FOLLOW ME
By Frank Daub
I am sensing my dimensions.
That I have them, I am aware.
The challenge is in knowing.
The tragedy is to care.
Dimensions, definitions
limitations -- all.
The work is not to choose,
But prevent an entrapping wall.
Requirements? Only natural.
Before ending, to make a choice.
“Follow Me”, a haunting message
Follow Me – an eternal voice.
You open your mouth
And my breath comes out
My heart spilled on your chest
I know what happens next
Fingers intertwine
I’ll let you blur the line
As our souls collide
You are me and mine
It’s destiny, magnetic force
It’s only natural, I got no choice
It’s co regulation, a chemical bond
I’m tied up, and down, there’s no way around
If there’s no one to hear it, it still makes a sound
In the dead of night
There’s no black and white
No me and you
No wrong or right
I’m scared of my pen like I was born to write
That we’re two halves
Of a different whole
Trauma bond, alcohol
Dependency and Tylenol
Spin in a circle cause the daze gets me high
Truths and a lie
We’re getting by,
year by moment
wipe your tears on my chest
I know what happens next
Parading around like an emperor, how sad.
Just make it easy on yourself.
Has it ever crossed our brilliant mind?
I don’t want this.
Heir to the fortune.
Education, sports, the arts.
The top of every field.
I must always remain at the top.
That’s right, here and now I…
Must not lose.
It is only natural,
to take the world for my own.
I am the Ace, the emperor.
Who do you think you’re talking to?
I won’t lose,
I absolutely cannot lose.
Warrior,
Kill.
Stick A Needle
In Your Eye...
It's Natural, Baby!
Pine Needle.
(Wholesome.)
-Gray Squirrel
09-03-2025
The lampposts stand,
stoic and lonely,
spirits overlooking the barren land.
Their light’s turned cold,
same as the air’s developing bite.
It’s only natural;
winter drags in a reality both harsh and unforgiving,
unrelenting in its frigid austerity.
How could anything not bare its teeth in response?
The chill is seeping into my fingertips,
turning my blood to ice.
My northern attitude creeps back in,
darkening my vision,
and I start to feel I’m on shaky ground.
I’m overlooking a precipice;
one foot in today,
the other in a clouded future.
I can discern from it nothing but terrifying probabilities.
The cold wraps its fingers around the base of my spine and whispers:
the friends you know today will be blurry ghosts of themselves come tomorrow.
They’ll never regard you without frost in their hearts and eyes.
I pray my sense will return when I thaw.
Don't know how many years I have left
Could be one, could be ten, could be twenty
Pretty good shape for a man of eighty-nine
But I'm starting to think of it plenty
It's only natural as you get along in years
To start wondering when that day will arrive
When your numbers are up, the end of the line
No matter how hard we try to survive
Can't imagine people who end their own lives
They know they'll be gone and forgotten
Everything they've lived for since childhood
Must really have reached rock bottom
Even with what seems like my upbeat nature
Must admit it's on my mind quite a lot
Guess it's only natural considering my years
We eventually reach the end of the plot
In all honesty don't think I'll be leaving just yet
With my family history of longevity
Living well into their late eighties was common
So worrying is really not necessary
Follow me to a ledge inside my mind & observe
as I leap
Many are very close to the edge but scared to jump
because they're weak
Being afraid to fall isn't the problem, it's only natural
to fear the crash
When you reach the bottom, you see yourself staring
back from a looking glass
Throw all your caution to the wind & feel the air beneath
your wings
A cage bird is free within its mind & you can hear it
when it sings
There are many things to fear in life, but fear itself is the
only cause
Don't be afraid to grow for that stunts your growth &
amplifies all your flaws
Cause & effect is natures law so it must be treated
with respect
Once I was blind to mothers' rules, but now I see
in retrospect
Have faith in self & take the leap, you just may be
caught before you fall
Once you let go, you'll see the truth, there was nothing
to fear after all
"The Other’s Name"
Beautiful words
sonourous, they
produce the pretty
in the ugly of us all
written poetically
love calls us all in
passion first
above all
dripping honey
beautiful words
written poetically
love calls us all in
passion first
above all
the passion
calls forth
something outside
of lovers all
the well lit paths
of distant hearts
addressing the
undressing of all
baptismal
it’s only natural
to take first
the fall, deeply
submerged
we hold each
other tall sometime
where we share
the other’s name
Beautiful words
sonourous, they
produce the pretty
in the ugly of us all
written poetically
love calls us all in
passion first
above all
the Other’s name
calls
the lover in us all
(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
breadcrumbs.
interesting;
"man shall not live on bread alone..."
