midnight nightmare

trapped within this room
i do not know its name
the cracks leak tarnished crystals
chilling blood within my vein.

i cannot see my enemy
would not know his face
our breath becomes one
our hearts begin to race.

who is he
that i am fighting in this jail
tortured by the singing
coming straight from hell

the monsters of my nightmares
chase me in this place
where am i? how'd i get here?
is there no escape...

i stand to see a light
the glowing of the moon
transfixed by a grace i cannot taste
i am alone in my room...

our perception

Everyone hears only what he understands. - Goethe

what in life am i missing
that my lack of knowledge hides?
what subtle motives go unnoticed
am i only trying to survive...?

a futile attempt at bravery
could leave me burnt beyond my skin
but is my neglect for understanding
blinding what really is within?

am i naive to my fellow man's plight
while i struggle with my mind?
where will the answer come from...
is it even mine to find...?

first love

forever inspired in a moment
but the moment is so fleeting
the whisper of the waves
treading on a silent evening.

taped upon the bottom
a rock holds their photograph
a summer not forgotten
smiles can't be hid behind a mask.

her family moved away
his broke apart for good
a taste of what hurts
but feeling what they could.

they'll love another
and maybe another after that...
but like the world around them
they'll wonder where their first love is at...

living...

Inspired by the movement of nothing...
Transfixed by the sight of an ever changing display of air...
Holding onto a peace that is indescribable and untouchable...
Dying for a cause worth living for...
I am alive... You are alive... We are alive...
Let us prove it... With every breath we have left in our shallow existence...
Let us show the world we are not cowards, but free men ruled by the destiny that only God can change...
Let us live now... Let us live once...
That those who come after us know...
That we lived...