In a corner of the world, where silence weaves its web like a spider in the night
...In a corner of the world, where silence weaves its web like a spider in the night,
Lives trickle away in lines of systematic renunciations, like rivers slowly retreating,
Each step backward is a kn...
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Categories:
hesitations, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Whither thou goest
...Ecclesiastes 9:10
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”
"Incentive to work well i...
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Categories:
hesitations, death, endurance, faith, grave,
Form: Quatrain
Ten to Ninety
...There is no reason to die except
An intent to be born again
Considering this, we are living dead
Why don’t we remember it then
Scientists say that we use only
About ten percent of brain cells
T...
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Categories:
hesitations, life, mystery, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Spur of the Moment
...When you plan something spur of the moment,
At first you feel proud and in charge,
But the longer you think,
It will end in a blink;
Then the doubts stumble in and loom large.
I need time to m...
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Categories:
hesitations, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
In the dance of time, where shadows and lights intertwine
...In the dance of time, where shadows and lights intertwine,
Do not waste your moments with broken pieces, with "almost" and "not quite,"
Life is a sharp blade, too cutting for half-made choices,
Fo...
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Categories:
hesitations, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
If I were a child again, I would learn to draw worlds from lines and curves of dreams
...If I were a child again, I would learn to draw worlds from lines and curves of dreams,
To breathe life into paper with colors intertwined in a silent and pure symphony,
But as an adult, I don't eve...
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Categories:
hesitations, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Candle flame:
...I watch a candle flame,
Steadily burning in my room,
In the darkened room,
Its shadows cast a spell of despair.
In a lighted room,
Stare into the steady flame,
Connect your mind with d...
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Categories:
hesitations, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
finding freedom in death
...Freedom calls out to me,
just over the railings.
Freedom dances,
just out of reach
Freedom sings,
”Abandon your jailer, abandon Life
Abandon your duty, abandon Life,
Jump over the railings,
a...
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Categories:
hesitations, angst, dark, depression, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Reverse Psychology
...I find myself compelled to write to you about the intricate dance we’ve been engaged in—a slow waltz of emotions that has left me both breathless and bewildered. It seems like reverse psychology has ...
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Categories:
hesitations, break up, emotions, love,
Form: Free verse
In the depths of the night, where the moon weaves dreams from silver threads
...In the depths of the night, where the moon weaves dreams from silver threads,
I find myself in a labyrinth of the soul, a realm of shadows and light,
Where generosity and fear intertwine into an et...
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Categories:
hesitations, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Enthusiasm
..."Enthusiasm is nothing more or less than faith in action." Henry Chester
That exuberant feeling deep down inside,
It isn’t energy and not quite pride.
To complete acts of grande...
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Categories:
hesitations, faith,
Form: Quatrain
The tragedy of our times is not the tragedy of reason, but the triumph of reason
...The tragedy of our times is not the tragedy of reason, but the triumph of reason,
A cold triumph, cloaked in mantles of pure logic,
That suffocates the whispers of hearts, lost in the echo of steri...
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Categories:
hesitations, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Under the cathedral of infinity, stretched above lost dreams
...Under the cathedral of infinity, stretched above lost dreams,
I do nothing with my life but romanticize and decay in indecision,
I weave dreams from the ethereal threads of the moon and drape them ...
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Categories:
hesitations, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Betrayed by love, I sip the bitter nectar you provide
...Betrayed by love, I sip the bitter nectar you provide,
A chalice transfigured from black ink, your verse a river, infernal.
The burn grows in my throat, no choice do I have, I cannot flee,
Each gu...
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Categories:
hesitations, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Complicated Passion
...My passion runs deep
My passion has depth
So is the time that I tried to love, and so are the things that have gone.
I feel these emotions running through me
It's so powerful but idyllic in its ...
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Categories:
hesitations, feelings, soulmate,
Form: Lyric
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