Beauty Rests
Warring
It bloodies Pushing from the inside Raging Let me out Wanting to feel the air Anchored to the darkness From which it thrives It takes many forms Evil anatomy Maiming At best Destroying At worst Leaving behind Sorrow Grief Probing agony I’ve witnessed First hand The taking Of a precious one Young life Vibrant life…
Blind… But Now I see
The Blindness I’ve lived a life as a blind man Blinded by sadness, pain, and sorrow Blinded by the religion forced down my throat Blinded by the choices made to numb, avoid, and ignore the roar The Darkness The darkness slowly eating my soul The darkness slowly sucking the life The darkness constantly raping my…
Fear is a Coward
F E A R Dominating in its presence A ghost in the night Grinning incessantly Void of distinction Heavy in person-hood Making aware danger and hazard Shouting in my brain Thieving joy Weighed down while weakness sprouts Suffocating anxiety Controlling every move A pulsating vile coward Living with belief Avoidance would work The grind-thru-it…
Why I Write
I have been writing for most of my adult life. Words started to flow right out of high school, while I was working my first few jobs. But it’s only in the last three years, starting in 2016, that I started writing on an almost daily basis. Writing is the most centering thing I do in my…