Random work I did for Poetry assignment in class. Enjoy, also, re-worked Emily's Song.
This Tensioned Contentment
Idle thoughts
Idle mind
Idle hands
With all the time
Summers reappear, carry away
All care and concerns of day to day
As I may
As I might
As I do
This can’t be right
Older now, about high time to learn
Cast daydream aside, for props must turn
That Which I Cannot Cope
The young girl grins at me, photographed proud of her new tennis racquet and trophy
I wonder if she smiles even now, beneath the mangled SUV
Highway strewn with toys and brightly colored cups
Pale bodies, pale snow
Retch and try not to think
Long for the next distraction
Besides, now I’m late for work
Without Success
Try try
Do or die
Not die...
That's no fun at all
Try your best, but you may not succeed
And if you fail, take solace in this at least
Eagles may soar high among the clouds
But squirrels don't get sucked through jet engines
Emily's Song - take two
Staring into the black
My solitary friend
Pin voices to the dolls
How we love to pretend
With my teacher and I
Below these shattered stars
Yearning for the chorus
Of guns and crashing cars
Shadow we shall confide
(Tell me your secrets)
No matter where I hide
(Beneath the stair)
All that's false has turned true
(And I’m coming for)
They are going to get
You
It is never enough
Loss and blood and cries
Revulsions will not cease
Until the wicked dies
"My dear, let us begin"
Soft words caress my ear
Finger falls to trigger
As I suppress my fear
Push the knife
Pull the trigger
It’s your end
And my choice
Let's pretend
Add another voice
