LONELINESS
DystopianMelody
9
Joined 9th Dec 2012
Forum Posts: 1391
Dangerous Mind


Forum Posts: 1391
I am a melody without refrain, sitting in this darkened room with no one to share my pain. I can't seem to figure out why or work out how to give it another try. The sting of winter wind feels so cold, and I'm sitting here with no one to hold. I sit here all alone, is it the wind or the silence that chills me to the bone? How long will it last, or will I always be haunted, Living in the past. Sitting next to this open window, with all this pain in my heart and no one to show. As night turns to day, I wonder if she'll ever find me, or will I die here alone, with no one to find me, no mourners left behind me. I am a melody with no refrain, and no ones here to help with the pain of my lonely heart, somehow I think I've played my part.
om_nom_noms
cookies
Joined 21st Nov 2012
Forum Posts: 53
cookies
Twisted Dreamer

Forum Posts: 53
I stare alone in this World
Not lending on another soul
Being shy
In other’s eyes
Makes me quite
A monster
I tear and scare
As The voices
Yawn
Soon it’ll be over
Soon it’ll be
Off your shoulders
Though
I’m just a lonely
Girl
In the eyes
You cannot
Disguise
A part half seen
To a two part story
Hardly seen
To be
A tragedy
Not lending on another soul
Being shy
In other’s eyes
Makes me quite
A monster
I tear and scare
As The voices
Yawn
Soon it’ll be over
Soon it’ll be
Off your shoulders
Though
I’m just a lonely
Girl
In the eyes
You cannot
Disguise
A part half seen
To a two part story
Hardly seen
To be
A tragedy
lepperochan
CraicDealer
67
Joined 1st Apr 2011
Forum Posts: 14608
CraicDealer
Guardian of Shadows


Forum Posts: 14608
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Some kind of angel
Three times I called out to her
each time
she stepped out of the blackness
and stood over me
I pursed my lips for her kiss
but she just stared
her face laced with pity
so I cursed her
again
Some kind of angel
Three times I called out to her
each time
she stepped out of the blackness
and stood over me
I pursed my lips for her kiss
but she just stared
her face laced with pity
so I cursed her
again

the ghosts of Winter Hill
We are so distant. Insignificant.
A star in a galaxy of stars
flickering for survival,
I know you are much greater than I
projecting covert codes
and waiting for the reply
that will save our souls.
I see you nightly
with your grand peaks and haunting tower
looming overtly in dark spires,
anticipating the crawl of dazed knees
to learn of ancient tales,
the crow of peasant folklore
who once harvested of your sides.
Bow down, you streets with their aching lights
and revel in Eden's cenotaph;
I walk with the ghosts of Winter Hill
to cure the lonely hum within,
dwelling in the bleak frosts
leaving chaste footprints
pardoned of all sin.
We are so distant. Insignificant.
A star in a galaxy of stars
flickering for survival,
I know you are much greater than I
projecting covert codes
and waiting for the reply
that will save our souls.
I see you nightly
with your grand peaks and haunting tower
looming overtly in dark spires,
anticipating the crawl of dazed knees
to learn of ancient tales,
the crow of peasant folklore
who once harvested of your sides.
Bow down, you streets with their aching lights
and revel in Eden's cenotaph;
I walk with the ghosts of Winter Hill
to cure the lonely hum within,
dwelling in the bleak frosts
leaving chaste footprints
pardoned of all sin.
opheliac
Forum Posts: 2122
Dangerous Mind
9
Joined 29th Aug 2009
Forum Posts: 2122
Minimalism
Everybody goes
and fades and vanishes;
And I,
I grow in silence.
Everybody goes
and fades and vanishes;
And I,
I grow in silence.

BROKEN
--------
Black
Eyed
Boy
Your mothers
And your
Stepfathers
Toy
Sentenced
To
Life
By
The hands
That
Feed you
Watching
The hand
That
Bleeds you
Scars
Were
Not
Enough
Even
Your
Skin
And
Bone
Were
Not
Left
Alone
Inscription
Unknown
Loveless
Lifeless
Black
Eyes
Boy
***This poem is dedicated to Kristopher, he was beaten to death by his stepfather, age eight***
when he was dead his mother wanted to have his grave closer so that he "could be taken care of"
so if not his life, even his death wasnt enough....
