Skeleton Keys

My bonds now break;
I’ve no restraints.
Free to reach and take
With no complaints.
My dreams are mine,
But are still fake.
I don’t wait in line
When I partake.
I hold in my hand,
But I don’t want.
I misunderstand.
New born savant.
Take it all away
So I can hold.
Shift before decay;
Value, uphold.

Castles in the Air

This is serious.
We need to speak.
What’s best for us;
What you should seek.
You should know that you
Don’t need to stay with me.
I have to face what’s true.
It might be best, you see.
I know I can’t be
Always there for you.
Tomorrow you’ll be lonely
And on holidays too.
Someone else could be there.
Someone who lives near.
That’s what would be fair.
That’s what you need here.
My own thought breaks my heart.
But you deserve someone new.
You tell me not to start.
You tell me “I love you.”

Bonded

We all know and love him.
He’s who we want to be.
Stays calm when times are dim.
Sees what we can’t see.
Secret agent changes faces
And personality.
The generation spaces;
They’re marketing to me.
I like this one the best
Because I can relate.
He’s different from the rest.
My money has more weight.

Victim Detonated

Sometimes I find light
In deepest corner of his cage.
Sometimes all that’s right
Comes from the war I wage.
My prisoner will show me
The most decency.
In the depths of my sea,
He’s all apologies.
His weakness is the trigger
To my caustic gun.
He would never figure,
My guilt for what I’ve done.
Victims choose themselves.
They lend themselves to me.
I want to close the valves
To my sadistic tendency.

Suicide Animals

We’ll protect what we love,
Even though we won’t have it.
Things will be better above.
Fearless, we take the hit.
Mindless self sacrifice.
Remembered forever.
Honor surely will entice.
Survival instincts sever.

Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel

These days are so good,
I don’t need the past.
Don’t do what you should.
I knew it wouldn’t last.
You walked out last night.
I really don’t know when.
Now I don’t feel alright.
I’ll never see you again.
Now you’re with that guy.
You say he’s great too.
You call me and cry.
Now he’s leaving you.
You say “lets start new
Just like back then”
But that just won’t do.
You’ll never see me again.

The Art of Delegation

You are impressed when it’s others’ time I sacrifice.
Their next miserable moment is a roll of my bias dice.
I never wanted to live these lies.
You’ll see me watch and supervise.
I can see that my delegates are near.
Come out of the shadows; don’t hide in fear.
I’ve done what you want.  Are you happy?
Is this what you always wanted me to be?

SI, Pt. 2

I come home and see her in the door.
I’m pleased to find that she’s not dead.
I see the scars and she cries on the floor.
She looks at me and then she said…
    “I need the release.”
She tells me that she’s doing her best.
I buy her new sox because they’re all stained red.
She feels lazy but she needs her rest.
She said she’s sorry but then she said…
    “It makes the pain cease.”
I confront her and say “it’s alright.”
I always calm her down before bed.
She tries to explain to me at night.
But I died inside when she said…
    “It gives me some piece.”
Stop for me.
Stop for yourself.
Stop for me.
Stop for us, please.
Please don’t ask me not to tell.
Let me get you the help you need.
We grow apart with each drop that fell.
You cut me too each time you bleed.

Rebel Without Applause

My friend is a beacon
For my sunken ship.
I was as honest as Lincoln,
Now my values rip.
Once taught not to steal,
To earn what I lack.
There’s only one thief that’s real.
We’re just getting ours back.
If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying,
Always cheat; always win.
If you’re not killing than you’re dieing.
Don’t go where I’ve been.
Don’t play dead.
Don’t wash out.
Don’t repeat what he said.
Don’t ignore your doubt.
Destroy indoctrination.
Stay how you were before.
Resist the new nation.
Betters’ not always more.
Kill your code.
Kill your guideline.
Kill your code.
Kill your decline.

Today the World

My world exists in millions of parts.
These perfect crystals are beautiful and unique.
So far removed from shattered hearts.
Silent days where sunsets speak.
Violent winds lift it all up high.
I can only bow my head and close my eyes.
There’s no reason, so I don’t ask why.
It all lands perfectly different by the warm sunrise.

Sin-drome

I look to the man
Next to me.  I will
Depend on him
In what’s likely to be the
Final moments of the
Fight for my life.
Everything that he has said to me before
Reveals to me that he has no remorse in
Ending life.
Now this friend of mine will
Commit horrible acts to save me.
Ever am I thankful.

Lost Souls

I can’t see the bottom when I fall.
My greatest fear is if I don’t care at all.
I look for light, but I can’t find
My righteousness is what I’ve left behind.
Control the rage; control my life.
My path is carved with my own knife.
I steal the life; I steal my own.
I may return to find myself unknown.