Betrayal Beyond Midnight

well the sands of sleep deny me

a shadowless body i do not have

i cannot say what the night does to me

you think i love

the silent slumber

but you hear me screaming

on a terror trodden path

a never ending spiral of

sharp cutting glass

my eyes grow heavy

i must abide

think hard now; would i rather be

with him

than protected in your arms

the softness of your chest

pleases me

the sound of your quiet breath

i channel my thoughts into

your dreams

there are still barriers and

i am trapped to struggle

on my own

until the dawn of day

awakes me once more

sleep is not something i wish

but an act i must do

my body tells me,

“close your eyes”

it lures me into dark

i can’t fight it

caffeine

even you are against me

i can’t cut a break

you just caused my work day

to go into overload

tell me what you want

from me

i know what you want

the comfort of your loved one

when you drift off

to sleep

well so do i

put away your writing

abandon your uncertainties

from your mind

i cannot fight the urge

it devours me

into disgust

Out to Pasture (Like all the rest)

What a pompous pack

drew one from the deck and

paced it up and down

out here with the houses of

nonconformity

the world of right hands

should not live here but

the Individual does

Patrons strolling down uniquity and

Liberation Row

the waiters of a line

enthralled with making

a difference

an entity gone solo

But that case is rare

what have we got now but

shepherds and their

flocks

denied the greener grasses

of a world across a river

where the others

roam in peace

with their multi-colour

fleeces

. . . or insect?

a memo to myself

don’t make eye contact

bothersome parasites who

host off of kindness

advert your smile

sit ridged and ready

knit you eyebrows

lower your head

sigh a breath of relief

he is gone

and you can smile

again

Arabica Brew, Yaqui Tea

dear cup of coffee

can you ease the

icy winter

wake me from

this hell

pump though my veins

deaden my hunger

release your addictive drug

your warmth and comfort

alone

gets me though

the night

Aries of October

In mortal light

a god

unsure

unaware

unnoticed

with a firey halo

dances

 

Strobe lights

flicker upon

Olympus

epileptic fusion

war