Curtain

"What does it take to speak?To say the things that need to be said?With a voice that betrays no fear,And an urgency that reveals no . . . uh . . ." Indecision"Indecision!" Damn! I've ruined the script again.One forged after hours of careful deliberation.One I've rehearsed countless times.It's truly a remarkable work,Worthy of history's … Continue reading Curtain

Mannequin

Like the mannequin in the window,She's distant and fake,Locked behind a pane of glass.But I'm the glazier who put it there.It's more comfortable to see her like this.I can imagine her however I like.Her personality feeds me,Her lifestyle compliments me,Her motivations inspire me,And from delusion springs hope.I subsist on that hope.On that spurious idea,That perfection … Continue reading Mannequin

Ire

There's a desert here, no, a wasteland.Where a storm constantly fills the sky,But rain never touches the cracked ground.Nothing grows,Nothing lives,Nothing but a lone copse of blackened, gnarled trees. Lightning flashes, striking true,Sending out shards of long abused wood. Fire dances across its surface, But is quickly extinguished for lack of fuel,The bark having been … Continue reading Ire