Emerald stars wane Engulfed in crimson beauty The moon red as ruby Casting onto the sky Small figures in the shadows run to tall grass Hide with hands clasped Praying for safe passage Tonight is the night The end of all opulence The sky is swallowing the sea To quench […]
Have you ever seen a cartoon? A red headlamp under the moon? The small orange at the end of a cigarette? Like the smokey cloud of text defining a thought that spells regret Flowing aptly in the quiet of cricket chirps by a lake Imagination in place of the memories […]
My heart fell deeply Into an abyssal drop Kettle with an abysmal top Boils over With no one left to hold the warmness of all I am up Hold my hands together, to pray and just for what Cold inside my chest, I rub vigorously at a hollow cage Warm […]
In amity, to hold on with longanimity Light pink turns red A clear tear can appear blue A bright fire can turn to sapphire Cold and without feeling Stay with me, I can’t believe the past becomes reality While I remain presently in disbelief A heavy sigh with no retake […]
Before the clouds grow black They are gray Before the sun shines, to bask in the moon With starry eyes and heavy lids Dreams of what no longer is Throbbing in my shoulder Locking of my knee Weakness in my wrist All the injuries of my youth I can feel […]
A forest fire rages from the cackling laugh of embers So hot that even aluminum shrinks into flattened bark Ashes litter the ground, soot in the air And the smell of life caught in a chaos Sickening and fading Echoes unheard through the roaring of the flames Screaming to save […]
It breaks my heart, again To see us reassemble the pieces Only to find that This isn’t working out What was it I saw in your eyes If they were not yours When your voice went shrill Or weak with fatigue How I wanted to hold you Carry you to […]
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
Ocherous flame dances the same Flicker and untamed, gentle crackles, call a name Myrrh scented candles illuminate the room One last time always seems to soon Auburn hair burned wildly here Memories of a yesteryear When they all finally burn out So too will my heart melt like the wax […]
A nervous mess In the wake of what is To finally meet you Feet growing cold Runaway with my heart Not so bold After all, spreading cold fingers apart In my mind I dance with you to warm up For what feels like the finish of a wait Is just […]
