Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Invisible Devil or P

Put it to your lips,
frown,
and put it down
Pick it back up,
say ah,
and swallow it down
Purchase another one,
because,
it tasted that good
Play with the spot left on the plate,
open wide,
and gulp with shame
Poison to the insides,
ambrosia from without
a life giver
Promise not to have,
another
but those are tired words
Purchase one dead tree,
put pen to end
and give up hope
Persevere with convictions,
found
but so easily forgotten
Painstaking ritual,
for days
until it all fades
Pacify one last craving,
everyday
until it just stays
Peacefully throw a tantrum,
quietly
because it doesn't involve 'me'
Pace from one end,
to the other
Trying to find a way out

With. Every. Step.

With. Every. Step.

Promise the
Pavement
Penance

With. Every. Step.

Trudge along
This day's
Sore back, and

With. Every. Step.

Tell of your
Frustration
With those feet

With. Every. Step.

Keep moving
Forward and
Forthwith

With. Every. Step.

Keep the unbearable
Heat, locked
In your feet

With. Every. Step.

Forget that
Someone
Is watching

With. Every. Step.

Stop caring
Who
Is watching

With. Every. Step.

Keep
Persevering
Onward:: with every step.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Fancy Glass of Life

Happiness on the rocks
Sadness blended cruelly
Poured together
In the fancy glass of life

A tiny umbrella
The protective shield of apathy
Pretty presentation of the
Fancy glass of life

Shatter the glass
Let the ice fall on the floor
Clean up the fallen sadness
With the mop of consternation

Leave the happiness melting
Leave the false shade of apathy
Ignore the shards
Of the fancy glass of life

Move forward
Uninhibited
Move forward into a morning
Free of this constraining cocktail