Seasons

Summer
Silver smells like Fish.
Slick, shiny, scales shimmering at the bottom of a plastic bucket.

Green smells like the Earth after it Rains.
Great, gray, giants encircling the sky like lovers entwined.

Autumn
Red tastes like Her skin.
Ripe, rich, every touch like satin through my fingers.

Orange sounds like crackling Fire.
Ocherous, over-arching, flames dancing with shadows.

Winter
Blue tastes like Snowflakes.
Basking, bundled, in the snowy sunlight.

Brown tastes like Hot Chocolate.
Brushing, burning, fingers across her face.

Spring
Pink sounds like Her giggles.
Prancing, pleasantly, from her plump lips and perfuming the air.

Yellow feels like Sunshine.
Yawning, young, daffodils stretching out their arms to the sun.

Three Steps Forward

There is no use in wishing to switch places with God,
no use in the tears or the dreams.

I spend my life running up hill, taking three steps forward,
four steps back. I never seem to get anywhere.

Is it me? Is it my fault that I never seem to make it?
Can I blame the air? Can I blame the water?

Could I stand blameless before myself and give my excuses,
my reasons and rhymes, and believe me?

Can I even look myself in the eye? Would I even dare?
God knows, I couldn't do even that much.

Penile Thinking

I am listening to your excuses,
        the verbal abuses.

Is it a name game you play?
        Her name, you say.

So you couldn't resist,
        a tempting kiss.

Let your penis do the thinking,
        now you are sinking.

Sinking...

Sinking...

SUNK.

Boy, I don't care that you were drunk.
         I don't care, you're a skunk!

So fuck you, fuck this.
         Enjoy her kiss.

I deserve better than you,
         and I loved you too.

A Cry

   Save me, please. See me, bloody and broken.
Twisting, dying from the neglect. Bring me life, a token.

Ashes of Lace

   'Neath ashes of lace, quiet and serene,
I wait for someone to rescue me.
   To save me from a world of cruelty and ill.
Rescue me, let not my broken heart fall still.
   Dance me into a magical place.
Where I see naught, but your gentle face.
   Pour on me forgiveness and love, joy and peace.
Put my tender heart at ease.
   Smile, but once, and will I fade
to but a pleasant shade.
   'Neath ashes of lace, we rest in a grave.
Peace sweeps over us in a rollicking wave.

Running Away

    I take my life into my hands,
I want to leave so I'll take a chance.
   I refuse to stay and slowly
die. Hiding further and further inside.
   I'm leaving, I won't remain
prisoner, who's only friend is a chain.

Caught

   Caught between your lies and my heart.
I loved you so much, but you tore us apart.

Simply Put

   When the day's light is dimming and the night's candles
are lit, I will carry on loving you. Forever and always.

A Clue...

   Honesty is the key,
open the door and you will see.

The Sunrise

   Rises each morning from her shadowy bed. Rising
to greet the world with warmth and light.

Morbidity in Love

   Sweet temptation, caress my lips with
deadly poison. Give me love which kills.

Nobody's Fault

All of our lives were changed that day.
   It was nobody's fault. And nobody knew.
   Someone tried to get him to put it away.
   It was nobody's fault. And nobody knew.
   They say her years numbered sixteen.
   It was nobody's fault. And nobody knew.
   She was Northern California's beauty queen.
   It was nobody's fault. And nobody knew.
   No one quite knows why Riley pulled the gun.
She didn't even get a chance to run.
   It was all his fault, and nobody knew.
   Some say she broke his heart,
some say they couldn't stay apart.
   It was all his fault, and nobody knew.
   Emily never had a chance.
Who knew it was their last dance.
   It was all his fault, and nobody knew.
   Their graves lie side-by-side,
inscriptions that tell a great lie.
   It was nobody's fault. And nobody knew.
   Emily and her Riley forever together,
eternity spent 'neath a bouquet of heather.
Tombstones to stand time and weather.
   It was nobody's fault. And nobody knew.

Beauty

   Crescent moons and stars above,
all I need is your sweet love.

When the Rain Falls

   When the rain falls, in little glass tears,
I remember all the years.
   Sweet kisses and embraces in the dark,
listening to the songs of the night lark.