Delicate Rivalry

Intertwining rhythms

secrete the beauty of immortality,

burning the reflection of

unbound power

into memory.

Desire drifts

from heart to mind,

fearful incandescence escaping

from fragmented chains.

Suffocating ignorance

cloaks reality

as blind consciousness

dominates moral prevalence.

Staggered insanity

lingers behind the vanity

of a shattered looking glass,

malignant distress haunting

the eyes of a child.

Adolescence battles resilience,

each affliction wounding

the heart of a warrior;

a persistent trial.

Past Memories

Obscure innocence

reflects the light in your smile

as blossoming tears drown

your conspired hypocrisy.

In your palm lay

blindfolded promises,

hidden by the bitter ambrosia

of your deception.

Memories

are stolen from lifeless winds

that cradle dark,

moldering flowers;

tainted with betrayal.

Naive eyes

unveil tangled weavings

of duplicity,

preserved by my demise.

Distressed hands

risk sanity through bravery,

grasping the fabric of time

to gather the past.

Impossibility

becomes reality in your eyes;

a perfect stranger.

I Believe In You

Eyes twinkle

under a thousand stars,

reminiscence flickering

as innocence dances

in the heart of your smile.

Silence binds the world

into a diluted rapture,

emptiness echoing

the rhythm of years past.

Paper flowers crinkle,

whispering lullabies

of devoid illusion,

murmuring skeletal pleas

of forgiveness.

Vanity swells within

a crippled heart,

trapped inside a shell of a soul.

A wary hand extends,

fear imprisoning possibility;

my miracle.

Restraint

Your hand extends,

dark eyes flickering as the moon

casts a shadow over

clenched palms.

Teeth grind,

scraping against cracked lips

that refuse to part.

Mind,

body,

and soul

stand alone, disappearing

while silent screams

beg for freedom,

suffocating as a broken

looking glass

spills burning raindrops.

Eyes shift

unsteadily,

heart beats

violently.

Words collapse

under the weight of time.

No escape, no goodbyes.

I love you.

Withheld

Hearts race

with thoughts that collide;

the pulse of humanity

swelling within hollow veins.

Midnight shines

through transparent skin,

innocence clinging

to phantom memory

as glass eyes shatter.

Forbidden agony emerges,

and teardrops burn,

cascading down flushed cheeks.

Resentment

gently fades to regret,

as faces blur and disappear

into memory.

Ashes

are swept into the wind,

drifting into an endless road.

Set me free.

When You're Gone

When you're gone,
my heart shatters
as I sit waist deep
in thoughts of you.
This empty home
has left me alone.
I'm waiting for you
to open the door.
Save me,
I'm drowning in shame.
If you're gone,
maybe life will start anew.
Memories will collapse
in the wrinkle of endless time,
opportunity will knock
at the door of my hollow heart.
I'm home,
emptier than before.
Soon you're gone,
dreams disappear
in the mind of a child,
weary from battling armored reality.
I am who I have lost;
an illusion of fate,
wrapped around your little finger.
Forever,
I am waiting.

In Your Heartbeat

I hope you love enough
to last a thousand lifetimes.
May your heart finally
be open and free.
May fireflies circle you in wonder,
lighting up the sky
above withering trees.
I hope you can remember
when teardrops hit the water.
May you wrap your arms around
what was almost lost.
Keep your eyes upon
the patches of bright midnight,
while the pale moon of tomorrow
washes you in vanilla twilight.
Whisper the song
that danced in your heartbeat,
jumping over flames,
falling into forgotten memories.
Smoke twirls under the spark
of a million stars.
I forgive you.