Showing posts with label fabrication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fabrication. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Amber Twilight

Sit here in the amber twilight
Let the grass fade into comfortable shades
Of gray
Let the skies dissolve into pleasing hues
Of royalties

You sir,
Yes, you - the one with dreams like
Crumpled newspaper clippings
- Is that your heart I see here
Lying at my feet?
Its heartbeat is so quick
A hummingbird trapped behind a ribcage

You miss,
Yes, you - the one with thoughts like
An empty bottle of knock-off vodka
- Is that your mind I see here
Resting in my palms?
Its memories stuck on replay
The film in a tape deck snagged

Sit here in the amber twilight
Let the stars grow from cold tints
Of sapphire
Let the earth seep into dying colors
Of ebony

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

His Story

It wasn't your fault
It wasn't your decision
As she slid them down
One, two, three... Seven?
She's on the fast track now to
The city of lights

Bright with malice
Bright with bitterness
Bright with pain

The city of lights
She's in the wrong lane now
One, two, three... Breathe?
As she slid to the floor
It wasn't your decision
It wasn't your fault

Monday, November 30, 2009

Rejuvenation

Into cinders I shall burn
To smoke I shall fade
From juniper I shall be reborn
But into your arms I shall always fall
Cherishing the scent of your skin

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Silver Bells


I hear the crystal clarity of
The bells
Silver
Their persistent chatter
A thousand chittering birds
Glass shattering
Madness
Kissing my lips because of
The bells
Silver
A warm touch
Brushes my cheekbone
Then
Silence
Nothingness
The bells
Silver
Clatter to the floor
I no longer hear the crystal clarity of
The bells
These silver bells

Friday, November 6, 2009

Nature's Lament (The White Wolf)

She's okay
- Her crystallized tears
Stashed beneath her skirts

(Her cold breath)
It's quivering
A string of sixteenth notes
Over the roots of
A fallen tree
Cracked bark
Decaying leaves

Oh, dear Mr. Winter
Have you come to warm her soul?
Even if frost creeps around her
And her lips turn blue
She's still here, waiting for you

Oh, dear Mr. Wolf
Have you come to save her soul?
Even if you bare your fangs for her
And fear runs you through
She's still here, waiting for you

(Her icy eyes)
They're glistening
A frozen landscape
Where the creatures
Are finding paradise
Nighttime sonatas
Moonlit flowers

She's okay
- Her stone heart
Learning to beat again

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Sparrowsong

Little bird
Keep flying
Even if your feathers are ruffled
And wings are broken
Dream for the
Rasberry sunsets
Vanilla skies

Little bird
Keep trying
Never let the wolves tear at your plummage
And pin you to to the ground
Dream for the
Strawberry sunrises
Butterscotch clouds

Monday, November 2, 2009

Winter Nights

I lie here
Cold sheets embrace me
Remind me
That when the sun rises
The fog will still be there
I lie there
Warm arms embrace me
Remind me
That when the sun rises
You will still be there

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Nathan

(You're not a person)
Walking among the shadow-lit sidewalks
With a bottle of brandy in hand
Your insides eating themselves out

(You're incomplete)
Lying beneath the rustled sheets
With a rose bud in hand
Only an echo of your heart

Now sire, are you whole?
With that doll beneath your body?
Are you?
Are you?
Are you human now?

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

By the Way


Wrap her up in a blanket
of snow
Untouchable
Untouched
Love is something she buys in a second-hand store
Penny candy
Cheap sweets
Short skirts and tight shirts
Swim in the sea of femininity
Diluted with sunlight

All she wants is lipstick against lipstick
A moonlight serenade
A chance to dine with night
And she sits around the corner of her office
With tulips – crimson – whispering in her ears

Wrap them up in a cocoon
of starlight
Blinding
Blinded
Love is something they see in billboard advertisements
Dazzling smiles
Warm touches
Engagement rings and wedding veils
Walk among the desert of expectancy
Unquenchable thirst

All they want is cologne mixed with perfume
A sunset embrace
An ideal bonding
And they amble in circles on the boardwalk
With questions – silent – dancing in their heads

She hears her heart beating
Her sanity receding
As she stands at the edge of the tracks
One, two, three
She counts silently
Love lost on her lips

They see her mind pace
The minutes – a race
As they fail to move at all
One, two, three
They scream aloud
Life lost on the tracks

Thursday, October 15, 2009

The Other Side (12:01)


Smile at my reflection
Scream at my imperfection
These curves, these lips, these eyes
These lies
They are what you think you see
What you want to see

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Autumntime Rape


"When I'm with you, I am complete."
Frost lines the brim
And ice coats the surface of this morning's
Coffee
A tree without leaves
It's still beautiful, isn't it?
Even when stripped of its pride
It stands before storms
Even when snow falls
It hardens before the cold

Friday, October 9, 2009

Sweet Nothings


Numbers - crawling in the mud
Sharpened, jagged claws on the furniture - festering
Velvet - taste of strawberry champagne
Chocolate, blood on the tongue - boiling
Escape. Escape.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Cherries


Fire slips down the shoreline
Blackness churning; thoughts occurring
She caresses the silk
Charred beneath her fingertips
The river bubbles, froths
Chaos at its finest

Sunday, September 27, 2009

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

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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

Monday, September 21, 2009

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