There are phantoms in her head Dancing They are flowers of a different colour To those she grows at home Some are sunlight Some grow in shadow But they are shades of her Divided And she knows not the knife they wield When they lead her back to a second hand sofa And … Continue reading Shades
The Gamble Luck whistled on by No one would save her this time The sea played its hand. Copyright ©RMC August 2019
In the prism of her mind Every curve made sense, Each colour a hall of rainbows Waxing blue and yellow with the moon. Horses like satellites followed the dawn Beading the sky in flashes of amber While below the wind fashioned castles from ice And laughter from the tears of whales. But nobody saw through … Continue reading Ribbons of Existence
I walk this journey far from grace Through the forests of my mind, A pathway full sentinels Watch footsteps left behind. In solitude there’s more reproach, In silence there’s more sound And heavy footsteps crush the path Upon this broken ground. And what of death and what of life, They’re shadows that I bear, They’re … Continue reading Broken Boughs
Daily Prompt Death disturbed his sleep Ever watchful in its reach And the threadbare curtains breathed their last To the breeze that roamed the street. Empty was his life On the pain of burnt out highs, Seen from a doorway against the rain, Forgetting that he’s alive. Time in overkill Using alcohol and pills, Then … Continue reading Crank
The more she lived The more she unravelled Cut down by the complexities of life Her body was used Her body was rendered Her body went under the knife But still she broke down And still showed the cracks Even though she looked like an angel And so she found drink And so she found … Continue reading No Frills
Life keeps adding lines, It’s like that I guess, Summer’s fading fast And winter’s dancing in my head. Doors are always closing And here I am inside, This isn’t who I was And yet I’m standing by. The mirror’s facing forward But my image I see through, Around this dusty room of self Are people … Continue reading Please Permit Me To…
Dreams of Grey Words catch and stifle, I drown in their subtleties No longer hearing any meaning Just screams of nonsense and chaos And the record plays on as we dance To emotions of broken glass on the floor Shinning in the darkness like hungry teeth We walk barefoot through their shards Never stopping to … Continue reading Dreams of Grey
The ocean of her eyes, tears run Towards the setting of the sun, This girl, her mystery lies done Her life, her story yet unsung. Towards the setting of the sun, Lost, alone, she’s bleeding crimson, Her life, her story yet unsung, Crying for some absolution. Lost, alone, she’s bleeding crimson, Soundless thoughts that scream … Continue reading Unspun
Mistyroads 