A Chance at Life

My lips are

Broken and blood-crusted over

Cracked so badly

Even the sweet touch

Of water sends

Shockwaves of pain

And yet I stay

Perched beneath the 

Dripping sponge

Afraid I’ll miss 

Its kiss 

Because agony 

Is my only 

Salvation

Sleeping Ugly

Sleep forever

Because the land of dreams

Can’t steal you away

Day after day

After agonizing day

The forever winter 

In a frostbitten heart is

Afraid to hope 

For the thaw of spring 

It isn’t worth

The melt of tears

And the puddle of

Sorrow surrounding 

Its frozen corpse 

Composer

Not you 

Never you 

Stand aside 

Take your place 

At the edge of

The dance floor 

And watch the

King and Queen

Waltz

To your music 

Clear As Day

The words that speak the 

Loudest are sometimes words that

Are never spoken. 

Ekko

Listen closely dears.

Silence often sounds just like

A heart that’s breaking.