A Poetic Commentary: Alone I Die, Lest I Learn To Fly

October 23, 2017 in Photography

Alone I Die, Lest I Learn To Fly

isolated on this lonely isle

filthy, dirty, wretched, and vile

GRAY MATTER

twas it a matter of conscience?

how then twas much of me conscious?

encyclopedia of MORALS

gone over and over and over again

to this torment shall there be no end?

WHEN BOUNDARIES BETRAY US

twas never meant to do harm

must then be taken so by his charm

the year of MAGICAL THINKING

became a score and two of its dark spell

secretly keeping in me heart this hell

Our Game

twas to be so innocent but of course

yea innocence twas lost through subtle force

I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN

memories forget any pledge be made

but untold confessions of being afraid

F.I.A.S.C.O

be tangled in this failure

abandoned feel and out of favor

Body and Soul

harm not one without the other

heal not one without another

A Death of Innocence

isolated in this lone isle

must me thoughts and I reconcile

A Poetic Commentary: Rain Rain, Go Away

May 03, 2017 in Book Art Sculpture

Rain Rain, Go Away

can’t you see I’m sad today

why also make the sky so gray?

The Girl with No Shadow

no one notices

no condolences

A PATH THROUGH SUFFERING

paved alone

it’s all I’ve known

Find Me

in the crisis

just wanna be priceless

SEARCH THE SHADOWS

never give up

you’ll find me among the other screw-ups

IT TAKES a FAMILY

so start acting like one!

otherwise the dark side has won

Stop the Insanity!

these shadows are choking me

just want you, me, all of us, to be free

caught in the act

swear I was naive

please, I was deceived!

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

deliverance came!

such brilliant light cleansed my shame

SLAYING THE DRAGON

I stand alone no longer

Here stronger conquer the monster

CARE OF THE SOUL

mind no longer enshroud

more than possible, all power endowed

The Law of Love

a fresh perspective

a life now actually effective

STANDING FIRM

standing my ground

beyond the shadow, I am found!

A Poetic Commentary: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

April 26, 2017 in Book Art Sculpture

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

pray the Lord my soul to keep

and if I die while counting sheep…

If...

not even the question anymore

when, that’s a better word to explore

Drive Me Crazy

can’t take it anymore

what’s this life worth living for?

NOT A DAY GOES BY

that I don’t consider it

do I have the nerve to commit?

AT RISK

they say I’m in despair

but what do they care?

DEAD CONNECTION

make the connection

just need some affection

LOVE’S EXECUTIONER

wrote the note, how I loved you

just wish you felt the same too

BLESSED TRAGEDY

to be put out of this misery

sorry if this causes injury

NATURE’S END

screaming, I came into this world

crying, sighing, I leave it unfurled

A Poetic Commentary: Birds Of A Feather

April 21, 2017 in Book Art Sculpture

Birds Of A Feather

they flock together

friends in fair weather

The Divas

their tight-knit clique

comes unraveled at the slightest nitpick

MADE IN HOLLYWOOD

they think they’re shining stars

they’re the bane of this school of ours!

SET HER ON A THRONE

they quibble who’s the fairest

gossipy twits, they should be embarrassed

THE MIND OF THE CAT

but who am I to blame

after all, I’d share in their fame

Experiential Psychotherapy: BASIC PRACTICES

these games we play

I just wanna be accepted, okay?!

THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL

playing to my own tune

guess I don’t fit in with those buffoons

Care of MIND/Care of SPIRIT

but it haunts me so

more then you’ll ever know

MORE THAN MOODY

what else am I supposed to think?

without them, I’ll never be in sync!

A Poetic Commentary: Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Scratched My Leg

April 19, 2017 in Book Art Sculpture

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Scratched My Leg

and you didn’t ask anymore questions

no need to make anymore confessions

A TEAR AND A SMILE

shed a tear, slash a tear

smile in relief of this nightmare

BLEEDING HEART

cut my arm to stop the pain

and you think I’m just insane

BEYOND THIS POINT ARE MONSTERS

no, not hiding under my bed

no, they abide inside my head

BLOOD WORK

numb, so numb, here I kneel

carve out my pain, just want to feel

ASYLUM FOR THE QUEEN

nowhere is safe, you don’t understand

it is my blood they demand

THE DETLING SECRET

that I could never tell

you can’t comprehend my hell

KILLER'S LAUGHTER

they're never quiet

but live in a perpetual riot

Helping Someone with Mental Illness

helping? you think you’re helping?

no, it’s just too overwhelming

STOLEN LIVES

stolen? is it worth getting back?

I’ll just suffer another anxiety attack

A Poetic Commentary: Rock A Bye, Bye Baby

April 12, 2017 in Book Art Sculpture

Rock A Bye, Bye Baby

climb out my window by the treetop

where the wind blows my feet follow nonstop

PANIC

when the news breaks, 9-1-1 they will call

but I’ll be long gone, once and for all

Runaway

just can’t take it anymore

no matter what I say, they’d just ignore

If You Had Controlling Parents

you’d understand

and give me a hand

DONE WRONG

that’s right they did

and they blame me, I’m just the kid!

The Opposite of Love

I could give you a laundry list

but for now, I think you get the gist

FIASCO

that’s what it was alright

but no one wants to listen to my plight

THE SILENT CRADLE

it’s been that way for a long long time

finally said enough of this grime!

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST

but is this much better?

perhaps I should of packed a sweater

A COLOSSAL FAILURE OF COMMON SENSE

accomplished Plan A: disappear

but where do I go from here?

Dr Strangelove’s Game

at least there’s someone in this world that cares

even gave me a place to stay in his downstairs

THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS

but it’s not all together for him either

he needs my help so he can catch a breather

On Beauty

he’s given me so much and nicknamed me Beautiful

not helping him out would be inexcusable

LIES (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them)

who to believe? no one to trust

guess I’ll just have to adjust

NO SAFE PLACE

no, not anywhere

just want to wake up from this nightmare

BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS

walking these streets, but not alone

walking these streets, trailing testosterone

A Poetic Commentary: You Are My Sunshine?

April 10, 2017 in Book Art Sculpture

You Are My Sunshine?

really, my the only sunshine?

thought you’d make me happy when skies
are gray

OUT OF NOWHERE

you rained on my party

drug my heart through the mud, never
said sorry

VIRTUALLY NORMAL

I thought we were tight

guess vision is 20/20 in hindsight

WHERE YOU BELONG

I wanted to be with you

like all the cool kids do

A Matter of Opinion

but your mood changes like the weather

and birds of a feather flock together

MEAN STREAK

you told me I would never fly that high

and with that you left, without saying goodbye

NOW OR NEVER

guess I have to decide

betray myself or be disqualified

COLD SHOULDER

even colder in this gray

much to my dismay

A Poetic Commentary: Nobody Loves Me

April 05, 2017 in Book Art Sculpture

Nobody Loves Me

everybody hates me

going to the garden to flee

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

why do you care?

you’re just gonna tell me “life’s not fair”

COLD TIMES

in the middle of summer

but the school year’s not much better to recover

THE BLUE VALLEYS

I walk them alone

they say to depression I’m prone

NOW YOU KNOW

but what do you care?

after all, you really don’t have any real time to spare

CATCH ME WHEN I FALL

if only there were someone there after all

someone to hug this porcupine ball

Stop the Insanity!

cuz I sure can’t!

I’m drowning in this pitcher plant

JUST DON’T TELL ‘EM WHERE I AM

hooked up to this temperamental recovery program

cooped up like a freshwater clam

SYMPTOMS of WITHDRAWAL

they say it’s supposed to help me

but I still feel like a nobody