Daybreak

The little piece of me

That's tied to you

Fragile as spider's silk

In constant tension

And in fear of being broken

Yet it's my favorite part 

Of a web

When the sun catches morning dew

And throws its rainbow

Across my soul

desireStar

That wish hurled at a star

How do you know

If it lands there

Rehashing dreams 

Silently praying 

Trusting the cosmos with

Your heart 

Hope

Glowing lights at a

Long tunnel's focal point

It could be my end

Maybe a beginning

Maybe it's just a wish that 

Escaped the dark

Racing from the demon behind me

Whistler

Bend me

Try to break me

Do your best

It's harder than you think 

Leather gives 

Where chains would bind

Winds that wrench an oak

Make the willow dance

And I hear a song

In the storm 

starDust

What is the tipping point

Of feeling and knowing 

Realizing the depth of 

The soul's deception

Hearts tossed to the wind

Left to fend for themselves 

Escaping only when

Scars are exposed and

Stars go dark 

Wake

Hearing the wind 

Echo through the trees

Allows my mind to wander

Reality dims a bit

Time slows

And I can dream

Colors unseen

Hating that when it's over

Everything resets to grey

Target

When life is too much 

And I feel I'm not enough 

Your X hits the spot 

Tank

Grey skies 

And the rain won't stop 

The water keeps rising 

My glass box turns into

A sanctuary of sorts 

A prison of sorts

My crippling fear of

Not breathing 

Keeps me here 

Since there is no hero

On the horizon 

The Zone

Body and soul

Total possession

The rhythm that can't be stopped

I give in to the

Demands over and over

And finally feel the relief

That comes with

Complete surrender 

Radiation

Not just a breath

But every one I take 

Not just a moment 

But each one that has passed

Not just a feeling

But all of them at once

This is my whirlwind

This is my world

Since you took my hand

140 Proof

Just one more drink

Until the numbness comes

Stake my heart and 

Tattoo my skin

Iron shackles start to

Feel like home 

I implore the darkness to 

Embrace my soul and 

Defend the broken pieces 

Extraction

No

No anesthetic

I want to feel the cuts

There is less feeling the 

Deeper you slice anyway

I want to watch the ugliness

As its carved out like a cancer

Until all my nerve endings

Have been removed 

And there is 

Nothing left but numb

Howls

Black Dog says: Let go. 

You will never be "enough"

To keep what you want. 

Sunken

My days are spent 

Thinking I'm unloved

Nights pass while I believe

I'm unwanted

Billions of people

And not a single pair of eyes

Willing to turn my way

I'm lost treasure

No one is looking for

Buried by a sandy blanket