I know I should apologise but I ponder at my fault
I truly thought that every cat had abilities to vault
Most other times he ran away when I backed out of the drive
I mean it's only natural a cat's instinct to survive
I'll admit I've damaged other things like skateboards bikes and toys
But this time it was different you could tell so by the noise
Now the kids won't talk my wife won't talk I'm really in the pooh
Especially when I made that joke the one about cat stew
I said I'll buy another cat same type and age and fur
But unforgiving voices choired "He had a special purr"
What about a robot cat immune to hurt and pain
No support from either camp only looks iced with disdain
Eight times that cat survived a life with luck more apt than mine
I hap to be the luckless one who snuffed out number nine
Well old Tom I'm really sad and regret I did you wrong
So to prove my worth when I'm heaven bound I'll bring a mouse along
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There seems to be great confusion,
That nature provides in it's place.
As such rules become obtuse,
And often difficult to face.
It seems clarity finds hazy corners,
That reality observes beyond the bend.
When interpretations and explanations,
Become diffused and difficult to spend.
This chaotic blend lends to division,
With separate facts in their support.
While structure buckles under the pressure,
And rational misgivings, are left to report.
These multiple visions share in the cost,
When no focus seems likely to repair.
Leading to a variety of conclusions,
And what is real, is in despair.
The tragic casualty in this arena is truth,
Remaining hidden and obscured.
Since it's only natural for us to differ . . .
Yet what is lost, is less assured.
What my heart wants can never be.
This life of wonder is a beautiful mystery.
The pain of knowing through intimate talk.
Forces intense pain of separation as I walk.
I bow my head in sorrow as my breaking heart cries.
Imbued with intuition of feeling unwanted, as I try.
I must search deep into my heart’s wary soul.
To face the painful truth, embrace it, to make me whole.
I will wander onward looking for my soul mate of life.
Once found I will lay my head down in love as his wife.
This is only natural for the wonderful woman in me.
Beautiful as lovely flowers this intimacy, shared, I am free.
Don't know how many years I have left
Could be one, could be ten, could be twenty
Pretty good shape for a man of eighty-six
But I'm starting to think of it plenty
It's only natural as you get along in years
To start wondering when that day will arrive
When your numbers up, it's the end of the line
No matter how hard you try to survive
Can't imagine people who end their own lives
They know they'll be gone and forgotten
Everything they've lived for since being a child
Must really have reached rock bottom
Even with what seems like my upbeat nature
Must admit it's on my mind quite a lot
Guess it's only natural considering my years
We eventually reach the end of the plot
In all honesty don't think I'll be leaving yet
With my family history of longevity
Living to well into the eighties was common
So worrying is really not necessary
It is always natural
For things to seem so small
I mean through the distance
Confusion in perspective
It is hard to know
How sincerity it is
When you cannot feel the pulse
When you cannot see the eyes
I understand it is only natural
For distance things to seem so small
Eluding the reality
Contradicting the perception
It is only natural
For my love's depth
To seem so small
The space between us
On the doorstep with the mail
A letter from the Police
Looking for a male
Who disturbed the peace
My description was a match
I did start to panic
I’m not their prize catch
It’s just a line up and that’s it
I went to the station
To join the line
It was a weird situation
The accused was about 5’9
With a shaved head
Wearing blue jeans
And his top was red
It was like a movie scene
We all stood in a row
I was number two
It wasn’t right from word go
They said “it’s you”
You’re having a laugh
That’s not right
That date I had a bath
And an early night
It wasn’t disturbing the peace
Murder was the case
Believe me please
Look at my face
Why would I kill?
I have no need
I feel ill
My hearts racing at a speed
They took my DNA
And my fingerprints
In the cell I stay
Lots of time to think
Will I get out?
Or on remand?
You can shout and shout
But they won’t answer your demands
To shed a tear
Is only natural
I’m full of fear
I need my family and pals
The door unlocked
The officer walked in
He apologised a lot
It was a misunderstanding
I took my belongings and the case
And began to run
To get from that place
As fast as I can
On nights like this, when the moon is full,
When the youth is wild, party and droll,
I spend my time on my windows ledge,
Can't help but feel on edge.
I'm a young adult now and so much has changed,
My love and I are now estranged.
My boyfriend and I have been together for two years,
But I wonder about my prince as my wedding day nears.
It's only natural for us to get married,
And for me to get those old feelings buried.
He's also been with this other girl for years now,
But I'll never forget him, this is my vow.
Happy ending? Is this what they meant?
After all this time we together spent?
I am to be married to a man I like but will never love,
This can only be stopped by the One above!
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