“Reign of Dissonance”

Caught in my own cocoon
Like waiting forever to bloom
Again I’m here seething
Just barely breathing
Hungering for a new day
I’m left with no words to say

"Transgression Part I: The Neglected Hills"

The desert sheds its skin as the wind hunts it like a starving beast

The sharp screeching of a ruthless animal can be heard in the distance

These abandoned hills were once a colorful dream of a landscape

Every blade of grass enkindled with the fervor of life

The shadows ride lonesome

The hunger spreads

As humanity is peeled away

From the primal base of a being

Another grave is completed at the beck of the sun

A single wild rose clutches the gravestone

Mercy is but a victim to this reprise

A dizzy hope stirs like a mirage

Dehydrated pedals lose their grip

A somber end awaits them

And a single cloud watches over

But the dust never settles in the west

A deafened prayer lingers

Like a hungry rodent

Fingers coarse through the sand like silk

As the sea draws near

“Trauma Science”

The smell of leather licked with flame
Spinning wheels and confusion; relativity
I think my future got in an accident with the past
Too bad they don’t sell insurance for childhood dreams

This one doesn’t understand
Why he’s even standing

Tell me again why I’m holding on
I fell through on all my promises
And collapsed on the pieces I couldn’t pick up

Still wet behind the ears
Not as I thought I’d be
There’s no – starting over
With my hands in the mud

But take a look at me, smiling uncomfortably
I don’t wanna make a wrong move
So I don’t move at all

This one doesn’t understand
Why he’s even standing

I can’t breathe in here
With all the stagnant air
Life’s on the edge of my lips
So sweet I can taste it

Just a little further
I think I can reach it
Just pray I don’t fail
Oh please no, not again

My fingers strike the keys
But there aren't any locks
I've got no way out of this one

She’s made of metal
And her words are sharp as knives
She’s coming for me

She will hit a vital organ
But I’ve gotta get away
Adrenaline… makes the great escape

There’s no giving up
No I’m through with all that
So let’s try a different approach
This time, I’m gonna call the shots
No more pulling strings on my skeleton

This one doesn’t understand
Why he’s even standing

But that’s not gonna stop me
I will be…
I will be…
I will be exploding
I will be…
I will be…
I will be exploding like the sun

"Haywire"

Just when you thought everything was gonna be okay

Our haywire minds are set to meltdown

There’s no escaping the maw of shadow

Human nature is a system failure

Close your eyes and start the show

A vintage slideshow of pseudo happiness

A place to hide your bitter self

Subliminally baptized in pretty release

Back in action with headache tactics

Our haywire hearts are set to meltdown

There’s no escaping the maw of shadow

Human nature is a system failure

I swear to God, no one is happy in this world

There is no place to lie your head for some rest

This world is a bleeding stress ball

And the iron fist of woe grips it tightly

"My Heroine"

She's quick and she's cool

She's strong and she's beautiful

The one that will never destroy me

Never tear me down

She mends my howling spirit

She builds me up

I never would have seen her coming

Faster than a train, stronger than steel

She's the multicolor flower with a million pedals

I can pick them all off and she loves me everytime.

"Heart Shaped Heart"

Ghosts with rounded edges, hanging in the sky

I miss you terribly but I’ve already said goodbye

My heart is whole again but scarred forever

The darkness rolls by like a thunderstorm

The past is gone in the blink of an eye

In an instant, friends became foes

In a sequel they are friends once more

While those closest to me are now covered in permanent marker

And I’m the only one left in the photograph

I wish I could dance to the sound of time

The slow, melancholy swing of the pendulum

The tale of love, rivalry, betrayal and hate

I just hope you’re happy out there, wherever you are

As I exit the pixelated reminiscence, my mind melts

And the future draws near…

"Enervating Sigh"

