Aversion

Light surrounds me as I step onto the street.

My eyes follow the trail –

Quick but cautious in pursuit –

And scintillating warmth courses

Through me before I meet its source.

My eyes are momentarily fixed,

But they can’t hold fast.

Overpowered, my vision falls victim

As my eyelids succumb –

I find myself blinded and dumb.

I stumble backward and

Trip over my tongue

While the Sun discharges its rays,

Igniting warmth fast into fire;

The flames inside grow higher,

Licking against my soul,

Beating against my battered heart.

I dare not raise my head again

For fear I will soon combust

Under the merciless rockets’ thrust.

I struggle against the explosives

That are burning inside me

And melting my core,

To cool my senses and regain my sight,

But I know the Sun will win this fight –

For even when the Sun will set,

Its light will remain hidden

In the shadows of my heart,

Burning any reason, all reason is lost,

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Skipped a Beat

I dropped the rhythm,
I missed the beat,
I fumbled the sticks,
Succumbed to the heat.

The music continued,
But I fell behind,
The walls went blank
Inside my mind.

Lyrics, they failed me,
My lips, they were numb.
Your lips were my poison,
But you continued to strum

Even when my body froze,
Fell flat to the ground,
The melody, it soared,
Its harmony was sound.

I cried through the music,
Prayed, give ear to my plight,
Beat the sticks on my heart,
Lead me back to the light.

It vibrates through me,
I can feel it, your song,
I can feel my heart racing,
I’ll awake before long.

In the music I see you,
Through the lyrics I hear you,
And when all hope is lost,
Your voice shines through.

Familiar Spaces

I’ve been here before,

I’ve walked through that door,

Found a corner to hide,

I’ve sat there and cried.

I’ve looked in those eyes,

Tried to cut all the ties,

But, bound by your might,

It was useless to fight.

I’ve lost and I’ve lost,

My heart’s paid the cost,

Broken and bound,

My soul weighed to the ground.

With a word, you caught me,

With silence, you shot me,

And in between – life was a haze

Every time that I met your gaze.

Astray

Your eyes were stars dancing upon the moon,

Igniting my world aflame with

Their song.

Laughter leaped across your face –

Beholden to none other than the Sky above –

And melted the furrow upon my brow.

The heat of your palms

Caressed my skin,

And my hands were suddenly at home.

A vision in darkness

You started my day,

A dream to be reckoned with,

A love to replay.

I lived off your laughter,

I danced to your song,

And when the world collapsed beneath me,

I survived by your embrace –

But, alas, the Sirens’ song persevered,

A melody that silenced your own,

And soon my home was lost at sea

As gravity lured my world away –

Over the edge, I could no longer see,

Your light was extinguished,

And in darkness I stray.