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Dream or Nightmare

After many years, it is still not done
I know what happens, but nevertheless
I still feel terror of knowing they come
And I tremble with fear and breathlessness

Into a nightmare disguised as a dream
Were a monster lurks behind a closed door 
I open that door, choke back a wild scream
 When, as expected, he pounced with a roar.  

I sit on the stair and watch it unfold
Unable to change or alter a thing
I hear myself saying “you have been told
face your demons and the terror they bring”

But years of abuse are hard to survive
And crowding my dreams the demons arrive

Ballad of a Scandal

Now let's begin
This tale I'll spin
Took it on the chin 
Never thought I'd win

Honeysuckle 
Boot belt buckle
Scraped up knuckle
Raspy chuckle

Kicked my ass 
Soft green grass
Still I sass
This too shall pass

Knew I'd lose 
It was no use
I had to choose
Handpicked noose

Before I fought
Tied a knot
In the rope id brought 
For justice sought

But then a sound 
Shots rang out loud 
Eyes search the crowd
Never been more proud 

To my rescue 
My only nephew
To my opponent says " I can't let you."
" I should be the one that gets to."

With those words I shut my eyes
Feel the lump in my throat rise
Purse my lips choke back my cries
Really though it's no surprise 

See we all had a common flame
All three had tried to stake our claim
Yet all we did was bring her shame
Upon my lips her sweet name...

Thoughts of Some Little Things That Molded My Mind

skipping joyfully to a snowflake dream tonight
i am five years old again....maybe six
Santa Claus is causing me an obviously sleepless night, but i'm smiling

the beach is so dead it is alive
though the breeze is relentlessly cold, i do indeed feel revived
the surprising peace and quiet reintroduces my rare smile to Charlie

flowers once again for her
i never cry, but i choke back the tears
she thanks me by the whispering wind of her listening ear
in that beautifully delivered moment, i have no hint of fear

my Carolina blues are temperamental
the warmth in the frigidity is getting harder to find
the back roads smile for me as i watch Queen Phlebotomist smile relaxingly in slumber

my soul has survived many facets of weather
my soul has weathered many masquerade parties thrown by seductive versions of melancholy
happy endings, unbeknownst to me, pours Revivals of Soothing Rain.....on my soul.....

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME.....
SO GOLDEN......
SO SERENE.....

Corruption of the Body Cancer

With shaking legs and trembling hands 
I hesitant to know if for me my time will soon be at hand

Yes, the news is bad as I choke back a sob to bashful and silent
I hear myself whisper "Why Me?"
 
With needles that prick and poke and bags of poison that force my viens to retract
in the chair I sit looking at others with faces of dispaire and eyes of hope

The only colors we see are of our many scarfs we wear upon our heads 
in hiding the shame for the loss of our once beautiful hair

At times we chat about our family and friends 
but to never speak of why we are there being the cancer we all share

The effects of the treatment are so harsh and severe
you now know death has made an introduction for your soul

You continue to fight through the pain and sickness while crying in silence
do I give up or should I continue to fight and hope

For some the hope has ended with a bitter fight the battle now lost

For others we still hope to win this fight and I continue to
pray each and every night

Raining On My Garden

So glad, so happy, enthralled to have a job! Chortling as I choke back words.  The verse part of my garden absurdly lacking. But so thrilled, tickled, absolutely agog.

bouquet of part-time
bloomed into three full days -
my garden suffers

3/20/2019

A Little Bird Sings

\ All-in-all the morning 
bird's still sing 
and i have my life 
my life how time steals 
some joy all the while 

i choke back
the largest tears

oh boy let's drown again
in this river i'm crying
again

it's all it's all it is
yeah, it's all i want
is my mind again ya'll

Swimming!  I'm dying
collapsing inside my
head swimming choking
laughing all the while

the morning birds still
sing 
  and i have my life
my how pain steals 
  the color in life
i'm sinking but still
  swimming all-in-all
it's all it's all 
it is yeah /

:: 09-12-2018 ::

When Freedom Is But a Dream

As I gaze at the pale blue sky
I can't help but wonder why
   Whenever we wish for something the most
   This is what becomes ever hopelessly lost.
      For when I, for my freedom and liberty, dream
      And suddenly the stars seem to lose their gleam.

And because I am forbidden to cry
I choke back my tears and heavily sigh.
   Into the blue ocean, my dream was tossed
   This I mull over, my eyes with tears are glossed.
      In my heart, loneliness and misery are a true team
      A heart - mine - breaks, because freedom in but a dream.

