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Far too soon Their worlds fray and split Their firm soil, given way to the mighty deep As the bitterness of greif creeps within them Nestled inside every nerve Pulsating luminous, as the cruel remnants of sorrow Far too soon Their eyes fall crimson Soaked in anguish, shuttering and cringing Breathless and frozen Their heartache…
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It is fruitful endurance Speeding for its wrath and comfort Stripping us bare Down to our inner workings It coddles us with contempt Caressing our skin Then turns to nip at our throats In lustful spite It is too simplistic, Falling into her radiant grace So simple, To falter beneath his might There are no…
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“Im trying not to slip/ been trying not to lose footing/ Loose land keeps the pressure on my kicks/ and when I fall I tend to land like a ton of bricks/ stand like a man made of concrete and sediment like/ f uck your skin nobody needs it theres/ Bones and muscles and blood/…
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The Smoke flume Hurls us to panic Blackened the day Thieving of sky Desolation In an instant flash Luminous death! Wields only fury Society sinks Wastefully spent Cast away by the toxic breeze Madness ascends From our battered streets Crushed the remnants of our living peace Relentless tears The shrill pleads for mercy Our reverence…
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We fell beyond our roots Captive to our own peace Cursed in our mounting distance No longer sibling, Nor mere acquaintance Speak! And the halls of my mind Shall beckon redemption The winding chaos, shall ease into bliss Comfort my demons and send them off Silence remains Emboldened, sly and devilish Our menacing sidewards glares…
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It is a long way to fall When hurdling toward cruel damnation Yet Lucifer’s eyes, do not burden me the same Ever since i came to Arising, to my once sheltered truth Draped in the honesty, i once shied away from In search of those, fated just the same Ever since That fateful, frigid night…
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It is now available in epub i apologize for the inconvenience before. So the formatting is a lot better!! The title of my book is “Guardian of the Inkwell: A Collection of Ramblings of the Poetic Persuasion”. It is available for free here on lulu.com: http://www.lulu.com/shop/william-l-wright-jr/guardian-of-the-inkwell-a-collection-of-ramblings-of-the-poetic-persuasion/ebook/product-20548322.html If you enjoy this anthology then please be sure…
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Last night i had this very peculiar dream. In it i was driving my father’s 2001 Ford Mustang, both tires on the right side were completely flat, and for some reason i was smoking a cigarette and driving as if nothing was wrong. Out of nowhere i pulled out a tape recorder and started speaking…