The wide eyed dog at the end of the table

The hand in the fingerless glove on the side of the road

The glass eyes of a caring heart

Can’t complain when all you’ve got is scraps

The shame of the pariah, the taste of guilt

Stones cast into the sky as I remain still

The hand grips the pickaxe and swings once more at the ground

There’s almost no reward for what I do but that doesn’t stop me

So don’t short change me for what you don’t see

The ghost of persecution haunts us all

And I am somebody, worth my weight in gold

“Non-Fictional Fatality”

Silver tongues and eyes set to destroy

Just tell me why you’re so persistent

You’re leading a crusade against me

My gentle, peaceful heart put to the test

I’m seeing red and there is no calm

A breath from the crypt, a sigh of despair

Disloyalty stirs within the sibling’s mind

The bonds of blood bled dry for a stranger’s sake

Her ghastly lips turned hostile; an automatic weapon

Piercing a heart, trying so hard to recover

"Lens Flare"

The white threadwork glistened in the sun’s expanse

The beheaded manikins were captured there

Like flies with wings snared by the ebon weave

A solar expanse and a blinding collapse

All in an instant

Sun dried emotion drug out in the open

I was splitting apart from the inside

As my glass fell in slow motion

Inanimate and floating through time

All at a glance

The hand fell from its rest within mine

A turning head is all I saw that night

As the sun went down so did my spirits

My eyes no longer harbor the strength to stay open

Nor my fingers the will to write

As I fade to the world’s injustice

Be it that I leave my own little mark

If not but a little scratch

I’d use my finger nails and make an “S”

Maybe I could manage an “O” and a couple “R”s

But I’d probably die before I finished with a “Y”

"The Great Divergence"

There is darkness and there is light.

There is black and there is white.

Occasionally we fall into the grey.

At times when we are led astray.

The deepest black is a gift and not a curse.

It is but the purest white seen in reverse.

It is because of the darkness that we see the light.

The contrasting of being blind and having sight.

“The Witch & the Spider Queen”

I’ve been bitten and barely survived

The toxin that eats away from the inside

I barely made it out with my life

But you’d rather laugh in my face,

Turn your own blood away

And shame your family name

Become the witch’s pawn

As she makes you her queen

Now I’m the child, a foolish pet

Worth nothing on my own

Your mind bares the mark

The very same turmoil

That scars my heart

Feast on your bitter relent

Vanish, oh deceiver

I will not play your game

“Exiting the Smokescreen”

The pit of hopelessness is now a flaming wake

Exiting the smokescreen, I realize I’m breathing cold air

Signs of life have returned to my heart

The ache is gone as I feel a new sense of home

With this beauty at my side, hand in hand

The maw of the world opens up to swallow me

But I’m the burning hand, placed on the pavement

I’ll turn my sorrow to ash and ascend to completion

“Moonswallow”

Why carry the burden?

Always falling into a comfortable place

Like a bee’s stinger piercing the flesh

Yet we move forward…

Until our hearts stop

I woke up to another tragedy

An abandoned heart floats through the sky

Like a monster in a tiny box

And now I’m moving forward

Until my heart stops

But there’s always more

Like an unfinished book

Stained pages, left to rot

The hand cramped and couldn’t move forward

So his heart stopped

The moon drifts through the night

Consumed by the mist

Carrying that heart with it

And my will gaze upon it

Until my heart stops

"Oath"

A swarm in my mind

It’s warm in my heart

It’s the excuse I feed myself

The reason my eyes are weak

Crescent dreams light the sky

The mournful blackness spreads

The stars fight back with glowing lights

But the galaxy may burst at the seams

The wreckage becomes omnipotence

Every being reborn into nonexistence

As the abyss fades as reality collapses

But the world starts to reform anew

And energy washes over me

Falling stars have given me life once more

Suddenly I know what I have to do

And for once I’m not lost in this lucid dream

“The End of All Static”

Say goodbye, twin sisters.

Fall short of my dreams.

Helpless in sorrow and

Faded by your screams…

It’s the untwisted, unraveled path.

