ailment will I choose?How will I suffer today?On the menu of painTo which side will I sway? Will I choose the void?The silent scream of sorrow?As I put my dreams on holdOnce again until tomorrow Or will I choose to take stepsTo do the things that I love?Then suffer the days of… Continue reading
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The Chalice
Drink from my chalice Temptation whispers Feel its silken texture See how it glistens Come and be a king Dine with the finest metalwork Drink away your sorrows Drink away your inner hurts Gaze on its intricate carvings Be transfixed by its glow Let the sweet smell surround you Let it overwhelm your soul But… Continue reading
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Day & Night
I lived in hope Of a future so bright Now I don’t look beyond This cold, endless night I have experienced loss On a scale I never imagined Had wounds inflicted on my heart So deep, they’re canyons I have no story No tale of hope And yet still my heart Will not let go… Continue reading
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Castles of Dark
I have fought fearsome foes In abandoned castles of dark I have heard misery’s whispers In the centre of my heart I have crossed bleak landscapes Where my blood turned ice-cold I have felt Sorrow’s blade Burrow deep into my soul I learned to tolerate the cold How to see in the dark I learned… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 