Poetry

the sky goes dark blue, the sea goes black the ground would never / open up and swallow you whole / that takes persuasive digging / I’m told / but the ocean would / take you in… holes in the ground bury me deep, bury me good the dead man won’t know but a grave’s not a grave / till there’s a dead man in it Pool of Concrete the entire future is what I push in front of me / dragging the past behind me like some / dying relative On the Value of an Open Heart My heart, / a cage / metallic, man-made, solid Psychalgia imagine putting a hook on a string, / casting it out and catching it / on my nerve system Extra Ordinary (A Kiss) tender hands / on fragile if’s TRUTH! Expires: Never make it a murder and you can slice / a new beginning 8 bullets I have a gun with 8 bullets / I could kill a man with each one / People say I’m crazy / and that this cannot be done / But I beg to d… Artificial Love Song I have to / steal faces / and make them yours Sins Come Easy sweet, salty oblivion (Give Me) Daggers or Death could I at least then / be an assassin Perhaps and it’s mostly a candid photo / it’s a blur and it’s a mess Ball Pin you’re a map and they’re pinpointing all the places to go Sprained wrist, bruised back ‘No’, you say, and you dare look me in the eye, ‘No not a thing’ Naked a terrifying trap, these / two bodies colliding the truth is… cold-blooded, unflinching / I’d absolutely take a life Inhale, exhale There’s the handsome young boy / with the cigarette burns / and his worn out hands / take turns at taking turns / He inhales, exhales… trap the goddamn butterfly There’s a butterfly in all of us / and a creepy larva on top / and I want that butterfly / to stay put, because / who’s to say … to fondle a saint Do not fool yourself the colour of you I stare in idle fascination / and think; you’re muffled sunshine / and then; I’m the gray that beckons rain A ray of fucking sunshine Put on socks / to beat the cold wooden floor / go back to bed, oh god / I’ll never fall asleep no more October Fog you can either wake up forcibly, / or with the world tugging at your eyelids / easing you out of bed, saying / “I want to show you … Time and time / I cannot wrap / my head / around time they have words for sadness (but not in this lang… say: “can you feel this hollow / in a regular body” famous last thoughts you know the world will stop for you. The bloodsucking bastards from the suburbs Do you know about the vampires? / the real ones – / the bloodsucking bastards from the suburbs / They drive nice cars, they have spr… and they lived I don’t think I want a happy ending Cherry Pick Picture my body glisten / from heat to sweat in loud delight / You’re a drug, a rare ambrosia Brick Walls and I’m crashing into brick walls / They’ve got names / my bricks / Such as / Stupid Bloodred and here’s my bloodred fingertips / on my dead man’s lips Skeleton of Ice I’m cold to the bone Beauty of Nature My veins push my blood / to keep my body alive For a Lost One I’ve been waiting an eternity it seems / But eternity, I know, / Would disagree There is no such sorrow There is no sorrow / As great as that of a heart / Knowing it could comfort you for always / Yet never look at you once more Snap So you must feel a cold snap of jealousy / I say snap / because it is a snap / Snap Snap / it goes / Snap / What should I do? / Snap / Reac… Unspoken I never said thank you / the words slip away on my lips don’t turn your back on an angel Don’t turn your back on an angel / everything else they can resist / no, don’t turn your back on those / heavenly creatures, un… Shooting Stars For every wish I took for granted / stardust burning in the sky The Sky You told me / I cannot give you the sky / to which I replied / It doesn’t matter / the sky is already mine The Stars I took a picture of the sky / Someday / The stars will know A gunshot that ain’t fatal You’re a gunshot / but it’s not fatal / It went straight through my flesh / and left me bleeding / Breathing / Nearly dead / bu… You Fight Me You’re remorseless / Like parasites / Creeping up / Creeping in / Where you don’t belong / and never will / Manipulate my mind … Timor Want to feel it? / This distant pounding in my chest / baboom, baboom, / the same rhythm as a football team on drugs / running a cross coun… Birds I was taking a walk / in the light of my existence / When a thousand birds / came right across my path These White Walls Are Sedative People have perculiar faces / when you see through coloured glass On A Regular Basis He puts on a tie / She looks outside / He says it’s a beautiful morning / She hums a silent melody / He wouldn’t notice her lack of reply /… Moment This is where we collide / between stars, the people, the ocean / and tiny atoms / blown into growing nothingness / Let us connect redemption in 3,2,1… “tell them I did it for love” Indestructible A vision of today. I don’t understand it I don’t understand it / Your need to be so thin / How you can look in a mirror / And see only skin You Colour Me You colour me with crayons / You draw outside the lines / You tickle me with sunshine / you talk with secret signs Agony I’m looking at agony / my best friend / and most desired enemy Memories to Stories And those we tell again / are those who made us believe Just friends Love is a synonym / for a broken heart (and it’s not mine) Gladiator The dust in the air / makes my breath fade / the last reign of sunshine / is now a distant shade / if I never wake tomorrow / when the twil… The Anonymous Dead I’ve never lost a comrade / and I’ve never been to war / But I know the things you fight for / I recognize the core / I donR… Loverbirds A thrill to kiss / we cease to exist / Moments of time / passing us by Betrayal of the Soul I launch myself back / while holding my breath Object(ion) I hate your cold emotionless hands / gently caressing my face The Plan I will never be what I wanted / because what I wanted was not what they planned / and the plan was to forget me / so they forgot / and I wi… Identity I need the night Fallen Land This is my center / my place of fallen land / Here I will rest my soul / in the arms of your demand / This is my hiding place / where memor… The Beautiful We’re out of ice / and satan is holding the wheel Submarines How could anything escape / this metallic cage? Following Her feet slipped through the grass / She walked, she did not run / silent as a nighthawk / She did not wake the sleeping snake / He walked … The Garden Lake Black to disguise / The innoscence it hides