Tomorrow is what I’m living for.

I’ve been searching for a lifetime

And now I’ve finally reached its core.

Here I wake up in the haze

I see a maiden among the trees

My vision still blurred from the salted waters.

Will this heart bring me to my knees?

Father, can you hear me when I call out to you?

Did you have any idea that I’d lost myself for a while?

Are you sure you’re listening; I just want to make sure…

On this legendary day you have brought me a smile!

I can’t seem to dry these swollen eyes…

What is this feeling? Could I be living again?

Revival of heart, I’m breathing once more.

From beneath the earth I arise with my skin.

Say goodbye, twin sisters.

A victory in my battlefield of dreams

The static is far behind me now.

No longer faded by your screams…

“Soulcastle” - *100th Blog Post!*

I’ve been fully restored; revived from the depths of dreams.

The face of terror was locking in my mind for far too long…

Now I just have to find my place in all of this chaos.

Should I take to the skies or take to the seas?

Mirrors check up on me while LCDs enthrall me.

The past makes a brilliant appearance in all of this.

Would words be enough to give you, I’d be satisfied.

This hunger within me seems to lash out at me.

Am I strong enough, with you on my side, never-ender?

Will I betray my own temptations at long last?

Will the night sky shed a single star for me?

All these unanswered questions leave me hesitant.

I’m no murderer, no offender, yet my sin lives within.

Nevertheless, I cannot fall short of myself any longer.

An aura overwhelms me and I find myself not so brittle.

And I find myself longing for a new frontier.

“Death Howl”

It courses through your head

And it won’t rest ‘til it’s been fed

Pray for your souls; the armored ants are advancing

The hills will fall to dust as the demons start dancing

Every life is forfeit by the end of the show

Darkness eternal, even in the white of snow

“I noticed you just couldn’t contain yourself today

When I cut you open and let all the blood spray”

A wave of light delays the passing of time

Death seeps into the air covering all in rime

Disintegrating last words escape his throat

The ashen skeleton would bellow and gloat

Freezing arms warming freezing bodies in vain

Vanquished as their spines contort in this domain

All your fallen will receive this one last boon

The risen shall feast on them until afternoon

All hope is lost beneath the ice

Only scraps now left to the mice

Hail to the throne of crows

This flesh will decompose

But there will be no end to this freeze

And the earth will abound with disease

“Chasing Dreams”

Daylight’s only sun burns down

Before the royal night offers its moon

And I’ve wandered the countryside

Lost in this spectacular dream of mine

Where friends and family are closest

And all I’ve ever wanted was in my grasp

For just a moment’s pause; a short breath

I’ve found love so brightly lit within me

As I stare into the eyes of the ocean

And she stares into the eyes of the forest

I’ve placed my mark upon this dusty map

As I cast away that which does not enrich me

I’ll pull all the stars down from the sky

Just to be closer to home, once and for all

"Go Go Humanity"

There is no escape...

A photon laser to cut the wicked smile from your face

Competitive hearts and break beats coded in binary

Your mind will ache and your fingers will tingle

Sore eyes and weapons of mass isolation

Technology enhanced in the eyes of the marauder

Tyrannosaurus Rex was a romantic before its time

Murdering with saw-bladed teeth to survive

Growing up so naïve in this information sea

Mechanical last words are heard from the scraping distance

Wake up with your hands tightly gripping your bedposts

For the eyes of the digital demons are envious today

Come away with me before this heat consumes you

“Twelve Twelve”

Hey settler, don’t settle

A little bit of love and little bit of virtue

Today is the brightest day of the year

‘Cause this fire will never smolder

I’m facing the edge of the water

And I can see the little ripples

As I remember all of my sorrows

Holding on tightly to my revival

Can’t you see the stars up high?

Like confetti swimming the murky sky

Comes after eleven and just before thirteen

Drip drop, double double, I’m in love

Twelve-twelve and I’m home again