--------
Black
Eyed
Boy
Your mothers
And your
Stepfathers
Toy
Sentenced
To
Life
By
The hands
That
Feed you
Watching
The hand
That
Bleeds you
Scars
Were
Not
Enough
Even
Your
Skin
And
Bone
Were
Not
Left
Alone
Inscription
Unknown
Loveless
Lifeless
Black
Eyes
Boy
***This poem is dedicated to Kristopher, he was beaten to death by his stepfather, age eight***
when he was dead his mother wanted to have his grave closer so that he "could be taken care of"
so if not his life, even his death wasnt enough....
kriticool
Forum Posts: 596
Fire of Insight
32
Joined 1st Nov 2011
Forum Posts: 596
On the Up and Up
Messed around with my own insanity. Making demands on me
Attempting to scratch and scrape away against my own objectivity
I screamed inwardly
realizing there's no one inside of me could really feel
No one to care or listen. Yeah, listen
This isn’t about self-discipline or
feeling sorry for myself
I’ve bridged that gap and
made a safe return to my own crawl space
Not in haste. But at my own pace
Of course the anxiety caused by my departure and this
My reluctant journey to The Absence of You
That it’s not without its price. Fractured hearts
They don’t play nice
Can be a bigger bully than you were…are
But, no regrets… and would I do it again?
Nada… No dice.
Pain like this is not to experience twice
First time is enough
Like when I first should have seen this misery coming
Knowing you're 30 below and you might be black ice…awaiting
Cold, slippery and treacherous, happy in your being
Emotionless into your own self satisfied moments of comfort
With me… unable to bring enough heat to thaw or transform and
have you adapt & blend with me…creating a satisfied us
What a bust. My eyes, my heart refused to see
that it just doesn’t happen like that
So I slip and fall
down
hard
I
fall
down
Hard onto to you
Then we go sliding, away sliding
Sliding and I slide and slide and slide and then
I glide away becoming just like you
bitterly cold, except not comfortable
YO frosty, it’s ok though…
No broken bones just a breakup
One that eventually took precedent
That up & away which will take me...and
hopefully introduce me and
raise me to a tempered chore wherein
the work not so much a chore as it is a return
A return to the me and the warm blending of that me with
someone other than you.
..
Whitewand6
16
Joined 1st Nov 2011
Forum Posts: 2251
Dangerous Mind


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so we decided to meet
lufthansa flight
eighteen hour midair
chaos
loss of sleep
and goods
onset of impatience
and self doubt
greyhound station
seven hours of
silence
more doubt
fatigue
jet lag
half away across
the world
torrential rain
of the west
hotdog
grilled chicken
indian delivery guy
exchange of
smiles and
hand shakes
latest copy
of debonair
sneaked in
quietly
free of cost
more of
waiting rain impatience
finally i get thru
hear your voice
not what i would
expect if someone
had traveled
from a 14 hour
time difference
buddha is right
must not expect
i get told there
has been a storm and it will
be there for some time
the line gets disconnected
i call some people and
check the news
no storms in your area
your facebook is not
accessible and there
is dead line every
time i call your
landline
$80 a night motel
hbo bath pool bar
three bottles of
jack daniels
seven hours of
getting up from caked vomit
pouring booze over knuckles
screaming tearing up
and i had given someone
a dressing down for
calling me a crazy fucker
damn right
the manager sends across
an $300 escort
a dresden doll
she asks me if i
have rubber
lube funny things
her name is lena
she is a year younger
than me
shaved
facial fine
but no hard stuff
i pull her down
she chokes me in
between silicone plates
i go at it for a while
her rhythmic gasps
bore me to death
she claws my ass
i give it hard
she shudders
yelps
home run
go at it for some more
and some more
she shudders again
aah aah ohh oooh
jesusfuck whatnot
kisses me
full of love
a different kind
than whats got me
here
and some more
claws some more
bites her lips
fingers herself
disgusting
finally get down
she gets to work in no time
starts to make sounds
all kinds
i get close
finally i feel it
the tears burst out of me
moments later watch lena
leave with my wallet
that has the only photograph
of her inside
goodbye lena
goodbye stranger
goodbye love
hours dont wait up
they keep going
finally i get up
a swig of jack daniels
hello debonair
damn beauty
sigh
Kou_Indigo
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
70
Joined 15th Sep 2011
Forum Posts: 2808
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
Tyrant of Words


Forum Posts: 2808
- Within My Heart -
Prelude: Mountain and Moon
“The mountain looms so rugged and so large,
Over the buildings of my lonely home town…
And come the cool of night, the moon’s arch,
Shall become before my eyes a forlorn frown.
