Everlasting vicious circle Breaks
Up again,
Only to slip into the dark.
I wait for hands to pick me up,
White-knuckled and holding on,
Until I finally fall in
The circle never breaks.
Steady for a second,
Then the floor gives way.
Gripping tight until my palms ache,
Up again.
Off balance, but not alone.
Someone pulls me from the shadows
and plants my feet on solid ground.
I hold on, eyes toward the light,
breaking the circle to become my hope
to be immortal
strange wish for the human race
history repeats
lessons misplaced by culture
still---war supersedes logic
© Harry J Horsman 2022
Any time a heart
falls in love,
he always finds himself
in so many troubles
as he deceives himself
much more than
he decieves any other heart,
That's why, there is no heart
without problems
What a pity!
Today my heart
has fallen in love again,
And once more,
I beg my heart
to think over
what might happen
to me, then
Whenever he's in love,
he flies high in the sky
but no one can see
the eyes of my body dry
And no matter how many times
I wish him not to hit me
where it hurts,
He never cares, as he
-as usual- comes through
leaving me behind
as one of his flirts
Once he is in love,
he's, all the time, out of control,
So, in such a case,
there is only one thing
to say, "May God help,
save and rescue me
before I am pulled
into a black hole",
for I'm unfortunately
subject to my heart
as a whole
He laid on that cold bathtub lonely and sobbing
looking at his scars and crying
like a baby bawling
But you couldnt see his tears
for all the water falling,
no one heard his voice
except the dealers he was calling.
Kale Brereton
January 19, 2019
Two perfect strangers
On a train heading nowhere
Aware life gets lonely
with no companion
He says "hello"
She replies "hi"
Smiles, like currency, are exchanged
Enthralled by her nature so exquisitely delicate
He yields to her subtle feminine power
Her resistance bows in the face of his masculine charm
Two hearts zings! Entwining
two souls becomes inseparable
Lost to a world of fantasy
Whispers of sweet-nothings
Anthem for their ears only
Hearts swell, fluttering like butterflies
Love flows, warm and free
or was it?....
Questioning head sits to think
As ephemeral pleasures evaporate into thin air
Love grows cold and sour
Scars remain while time heal
gashes of ripped souls....
A hurting stranger
Seeking redemption, meets another
He says "Hello"
She replies "Hi"
the vicious circle, like broken record, repeats...
He drank another pint of beer,
And saw the shadows disappear;
The answers to his problems clear,
He had no fear, he had no fear.
He felt so ill when morning came,
And stayed in bed, alone and lame,
He knew he had the beer to blame,
When no one came, when no one came.
For Kim’s Monotetra contest
The reflection of
My affection is
The affliction of
My uncertainty
Self pity is my pillow
One piece of human emotion
To prove I'm still alive
Heavy medication veils the sun
Montionless throughout daytime tv
Ween out of it around five
When darkness has fallen
I am able to see
It brings with it the familiar paranoia
That somehow helps to set me free
Weigh myself
Against yesterdays decline
An extra few pounds snares perfection
It can't can't be mine....
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