Battered and beaten, he retreatsSearching for a moment’s solaceBut looking, one can seeThe defeat etched across his face Slowly he stumbles, each step a victoryWhat his battered body allowsDrinking his breakfast of whiskeyHis shattered soul takes a bow Agonizing over his coming sobrietyThe cold and loneliness loomsTrying to grasp a homeless pietyHe wanders among the…
Category: Poetry
Your Walls
Blank stares, sterile teethFlashing through silent lipsIs honesty just a dream now?Is honesty just a dream? Alone – it’s not so bad, true it’s sadBut the lies, there’s just too many nowAnd the cries of the helpless and gutlessWho can judge, you? – maybe you? And you feel safe behind the wallsYou’ve erected to protect…
Roots Of Love
Friends are much like treesPlant the seed and watch it growIt branches out and changes seasonsThe leaves, they fall, to grow again In the spring of lifetimesThe handshake replaces the hugThe kiss on the cheek replacesA misplaced love Some may blossom and fly awayOn the wind, some return againSome they stay and drift awayBut some…