Tainted

My fuel is not you’re culture

My spirit not yours to keep

My demons that live inside of me

Buried in so deep

They devour my mind in darkness

Dance with it during the day

Sending it into chaos

On my knees I pray

My heart is heavy

Bones dragged through

Thorns and storms

Leaving wreckage in the sand

Footless carnage reborn

Divine light save me

From the dragon

On my back

He will not loosen his rope

My hands are shackled black

As my eyes drain out of light

I drown in his demise

I must trust what he says now

He surely wouldn’t tell me lies

As I walk bare foot into the darkness

I feel so alone

His voice is my compass

To walk this earth unknown

Dragged

White lines covering the grey

Skies overhead smashing together

Gasping air

As he lay still

Not a breath

No one to care

Flashing blue

Tormented soul

Bringing dawn

Door unhinged

Memories on the floor

Canvass of red stained sleeves

Pale skin

Porcelain cheeks

Eyes still

Red lips peel

Fogged up memories

On stained air

His heart slows down now

Her beauty

Trapped in cabin flare

Burning silence

Branches crack

Life stood still

Red footsteps

The track

Shallow

Dragging his shadow into the wilderness

 His thirst grew stronger and stronger.

 The veins of his arms filled up with her scent

  His tortured body aching with every move

 He turned to look at the house one last time

 The windows covered in memories

 What should have been minutes seemed to go on for ever?

The sleeve of his jacket covered in red stains

 What will I do?

 These thoughts filling his mind

 Walking past snow covered pine trees

 A happy occasion for most

 Silence biting through him

 His eyes widen with every move

 The sky so clear

 Blue crystals hanging on the trees reflecting his identity

 Masked by a hat and scarf wine and yellow lines patterned on them

 Crying nature roaring out to one another

 Messengers of the wild

 His heart felt the dagger

 Isolation brought sadness

 As he leaned against the road to freedom

Statues of that first day they met caught his eye

 A simple heart with each other’s initial captured within

 Caged by beauty

 Standing alone now

 No one to guide him on his journey

 A breath fell from his lips

 As the sirens passed by him

He lay in an unmarked grave

The red stained sleeves catching the light.   

Tomorrow Land

If tomorrow never comes

If my breath ceases to exist

All that remains

Is raindrops and mist

If tomorrow is borrowed

We all live today

We all rush

Through corridors

Of columned form

This has become the norm

If tomorrow never comes

Where am I now

Am I in a chair

In the middle of a room

In the ground

Dusting flowered perfume

If tomorrow never comes

I will sing out those tunes

Rhythm of dancers

Jazz and blues

If tomorrow never comes

I have hope it certainly will

As my eyes close to a dream

Tomorrow is my thrill  

Lost in Isolation

Let the ripper

Tear away my heart

Built in my chest

Deep in captivity

He forages for new blood

Wanting fresh for to fulfil

His thrill

Reaping is his pill

Along he drags

His shadow

Pulling it around

Nothing exists

Only the cries of an over populated crowd

As he tries to pull me

Deeper into his ways

I must follow him now

I must not betray

He expects me to stay

Prisoner in his shackles

Voices cause chaos

Roaring in his mind

Eyes never close

He may as well be blind

My Award

My mouth watering moments

Carefully moving each side

Pushing in the loose pieces

Nothing escapes

White blue printed willow

Scenery for your beauty

Indulgence

Flavoured moments

A stage

Applauding your arrival

Audience at the ready

A carnival of colour

As eyes close

Savouring each mouthful

Yellow custard

Apple teasing inside

Succulent pastry

Invites moments of silence

Carved

In he struts

Carrying his vegetation in his mouth

Happy dinosaur

Play along to the beat of your steps

Life is timed by landscape

Walk through passages

Those who stepped before you

As you handle

Every mouthful with care

Caught up

In the maze of escaping

The fire

Burning into the night sky