That is, if by chance the crescent it becomes!
But I must smile as I might, and be so patient,
For my heart, to the distant horizon beckons!
I follow love as if it were holy commandment.”
Part One: Beyond the Dawning
Beyond the dawning hours of the sun’s rising,
I can hear the singsong of birds, in a melody.
Their cheer should never be all that surprising,
Because, they share one another’s company!
I too shall sing and my song shall so beguile…
The heart of a man or woman, who is moved,
By the truth of the love that is my own style…
And by the love I show, my heart be proved!
I fan myself whilst clad in red and white attire,
A true lady always, like from a bygone age…
Longing for her beloved, to come and admire.
Yet I know not who it is, for I am not a sage!
I blush, redder than the maples in the autumn,
When I think of the passion I long to enjoy…
And the thought makes me so giddy just then!
So I work a spell, with art only I can employ.
Somewhere you will feel the magic I do work,
And that is when you will desire me the most.
Perhaps we shall meet through this odd quirk,
Of you reading my poem by some lonely coast.
Part Two: My Shameless Spirit
I am waiting, here at the path near my garden,
Waiting for you, and wondering, at the hour…
Like a ghost in a dream, waiting to live again!
Yearning, as I am, with all my spiritual power.
The world fades about me as I clear my mind,
Letting naught save a single thought, enter in…
This thought became a poem, that here I bind:
Into words that have formed from deep within!
I kiss the wind, imagining I am kissing a lover.
My soul is in that kiss, and my spirit’s essence,
Sent out unto the air, for your lips to discover!
Shameless, and yet I have no need of penance.
Do not forgive me for I am beyond redeeming,
I wait only for love: thusly my heart is purest…
Do not seek reason, for in love all is dreaming.
I am a slave to my hopes, powerless to resist!
Somewhere a flute is playing, and I listen rapt.
The bells of the shrine are ringing, as rain falls!
A memory of another time: a dear one, I kept.
I am listening for when love to me finally calls!
Part Three: Dark Lady’s Desire
Look within my heart, and see there: laughter.
See into my soul, and there behold the light…
Be with me, and be most happy forever after.
Let us flit like fireflies, making love in the night!
Be my strength when I am weak; be my heat,
When I cold; be my hope when I am errant…
So long as in the darkness, in love, we meet.
Bring the lantern, and let desire be given vent!
Lay the fruits of the season upon the tabletop,
Bring the drinks that are, the most delicious…
So long as you drink of my lips never to stop!
Let us feast therefore, and savor life precious.
Behold the cool of the evening in my blue eyes,
And let yourself be lost therein, and I in you…
I want to be your angel and soar on your skies.
So be my lover and let our dreams come true!
Somewhere a cricket is chirping and it is eve…
The stars will be out there, many and sparkling.
If in such a fair place, for me would you leave?
I am waiting for love, waiting and so harkening.
Part Four: The Music of Pleasure
Let the music play, and let us dance together…
Until the stars burn out and the void stretches!
I want to hold you and be held by you forever.
Let bear witness, each spirit that thus watches!
And when our passion is spent, let us lie still…
Listening to the fast beat of each other’s heart.
Quickened by love and strengthened by will…
Pleasure the canvas on which we paint our art!
But where is my lover and how shall I know…
When the mate of my soul has come unto me!
Will there be lightening or will the winds blow?
I need your love to show so that I might see…
What form or face, with benevolence to grant.
I have waited long and in silence I slumbered!
Awaken my spirit, and be my loyal celebrant.
Come to me amidst clouds darkly thundered!
Somewhere an angel is singing and I am she…
I sing, as I wait for my kiss to find a true mark.
Like an arrow, loosed from a bow of destiny!
Listen, for my voice, and in love’s name hark.
Prelude: Mountain and Moon
“The mountain looms so rugged and so large,
Over the buildings of my lonely home town…
And come the cool of night, the moon’s arch,
Shall become before my eyes a forlorn frown.
That is, if by chance the crescent it becomes!
But I must smile as I might, and be so patient,
For my heart, to the distant horizon beckons!
I follow love as if it were holy commandment.”
Part One: Beyond the Dawning
Beyond the dawning hours of the sun’s rising,
I can hear the singsong of birds, in a melody.
Their cheer should never be all that surprising,
Because, they share one another’s company!
I too shall sing and my song shall so beguile…
The heart of a man or woman, who is moved,
By the truth of the love that is my own style…
And by the love I show, my heart be proved!
