Pulse

I feel the steady rhythm

Dancing beneath my skin

As the blood flows 

Through my veins

I hear the beat

Of my name

Tapped out 

With the ebb and flow

Of my life force 

Below the surface 

I hear the words 

Resonate with this message... 

Free me

And you will be rewarded...

This melody 

Hypnotises me

And I reach out

For the cold steel... 

My fingers wrap around the handle

And, I watch enthralled 

As the blade floats toward me

To be plunged into its human sheath 

Emancipating that which has been

Held as a prisoner for so long...

~S~

The Darkness

It scrapes 

Against the walls

Of my heart 

I feel it's claws 

Dragging 

Slowly 

Down the sides 

As it opens up 

A tunnel 

Into my veins

Seeking

Searching 

For a way 

Into my soul 

This darkness 

Grows 

Within the confines 

Of my chest

Until 

I can no longer breathe 

And I feel 

It take over... 

I am

Overwhelmed....

Until

All I see, 

All I feel, 

All I sense,

Is the dark... 

~S~

Time...

I've had such a busy day

I've been running around 

Trying to figure it all out 

I've had such a restless night 

Tossing and turning 

Overthinking and worrying 

But in the midst of my day's chaos 

I find myself day dreaming 

Thinking of you 

And when the night gets lonely 

I lose myself 

In memories of you 

An oasis in the desert 

Of my daily toils 

A shining light 

In the moonless night... 

These are the things

You are to me... 

You slow down time and provide solace

When the day gets out of control... 

Talking to you speeds up time

When each moment drags on slow.. 

My friend... 

My confidante... 

The Timekeeper 

Of my happy place 

I am grateful for you

~S~

Contrasting Souls

We are worlds apart

Him and I... 

So different... 

Incompatible you may say... 

I get lost in fiction... 

He is grounded in fact...

I'm a whimsical sculpture... 

He is set in stone...

I lose myself in emotions... 

He is solid and strong.... 

He wipes away my tears... 

And I don't even know what is on his mind... 

I just wish I knew.... 

How to get through the barrier.... 

Of the constantly moving veil... 

Between our contrasting souls... 

So that we can fit together...

In abstract picture perfection... 

~S~

Strangers

Two faces

Two names

On opposite sides

Of the screen

Words connect them

And distance divides them

He knows

her deepest fears

And intimate secrets

She knows

What makes him happy

And how he lives his life

He listens

When she cannot sleep

And offers comfort

When she reaches out

She lets him vent

When life get stressful

And business gets him down

Yet they have never had

A cup of coffee

Or held each other close

They do not know

What the other feels like

They have never gazed

Into each others eyes

Two strangers

Bound together

Yet so far apart…

~S~

Regrets

The touch of your hand

Against my feverish skin

Kindles love and desire

In my Desperate heart…

The brush of your clothes

Against the back of my hand

As you walk past

Makes me want to pull you close…

The tightening of your arms

Around my waist

Elicits a little sigh

Of contentment…

The pressure of your lips

Against mine

Makes me want to lean in

Closer against you…

Every moment with you

Sparks emotions

Within me…

Fear that you will change

Apprehension when you are upset…

Sadness when you leave me alone…

But most of all…

Regret…

Regret that you

Hold the key

To the door

In the walls

That I have built

So high…

It’s too late

To ask for them back…

~S~

SCARS

In the shimmer

Of the pale moonlight,

I slowly run my fingers

Over my body,

Tracing gently

Over my scars…

How exotic they look,

These markings

On my skin

That were not born

At the same time as me…

Yet they tell a tale

Of struggle and despair

Far more eloquently

Than any story

I could narrate…

Each cut,

Each drop of blood,

Every raised blemish

That marks my skin..

Is like a work of art…

So tragic…

~S~