Fehu bestoweth golden hope
Uruz doth endure battles through strength
Thurisaz provoketh strife and guardeth my rose
Whilst Anuz communicates with divine length
Raidho pursueth journeys of measured rhythm
Kenaz illuminates creative spiritual knowledge
Gebo granteth gifts as infinitum
As Wunjo doth harness harmony in a college
Hagalaz transformeth with tempests and chaos
Nauthiz, by resistance, takes constraint
Isa blossoms in stillness, as iciness plays on
Yet, Jera rewardeth cycles of harvest in haste
Eihwaz endureth death, resilience, and rebirth
Perthro revealeth mystery and knowledge
Algiz defendeth with steadfast and mighty girth
So, Sowilo shineth in sunny sparks of voltage
Tiwaz upholdeth justice, making a leader
Berkano bringeth fertility with new beginnings
Ehwaz uniteth partners and team seekers
For Mannaz exalteth communal incentives
Laguz floweth as a stream to raise intuition
Ingwaz concealeth fertile power and energy
Dagaz breaketh visions from night imprisoned
Whilst Othala preserveth heritage in memories
DECODE THE DESIGN OF MIRACLE
The laws of nature, the artifacts of scheme grandeur
of the supreme designer, humans endeavor to decipher
bit by bit across the ever expanding knowledge frontier,
much still remains concealed in the blueprint to discover.
Unusual events enigmatic, deemed freak or aberrant,
result of arcane coincidence, don’t defy laws of nature
for these happen as per tenets of which we’re ignorant,
design decoded miracles will receive credence in future.
April 17, 2019
Sometimes I think
I would love you more
if I was still drinking.
And then I decipher the code:
I would love you more
if I still loved myself less.
Wars in my mind
Rain strains and pains of a cruel kind
In circumstances I suspect
Tear promised prospects in every respect.
Wars in my heart
Tear my trust system apart
When blues bathe my trust
In seas and rivers of russet rust in a crimson crust.
Wars in my society
Signify sorrow sown by loss of piety
Bathed in wintry waters
Diffused and contused in my quivering quarters.
Wars in my morals
Defy etiquette stuck on mortals
Whose desires diversify and crucify moral codes
Society neither encodes nor decodes.
I, I am Sherlock Holmes
only in name, not in comparison
for I love the mystery reality throws with pros and cons
cause I crave the search for my own answers
yet I, I wish for help every once in awhile
I have a block in my road
she's silent, she's new
I'm old, I'm well the class idiot
and no matter how hard I try
I can't quit making a fool out of myself
No matter what I do
I keep missing my chance to make a good impression
Sherlock Holmes would share a laugh at my expense
I'm stumped and I'm close to just
throwing my hands up
translation: give up
Faith is her name but I've lost mine
somewhere in my state of mind
My feelings are cryptic, not even I can decode the meanings
I hate that because it hinders me from expressing my true feelings
It pushes people away and I can see it while its happening
But its like seconds before death...standing by while its flashing
Why do I suffer from this torture, torment, and depression
I feel many feelings, anger, jealousy, love, all but progression
Tears knock in a frenzy at my cornea, begging to come out
Words eagerly waiting, but I remain silent to avoid a shout
Im a broken man with no one to call for a fix
My emotions have been constantly and redundantly messed with
I always give 100% when it comes to love
But for some reason I always feel like my partner isn't giving me enough
Is that because its true or am I just confused?
I you gave someone your all and received zero...what would you do?
Some way I have to get out of this self inflicted prison from within the mind
Because im making it hard for her, so im running out of time
All I can do now is pray to God for an answer
Before I call her....get a dial tone....no answer
Decode my expressions
Because there’s something
I’m not putting into words
An open mouth dying
To release a captured feeling
Yet, lips tighten shut
When the moment comes
I know the truth
And I hope you do, too
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