I fan myself whilst clad in red and white attire,
A true lady always, like from a bygone age…
Longing for her beloved, to come and admire.
Yet I know not who it is, for I am not a sage!
I blush, redder than the maples in the autumn,
When I think of the passion I long to enjoy…
And the thought makes me so giddy just then!
So I work a spell, with art only I can employ.
Somewhere you will feel the magic I do work,
And that is when you will desire me the most.
Perhaps we shall meet through this odd quirk,
Of you reading my poem by some lonely coast.
Part Two: My Shameless Spirit
I am waiting, here at the path near my garden,
Waiting for you, and wondering, at the hour…
Like a ghost in a dream, waiting to live again!
Yearning, as I am, with all my spiritual power.
The world fades about me as I clear my mind,
Letting naught save a single thought, enter in…
This thought became a poem, that here I bind:
Into words that have formed from deep within!
I kiss the wind, imagining I am kissing a lover.
My soul is in that kiss, and my spirit’s essence,
Sent out unto the air, for your lips to discover!
Shameless, and yet I have no need of penance.
Do not forgive me for I am beyond redeeming,
I wait only for love: thusly my heart is purest…
Do not seek reason, for in love all is dreaming.
I am a slave to my hopes, powerless to resist!
Somewhere a flute is playing, and I listen rapt.
The bells of the shrine are ringing, as rain falls!
A memory of another time: a dear one, I kept.
I am listening for when love to me finally calls!
Part Three: Dark Lady’s Desire
Look within my heart, and see there: laughter.
See into my soul, and there behold the light…
Be with me, and be most happy forever after.
Let us flit like fireflies, making love in the night!
Be my strength when I am weak; be my heat,
When I cold; be my hope when I am errant…
So long as in the darkness, in love, we meet.
Bring the lantern, and let desire be given vent!
Lay the fruits of the season upon the tabletop,
Bring the drinks that are, the most delicious…
So long as you drink of my lips never to stop!
Let us feast therefore, and savor life precious.
Behold the cool of the evening in my blue eyes,
And let yourself be lost therein, and I in you…
I want to be your angel and soar on your skies.
So be my lover and let our dreams come true!
Somewhere a cricket is chirping and it is eve…
The stars will be out there, many and sparkling.
If in such a fair place, for me would you leave?
I am waiting for love, waiting and so harkening.
Part Four: The Music of Pleasure
Let the music play, and let us dance together…
Until the stars burn out and the void stretches!
I want to hold you and be held by you forever.
Let bear witness, each spirit that thus watches!
And when our passion is spent, let us lie still…
Listening to the fast beat of each other’s heart.
Quickened by love and strengthened by will…
Pleasure the canvas on which we paint our art!
But where is my lover and how shall I know…
When the mate of my soul has come unto me!
Will there be lightening or will the winds blow?
I need your love to show so that I might see…
What form or face, with benevolence to grant.
I have waited long and in silence I slumbered!
Awaken my spirit, and be my loyal celebrant.
Come to me amidst clouds darkly thundered!
Somewhere an angel is singing and I am she…
I sing, as I wait for my kiss to find a true mark.
Like an arrow, loosed from a bow of destiny!
Listen, for my voice, and in love’s name hark.
Kou_Indigo
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
70
Joined 15th Sep 2011
Forum Posts: 2808
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
Tyrant of Words


Forum Posts: 2808
“In Darkness Rapt”
In darkness rapt, I dream of fondest light,
Picturing a feminine face of modest beauty.
I long to touch it, and embrace its’ delight,
To cast aside the cold of solitary company!
The lies that deceive the masses are naught,
For I have walked behind the red shadows.
Illuminated in deed, in heart, and in thought,
I have stood in the hidden, silent meadows.
Beneath white skies and cold, frigid waters,
My feet have trod the paths of the ancients.
Oh, to hold the hands of the fair daughters,
To let go of this modern age’s bitter taints!
Cold are the shackles that bind many souls,
And though I exist unbound, I am held fast.
Perilous are the waters’ rocks and shoals…
In the eternal sea, where I wait ‘till the last!
Pray, for I am rising higher with each hour,
Even as I have flown with many an angel…
Sing, for my hands wield the divine power!
Even as I did delve: into the planes abyssal.
I have been dealt a mortal blow, long ago…
And yet time has healed its’ sting certainly.
I laugh away the pain it did bestow, and so,
Time heals all, and yet it heals not entirely.
