One night, just turned summer Spring glimmer Flowers germinate One sight, one to another Words simmer As pupils dilate Hungry and forlorn Distant but never lost Veering off to empty spaces I often fill with you At least the image Mysterious and unfinished Smile just slightly blemished Blush in which […]
Say that you love me, don’t Follow me but you won’t Hold me but let go Console me but never know Tranquil but not at peace Thunderous anger as silent tears Words like the softest fleece In calm whisper my greatest fears Anguish Wrenched, wretched, woe Slow, nowhere to go […]
Sickly draw in The prey My noose is well fitted Elegant and luxurious So tempting Tantalizing I sell it like it glitters A necklace Can I interest you in a dance, my love I like The way you stray further as you chase after Search the heart, pull the reins […]
A photograph and place Fake and a face One in the water and one without a trace Living vicariously and living a lie Aim untrue looks with both eyes Not in their skin and tortured inside They used to swim together © The Sad Owl
The ebb tide seems far with the reflection of the moon Long orange streaks and golden ribbons in the afternoon Starry tears fall with the flow lost in the majesty of the ocean In motion emotion clenching fists so tight as if to take beholden Owing the gratitude to feel […]
One morning To dissipate in the light Window of my life Toss and turning In bedsheets strewn to sit upright A headache slight Una mattina, to have sworn to seen a The curtains cascade with the breeze Dressed in a long shirt with pulled down sleeves Too big and draped […]
The simplicity of a heart devoted Ring already binding Tightly to the aorta Closing a valve to ink that noted The very life of finding Disconcerted in a plethora Small grapes that sour Make fine wine for my saddest hour Drink until I no longer cower Ask my question to […]
Stuck in the middle of Nevada Neon fish in the sky, flashing lights The yellow cab pulled up in a blur I said goodbye to my best friend I think he kissed me on the lips Or maybe I just imagined it Men never say I love you before goodbye […]
Simple smiles fail When the heart no longer flourishes Arboreal lines across an aging face As the fall leaves find winter Falling for a spring that will never come A summer with no sunshine A love that is not mine © The Sad Owl
Hourglass to umbra The time spent in shadows So light and heartfelt Wine in the bloodstream Not meant for us we fumble the stars and words hallow Pray we might leave well Supple torn supplied seam It would seem that the sand is running low The ground dug out just […]
