Where Are My Keys?

The parking lot's vacant
With five million cars
I'm ready to drive
All the way to Mars
"Pour toi, pour toi
Mon petit ami."

Skies

The meadows are blooming

White lilies - stained with crimson

The sun's falling down

The light playing tricks

On his mind

See that hero?

That savior of humanity?

He hides, his silver-plated armor tarnished

He dances, he destroys, he dies

Madness strolled into the sanctuary

Wearing robes of snow

Promising clarity

To the knelt men

He climbs to the top seeking shelter from the rain

Nothing to gain when one is so high

Trip on stone; fall down

He's not the first

While he grips the chalice

Flames cackling in his frosty eyes

He shakes hands with midnight

The deal has already been sealed

The river rushes down

Silver - kissing the stones

The moonlight's befuddled

The silhouettes twirling to

Church hymns

See that villain?

That corrupted fellow of society?

He hides, calling for his heroine to save him

He waits, he wishes, he writhes

Purity ran through the battlefield

Screaming her song

Waving her banner

At the bloodstained men

He dives off the cliff with bounded wrists

His heart sits comfortably on his sleeve

High tide, low tide - the oceans of his mind

He's not the last

While asphyxiation sets in

His trembling fingers grips the rocks firmly

As he pulls himself from the currents

And bathes in the morning light

They stare each other down

Eyes narrow

Their lips a thin line

Trace the cracks in the mirror

There's a thin line between

Insanity and fame

L'ours

Irises

Offered to you
A comforting touch
Something there

Tulips
Intertwined in your hands
Her laughter echoing
Your words - hidden

Roses
Sprawled across the floor
Glass - fragments
No more

Games

So I buttoned my zipper
And greeted you good-bye
The summer frost on the windows
And the sunset rose into the sky

So you revved your tricycle
And drove it away
The rain fell up
And adults were at play

Lavender

Lighting streaks

The sky of your hair
Crushed autumn leaves
The ocean sighing in your ear
"Sweet nothing, nothing."
She kisses you on the cheek
Tosses up a coin
Too bad it's tails

Tulips

Footstep after footstep
Pavements - pulled from underneath
Chin bleeding, sun leading
Towards paradise
Edge of coexistence
Where the moon and water part their hands
Tossing tulips into the reflection
Crimson - the blood of love

Seasons

I'm like spring
Blooming
Springing from the ground
And full of life

I'm like summer
Thunderstorms and rain
My freedom
A lullaby above the undergrowth

I'm like autumn
So beautiful, vain
And falling apart
Leaf by leaf

I'm like winter
Frost on windshields
My footprints disappearing
In the snow

Happiness is Only Good with a Side of Green Tea

The sunlight streaming down
Silence - people pushing past you
Trying to get that last bit of coffee
I lost my rabbit's foot
Last weekend, by the docks
Dark chocolate
Take a chunk out and grin
Ashes in your mouth
As the world moves on

Fireflies

Years
Casual observer
Minutes
Blazing lover
Seconds
A tango of tongues
Lovers
Friends
Blurred vision

Street Lights

Where are the lights
On this street?
I'm bundled against the cold
But it doesn't help me see
The sidewalk