Though I wear a different face, and form…
Still, I am myself, whole and incorruptible.
Even so, this December air is hardly warm,
And the chill in men’s souls is indefensible.
No brotherhood exists where I feel at home,
For I am alien to so much about this world!
I seek love amidst hate that bites the bone…
And never lets go, until comfort is spurned.
I close my eyes and see the face I do seek…
Knowing it only from a vision as my guide.
My search has humbled me so very meek…
And yet my fire rages, for it I cannot hide!
In darkness rapt, I dream of fondest light,
Picturing a feminine face of modest beauty.
I long to touch it, and embrace its’ delight,
To cast aside the cold of solitary company!
The lies that deceive the masses are naught,
For I have walked behind the red shadows.
Illuminated in deed, in heart, and in thought,
I have stood in the hidden, silent meadows.
Beneath white skies and cold, frigid waters,
My feet have trod the paths of the ancients.
Oh, to hold the hands of the fair daughters,
To let go of this modern age’s bitter taints!
Cold are the shackles that bind many souls,
And though I exist unbound, I am held fast.
Perilous are the waters’ rocks and shoals…
In the eternal sea, where I wait ‘till the last!
Pray, for I am rising higher with each hour,
Even as I have flown with many an angel…
Sing, for my hands wield the divine power!
Even as I did delve: into the planes abyssal.
I have been dealt a mortal blow, long ago…
And yet time has healed its’ sting certainly.
I laugh away the pain it did bestow, and so,
Time heals all, and yet it heals not entirely.
Though I wear a different face, and form…
Still, I am myself, whole and incorruptible.
Even so, this December air is hardly warm,
And the chill in men’s souls is indefensible.
No brotherhood exists where I feel at home,
For I am alien to so much about this world!
I seek love amidst hate that bites the bone…
And never lets go, until comfort is spurned.
I close my eyes and see the face I do seek…
Knowing it only from a vision as my guide.
My search has humbled me so very meek…
And yet my fire rages, for it I cannot hide!
Kou_Indigo
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
70
Joined 15th Sep 2011
Forum Posts: 2808
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
Tyrant of Words


Forum Posts: 2808
- The Solitary Bard -
Passing went the hours as I penned with heavy heart,
Words of rhyme to capture the imaginations of people.
Who hears my words now; am I merely a voice in the wind?
As it howls, are there none to hear the cry of a solitary bard!
So many storms beset this world, and so few stand fast.
So few voices dare to speak the truth, to do their part,
But my words rang forth like a bell in a chapel's steeple.
Loud the call, and quiet the caller, with a soul on the mend.
Passing, are the hours, and to face them alone is truly hard!
Yet I endure, and will not fade too quietly into the past.
Did I request the sorrows of my life, or the will I must bear?
Strong before the tempest that seeks to engulf all sunlight,
I bore the lamp of shining virtue even in the darkest abyss.
Who will see the light, and who will be warmed thereby...
I wonder oft, for I know that nothing ever stays the same.
Sometimes I ponder love, as toward the stars my eyes stare.
Am I hoping for too much, or is my hope like unto a blight,
Wanting for the water of life to bestow upon it a welcome kiss?
Until I know, I must continue to believe, even as I sigh...
And in belief there is comfort, and never is there shame.
Am I despised, who sought with loving heart a loving lass,
Speaking words both light and dark to show the depths...
For no soul is shallow, and no words wasted that are true?
Who will carry the light for me, when mine has gone dim...
Are there none left who value love enough in their souls!
I must accept that all things that are golden fair must pass,
And that some secrets that are treasured, must be kept...
Times change so quickly, yet above the sky is always blue.
So deceptive is that azure, and the light shining like: tin...
Of the sun that watches all of us, as we play out our roles!
Passing went the hours as I penned with heavy heart,
Words of rhyme to capture the imaginations of people.
Who hears my words now; am I merely a voice in the wind?
As it howls, are there none to hear the cry of a solitary bard!
So many storms beset this world, and so few stand fast.
So few voices dare to speak the truth, to do their part,
But my words rang forth like a bell in a chapel's steeple.
Loud the call, and quiet the caller, with a soul on the mend.
Passing, are the hours, and to face them alone is truly hard!
Yet I endure, and will not fade too quietly into the past.
Did I request the sorrows of my life, or the will I must bear?
Strong before the tempest that seeks to engulf all sunlight,
I bore the lamp of shining virtue even in the darkest abyss.
Who will see the light, and who will be warmed thereby...
