Actor
I learned this life by rote
memorized each and every note
of its quiet, unspoken song
in hopes I might one day belong.
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In vain
Fear of tomorrow
poisons the present and wastes
the blood of the past.
Parched
Despair
is daily trips
to a dry, empty well
hoping in vain that you will find
water.
Nightfall
Whispers of twilight
clutch the horizon before
they finally yield.
Parting the veil
Season of my heart,
you whose sky is grey and cold:
we shall find the sun.
The old guard
The stoic’s face severe
as he turned a callous and deaf ear
upon the vulgar thralls
in their salacious free-for-all
who shared none of his fear.
Walk on the darkside
The allure of night
is in forbidden kisses
and secret lovers.
The History of man
With fire’s power
man conquered all the others:
we first broke the earth,
crude skill crafting cruder forms;
water became steam,
propelling generations;
when we tamed lightning,
we drove back fear of the night;
we shaped our own wings
and the world shrank beneath us.
Finally at last,
we rule over everything
except our ravenous hearts.
American politics in a nutshell
We always speak of
those on the left and the right –
where are the balanced?
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Uncertain futures
shake the timid present and
bring calamity.
A (wise) man of two faces 