The Empty Generation

We fill ourselves up with artificial love
Inviting momentary lust in to fill the void
We trick ourselves into thinking this is what dreams are made of

We crawl into these alluring bed of lies
All the while losing our self respect in the process
We ignore the fact that this entity is our desperation cleverly in disguise

We feed into this superficial mentality
What we have to offer is solely a physical bond
We give in to the social norms while giving up our morality

We live by these standards and start to become hollow
Nothing we partake in seems to have any meaning
We choke back tears and our reality becomes hard to swallow  

Lift your head love you have so much more to impart
You are more than what you are given credit for
Please live life to the fullest and follow your heart

I promise you are brighter than the sunshine
You bring happiness and laughter to those around you
So open your heart to the idea and you will be just fine

Goodbye

Eyes irrigated face flush, heart hurting, throat throbbing
Throat throbbing… 
My throat ached as if it had been crushed by the suffocating grip of regret as it tried to choke back the words I wanted to say
Face flush… 
My face grew hot as it was faced with the arduous task of hiding all vehemence
Heart hurting…
My heart ached with he agony of a thousand lost loved ones as it worked to suppress the anguish trapped within
Eyes irrigated..
My eyes not as strong as the others, could not hold back all of the sorrow that tormented my soul and eventually let one solitary tear escape carrying with it the agony trapped inside
As it caressed the crease where my nose met my cheek it told the story that I could not
I miss you
I love you
I need you
I don’t want to leave you!
But the only words to escape my lips somehow happened to be:
Goodbye

Free Someday

Scars settle on my wrist, recording all my pain
Blood seeps from the new cuts, flowing gently from my arm
Tears running down my face, as I choke back my sobs
Someday I will be free, from the pain that chains me

Day Night

choke back fright dark and dusty,
flight plan a little rusty,
hope for a ride have fun, 
then run, and hide, 
twinkle twinkle distant dear

insecure considering all that's been said,
up for interpretation from a rocket bed,
sparkly conjecture, with pale complexion,
simply put a man without a plan of attack,
swells come regular, damn you fear

love is not a modern day invention,
like breathing,
or a one sided upside down mathematical equation,
a lot like truth yet yields ill conclusion

...like sleeping without,
and reaching for air,
because she's not there

Gathering Stones

It is dreadfully bitter
The taste of my imprudence

A brackish reminder

Bubbling acrid froth
Impossible
To choke back
Aftershocks heave and pitch my 
Shaky foundation

Acid courses over

	My
	Dreams

Destroying hope of
Amaranthine love

The brine erodes each stone
So well
Etches them with its indifferent regard
Leaving me a caustic cocktail
To slake a ruthless thirst

Nothing is sweet

Everything 
		Burns

Dreams are best left for dreamers
I will gather stones for my foundation

Vile Creature

You're a creature so vile.
At your mere sight
I have to choke back the bile.

I'm getting wise to your gimmick,
You're astride with every step of mine.
Everything I do you mimic;
You're nothing more then an idiot pantomime.

When my gaze catches yours
You look straight back.
It's that stare I abhor,
For the emotions it lacks.

Your stare is unflinching,
It burns to my core.
My nerves near panicking,
Filled with spectral horror.

Overwhelmed with paralyzing fear.
Reality seems so unclear.
Why are you only here
When I peer into a mirror?

Holding Back

I’m biting my tongue
I don’t want to say what must be said
I’m drowning in my own foolishness
These thoughts swirling about my head

These bitter words I choke back
Shoving lies down my throat
Believing them
As to not betray

I hate this whimsy that haunts my mind
I hate this passion that empowers my heart
True love… a thing so hard to find
Why’d I have to find it… in you?

Banter In the Bedroom

The cares of the world waft away like
the vague images of a forgotten dream  
when he climbs into bed beside me.  

And my comfort is found in the warmth 
of a slight up-curved smile relaxing across 
an unshaven face tickling me with a
hundred kisses as I squeal to his delight.  

A calloused hand urges the small of
my back gently forward as I fuss in 
mock protest of his boyish game.  

His eyes gleam indulgently making my 
heart swell with such regard I 
choke back joyful tears and throw 
my arms possessively around him.  

With a knowing sigh he draws me in, 
cradling me in his capable arms 
sworn to provide and protect.    

Then he buries his face in my copper-red 
hair breathing its henna scent, and 
holding me tight, he whispers my name,
swearing love that will never relent.

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