Pen and Paper Stories. Vacation for the mind.

  • Vision

    Vision

    My vision for 2020 is blurred

  • Nemesis

    Nemesis

    To walk aboutBecause of voiceAnd waste it allIs just a vice.No glory will comeJust like the lessonIgnorance in kindNo matter who listens.For was it not already written?It does not matterNor what I believeThe world will end anyway-By necessity.And why?People are fools-When they are foolish…And the stars align accordingly.

  • Sacrifice

    Sacrifice

    For tonightDancing upon the graveTeach the lifeAnd sacrifice I gave.The living may not knowAs We lay dyingThe clarity nowBlocked by their crying.Oh the rageAs seeds are laidNever mind the needOr price I paid.And You will knowToo little too lateJust like usThis is your fate.

  • Tired

    Tired

    For being lostWho is to know?With so many forksWhere to go?And with every stepTiredness creepsBeyond the breathFaded heart beats.And the breakIn only thingsNot in forgivenessOr human beings.Just so tiredWith no way to sleepSo begs one more tearFor the Lord to keep.

  • This

    This

    The theft in the nightMore wrong than rightSome people walkMore to sinIn a distanceAnd next of kinAnd we waitWhile many fallIn the mirrorOr down the hallAnd when we wakeFrom morning blissWe went from thenTo being this.

  • Tomorrow

    Tomorrow

    Freedom, America takes for grantedSo clear now that it’s yesterday-Never before so fragileReality creating dismay. And you are nothingWhen life makes you a chore-And what is called compassionIs an attempt to control open doors. So control it backBy the power within you…For no virus can attackA heart filled and true… And it will be tomorrowOnce…

  • Look UP!

    Look UP!

    Restoring harmony is not without waves…

  • Normal

    Normal

    NormalSuch a fragile stateNo fortune or promiseBut realizing what is too late…For it’s not to beWhile wasting away-It’s not gaining tomorrow,But losing today…What will life do?But sit back and watch…For it’s no matterWhen permanently lost. . .And what is new?Out of something old…Only what’s left-Minus what we are told.

  • Purpose

    Purpose

    A similar purposeWhile being differentOffers the biggest divide. And so we watchWhisperAnd cowardly hide. Humans evolveAnd stay behindA natural practice. And here we areStuntedReality simply to distract us.

  • The Game

    I think love has purpose even if it’s pain. After all what else gives you so much to lose- with unbidden right to complain? Each year it’s recognized- a little more youth is lost And you add up the experience – while grimacing at the cost The bends of the mind only squeeze the heart……

  • All or Once

    The path taken year after year Changes as it should- Lest steps seem only foreign Forgotten is something good… Sow a lavender bush perhaps Bring calm back in place- Until serenity falls in grievance Drained by ache and waste… Deaf ears lead blind eyes Bounded by an induced agony- Losing all or once A consequence…

  • For Sake or…

    Void of regular emotion Young become zombies to life Isolation a given confinement Self-torcher for insight. No one knows the adversary Or understands… It’s different now Because reality is what we pretend. Ghosts walk the halls, movies and games Solving the next mystery And deciding who to blame. . . Then causing new misery In…

  • Be Thanksgiving

    To be thankfulOr often naughtEasy to ignoreWhat you’ve got… Common placeThought and actionAlways a chaseMissed satisfaction… One day a yearThe norm should stopA new look takenAcross a table top… Just for the next dayThe worst of people comes-Massaging egosTo flipping off someone…. Thanksgiving often skippedIn minds and storesThe loss of appreciationOr feeling more… I am…

  • ALIVE

    Ashes to the ground Before tossed by wind Never what was But path made again… Life so tangled When destroyed but together Like the worn map Or lost buried treasure… Proof is beyond Noon or now Within the nuance Or a Will somehow… For in the loss Or changing scheme Lies a purpose Beyond what…

  • Whispers

    Soft whispers dance As though ears hear Or understand A place They tempt the earth Clearing the heart. . . To remind of life And cheers No empty dance on the floor Or childless playground Could exist Inside these whispers.

  • Blessed

    Blessed

    11:11 on 11/13 Feeling relief In long suffering The toll was high But you made me strong Despite the lie Deceptive they were But weak in plan Or judgement blur And I am blessed With you inside And family vest Moving on Down a straighter road And better song.

  • Dear Life, Thank you!

    Dear Life, Thank you!

    Where we’re going.. And you were gone-

  • Life Change

    Life Change

    Fuzzy skies As brain cells bend In mortal change Or comfort’s end- Feel the loss But earn a win Escape the prison Of history’s sin… Pray a break Of second’s sleep And stolen moments Confusion weeps… Now to breathe And live again As intended Or anxiety lends… For not of purpose Just natural fate- Future-proof…

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    On the edge Of lost and found

  • See Me

    See Me

    So much my life Not begging to be seen Has crippled progress And time… Now asking for notice No finding of voice Desires a break Before prime.

  • Split

    Split

    If you love who I am Fight for my plea Not control And over me… Fight for happiness Not life’s soul For the opposite Takes its toll… Love me Before hating them Understand time Can be everyone’s friend… And when age Graces you and I Fight for a difference Not a lie… Because where you…

  • Summer Gladness

    Summer Gladness

    As the bees buzz And snakes crawl Dragging summer Grass stands tall… Crickets sing When birds lay sleep Within the season The soul does keep- For life lives In all living things So many verses Beyond the strings… Inches from slumber- Or living again Live the now Before the Then.

  • Remember Easy with Us

    Remember easy Sun rising Rain pouring Without care of prizing Remember lust And fantasy Without debt Or property… Remember us Before kids Without Hers Or his And forget now To have then Before everything And after this. For there is simple To have, to hold So many stories With strength to be told… Because it…

  • Believe

    Believe

    I see the story And know the trends What is worshipped And has no end. And there is now Like the ocean floor What you thought And where you soar… And like a partner Not just a friend- And the beginning With no real end… I’ll be there And beyond that too- For it’s simply…

  • Hello Fuzzy

    Hello Fuzzy

    Hello fuzzy My old friend When did we become close? Or was there a when? Or just a comfort Before the tale The pain inside And unfortunate fail… And the break Before the torch Running to die Before breaking a porch… And understanding Like only a demon can do- Holding the burden Before hitting the…

  • Sin

    Sin

    The idea of space and time Is only a moment No punishment or forgiveness Or mind with matter… No, simply a piece To the game Or missing peace Begging fame… For are we not always nothing? Until we come to a truth Is not age or beauty Fake fountain of youth… Just a second In…

  • The Gift

    The Gift

    There are days to be carried And some to pull Moments of fear And blessings untold… And there is love Anger or hate And always the moment Before it’s almost too late… It’s in these moments We can find the greatest gift A grave to be dug Or a much needed lift… To have the…

  • Time Kills

    Time Kills

    For each year counting Is another to waste Time quickens At success to pace… And we are not here Or even gone Just finding a path Of everything wrong… Not out of perfection Or even guilt Just moving on While the earth does tilt… And all things move Even while standing still- Too late to…

  • Tequila Sunset

    Tequila Sunset

    Loneliness Rocks and shame Liquid gold An angel’s game… No earth to shatter Or glass to score No back to the beginning Or the moment before… Just a repeat Of a moment like this Salt for looks Before shimmering bliss.

  • Will to Fight

    Will to Fight

    Yes loneliness a lonely hunter And he’s calling me by name Not out of hunger But pity and shame… And the call is familiar Like that of a wading shore- No will to look back Or right for more… With royal purple shouting Amid inviting lights… Only the storm moves on With my will to…

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