The 2nd Verse
The undertaker sang to himself as he shoveled dirt over the grave of the old sailor. “Ragged, tattered, nothing mattered. Thought of little, bones were…
Songs, Rhyme, and Failure
“Tatter, tatter, naught and matter,” hummed the old drunk as he stumbled across the cobblestone. Every other lamplight was blown dark by the gale. Those that…
Darkness in the Bright Sunshine
Harv squinted at the sunlight. He hated it, but taking lunch at his desk meant suffering random greetings and small talk as foisted upon him by his fellow cube…
Natures Call
Suddenly, without warning, all, including the wind , fell eerily silent. The trees slowed their enchanted dance and for a brief moment all was unearthly still…
Elephant Music
“How do you memorize a piece that is so long?” SmUGLY, the piano man smeared the humbleness across his lips. “You see, it’s a conversation.” As smug as he was…
Dance of the Moons
I thought of my cousin (She’s not my cousin) The song on the radio, ‘Harvest Moon’ Set my toes to tapping A slow dance over the brake and the gas The stop and…
Songstress
If you were powerful enough to write your own history why hesitate to play the song you made? Because the scores are punctured with rests and silent cringes…
Calling
His earbuds pulse softly with music that only he can hear. His motorcycle purrs unabated down the freeway at speeds that would terrify most drivers. He flies…
Insignificance
My name isn’t important It isn’t going in your books It isn’t going in your scriptures My face won’t be remembered It won’t be in the papers It won’t be in the…
The Edge of Everything
“Are you ready?” The older woman asked with tears in her blind eyes. “Do not make me answer you.” Moraida begged, forcing the tears back so she would not ruin…
Song for the Selkies
Heavy in my arms Won’t you fall asleep Gonna catch you in my dreams Like we’re swimming through the sea Carry you to shore One step at a time In a long and…
Of Summer and My Lady
The birds in the chimney Will sing summer through While the dog chews her rawhide She wants marrow true Cats sleep on the sofa Uncomfortable alone They live…
What's Gonna Work?
Grim and wary, Charles challenged, “So, what’s it gonna be?” Denton grinned, the first he’d smiled in weeks, “Absolutely.” With that, both men lowered their…
SFX ~ft. K/\Rma
WHAM Damn. Welcome to the bedlam. Seeing all the hoodlums singing all the good ones. ROAR More. Run along the top floor, tresses flying high, her heels a…
The Tree Song-Part 2
Think deep and outreach intrusive thoughts Sink them swirling you ponder hard I can’t read your juicy fruity mind So is it ever in my regard? You’re a pretty…
The Tree Song- Part 1
It may be wrong to do what’s right When what’s right is always wrong And what’s wrong is always rightfully thought By the thinkers of the right But you think…
A SORRY SONG
I’m in class Trudging the books Giving my teachers funny looks Cause every word that they say I hear your name instead. I sit and ponder in chemistry What…
ROPE
You look at me with daggers in your eyes Claws sharp and long and a mouth full of despise Did you mean to tie that rope around my throat? Good riddance goodbye…
SPACE CADET-Brianna-PART 2 FINAL
... We’ll watch the sun rise and set over our blueberry of a planet Start thinking of our friends and their 2 eyes,And reliese, were planet sick And well come…
SPACE CADET-Brianna-song-PART 1
Let me take you from this teenage drama, leave your cares to human kind Let’s go and have some adventures, with creatures with scales and tales and seven eyes…