I wonder oft, for I know that nothing ever stays the same.
Sometimes I ponder love, as toward the stars my eyes stare.
Am I hoping for too much, or is my hope like unto a blight,
Wanting for the water of life to bestow upon it a welcome kiss?
Until I know, I must continue to believe, even as I sigh...
And in belief there is comfort, and never is there shame.
Am I despised, who sought with loving heart a loving lass,
Speaking words both light and dark to show the depths...
For no soul is shallow, and no words wasted that are true?
Who will carry the light for me, when mine has gone dim...
Are there none left who value love enough in their souls!
I must accept that all things that are golden fair must pass,
And that some secrets that are treasured, must be kept...
Times change so quickly, yet above the sky is always blue.
So deceptive is that azure, and the light shining like: tin...
Of the sun that watches all of us, as we play out our roles!
violet
Vi
6
Joined 13th Feb 2011
Forum Posts: 2523
Vi
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Whitewand6
16
Joined 1st Nov 2011
Forum Posts: 2251
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Forum Posts: 2251
the moths creep me out
as they barge in thru the eyelids
my eyes dont have wipers
dead headlights in
a dead car
lou floats above
mounted atop the white ostrich
screeching its practised octaves
offering his hymns to leopold
undead yet dead alright
my korg lies prostate burnished
in submission half dead detuned
dustgreen buds scattered atop it
like old funeral flowers
dead and dry
for the dead
the shattered shards of greenhouse glass
curb their collective dependency
the demons howl growl in gravitas
the distant noise drills thru the myringa
whirring pouring dead words of
the deaf blind long dead stars
the dead shrub has not let go of
the black soil even now
disemboweled
its another mushroom
just another clowd
another alien monster
another fucking human
dead inside dead outside
in the bones in the brain
a train of red ants march
with their prized catch
a dead roach gleaming
in the surplus radiation
of a dying star
they vanish behind
the decaying wood
i pick it up
feel its cold rusted feel
on my lips taste its sorrow
twitch blink cock
the silver rope falls
with the spotlight
no longer i feel
the weight of
my jacket or
my life
nothing
The Loneliness In Freedom
there is a loneliness
in absolute freedom
free to do whatever
no one cares
free to choose
yet there isn't a choice to be made
free to be yourself
no one is around to notice
free to walk the streets
by yourself
free to drink into the wee hours
alone
free fucking free
unaccompanied
free,free,free
absolutely lonely
there is a loneliness
in absolute freedom
free to do whatever
no one cares
free to choose
yet there isn't a choice to be made
free to be yourself
no one is around to notice
free to walk the streets
by yourself
free to drink into the wee hours
alone
free fucking free
unaccompanied
free,free,free
absolutely lonely

“Chewing Chocolate in Another Universe”
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Standing in the rain of the busy parking lot,
I watched myself sitting quietly on the sidewalk bench.
I could see pain written on my face as
I chewed my way through a milk-chocolate bar,
my favorite one, a plump Three Musketeers,
had peanuts and was filled with tasty fluff.
It looked like I was eating in a dream world,
my feet were crossed, the seat was empty.
The reflection in the glass window was
staring back at me looking back at me in the drizzle.
Big brown penetrating eyes with no real reason to smile,
the circadian lies were swirling around both of us like dead leaves.
For a second, a criminally insane homeless guy walked by, breaking my view.
He passed and I quickly came back into focus.
I was still chewing, the pecans tasted bland,
wasn’t how I remembered them.
It was then I realized I was living in a parallel universe.
Actually, I knew it all along,
I was just keeping my mouth shut
to avoid falling into another rut.
http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/media/3MsktrsMain.jpg
Standing in the rain of the busy parking lot,
I watched myself sitting quietly on the sidewalk bench.
I could see pain written on my face as
I chewed my way through a milk-chocolate bar,
my favorite one, a plump Three Musketeers,
had peanuts and was filled with tasty fluff.
It looked like I was eating in a dream world,
my feet were crossed, the seat was empty.
The reflection in the glass window was
staring back at me looking back at me in the drizzle.
Big brown penetrating eyes with no real reason to smile,
the circadian lies were swirling around both of us like dead leaves.
For a second, a criminally insane homeless guy walked by, breaking my view.
He passed and I quickly came back into focus.
I was still chewing, the pecans tasted bland,
wasn’t how I remembered them.
It was then I realized I was living in a parallel universe.
Actually, I knew it all along,
I was just keeping my mouth shut
to avoid falling into another rut.