Cracks

Try to slip through the cracks, fall out of view
hide from the spotlight, away from you
not the star of the show, the main atraction
this smile isnt true, just a defensive reaction

Feel like an image flipped inverse
a picture in reverse
a negative photograph, nothing sits right
someone turn off the light, want to ignore the night

The tear stained face, eyes red from the hours cried
the body hunched and fragile, weakened by days gone by
a young man in an old frame, cant keep playing this game
though the brain is on fire again 

My bones may creak, still I walk these streets
the aches remind me that my heart still beats
a mind unique, containing its own skills and talents
outside may be no painting but bring on lifes challenge

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Without you

Took yourself away from the world

what is left is not worth the words

when all that remains is me in this void

a solo cloud in a sunless sky, hope destroyed

Removed yourself from my pages

the book has lost focus it just ages

a lone tale of a man

with no place to call home, a wasted lifespan

Deleted yourself from the song

just left an instrumental piece, goes too long

without you, no words to share, no voice to sing

just a tune with no heart, spark or spring

Erased from the photograph

just shows a world torn in half

no smiles, no joy just a landscape

grey and bleak, no shape

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

You are the world

You are the Saharan desert heat

the Himalayan snow, my coral reef

the deepest depths of the largest seas

the highest peaks above the clouds floating free

You are the cities that never rest

live life with such amazing zest

you are the villages, peaceful

when this life can make you feel fearful

You are the waves on the beach

the cooling touch against the sands heat

you are the air I breathe, that lets me be

you are the world to me

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Ticket to stay

Want a ticket away
to get free, clear my head for a day
escape, running from pain, or getting ahead of the game
from the beating sun, into the pouring rain

Used to scream at the world, it would shout back at me
I'd let out my hurt on anyone who cared, leave me be
how was I so far gone, why did I let myself crack?
sat on that ledge never once looking back

The world on a constant attack
a ferocious strike and my vision turned black
did I really want out, was I ready to go
the answer was clear, oh hell no

I want a ticket to stay
no longer need to hide away
when the world gives its worse
I write down a new verse

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

StarHeart

That night, under a sky alight with a billion fires
we danced, until the sun rose, floating inspired
a life away, looking upon a distant star
you held me and we let go of our scars

The music, the sounds of night fuelled the show
the tunes gave us a chance to grow
a life away, inspired by those twinkling sights
to let go of the past and go forward hitting the heights

Those feelings, emotion told in the look of the eyes
never left the room, never skipped a beat, no goodbyes
a life away, where the stars are ours
to walk hand in hand, to always share hearts

Watched as you left, heavy pain in my chest
the moments shared, ours to forever dream of at best
a life away, pulled the stars from the sky
held them deep in my heart, yours if the darkness makes you cry

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Three words

Written on a page, in a book
hidden away from view, you can never look
a short line says how I feel
three little words, not to be made real

If I speak them out loud
you could run into the crowd
id never see you again, cant let this friendship end
so I keep them near, written here, to never send

If those words touch your ears, my fears become real
you could turn on your heel
and here I would end, alone once again
wishing to just get washed up in the rain

Wish I could paint them in the sky,  would be the happiest guy
to say with pride the three words that I hide
but as the day turns to night the stars would fall down
ripping the words right down to the ground

So I let them sit on that page
under lock and key, in a darkened hidden cage
away from the light so no one can read
the words I write to you in my dreams

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love

Kyle.

Trials

Always another answer
these trials, troubled times, tempting trances
grey gradients gradually give glances
below, beyond boundaries, beneath borders
colour creates, constantly cleanses corners
where wondering words work, wisely written worlds

Deep dark designs drift delightfully down, driven
forwards, forever, for fate flies free, forgiven
pen pushes purposely, paper painted poetically
life lived, loved, left longing, lonely
emotions elevated, entangled entwined
brightness builds brilliant, become blind

Defences dragged down, daylight dazzles
towards totality, tonally twisted, trampled
hurries, harries, homeward, herein
where whatever we want we will win
fast forward, flashes, free, fearless, flawless
peace, perfection, pure prevailing promise

Thanks for reading.
Peace & Love.
Kyle.

deep river

This river deep, if I dive in where will the current take me
will it drop me at your feet, where my soul is free
or to a land far away, adrift in unknown parts
where some life could touch my heart

These waters carry, through turbulent tides and stormy seas
where the darkest thoughts flow over me
to a place where comfort sits, with sun kissed crests
high atop the hill I climbed, to learn to live my best

But it is lonely true, with only me not you
two seats but one stands empty just observing the view
maybe in time you will join, or another will meet
to sit atop this peak and take the second seat

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Four letter word

Somehow you got in
an intruder breaking into my dreams
you got under my skin
ripped my heart from the seams

Never should have opened that door
you're like a vampire I invited in
now I cant escape, like a prisoner of war
a battle I cant win

A four letter word, love, the worst of all scrapes
it shreds you of your senses, leaves you defenceless
like a fish caught on a hook no escape
leaves you feeling helpless

Yet I know that if you call
ill answer the phone, seal my fate
take another fall
into this world of hate

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Skin

Wish the mirror would smash, detest the image staring back

face looks at me, reads my deepest thoughts, gives feedback
the hateful stare, its cold cynical glare
its like a beast in my nightmares

I cant stand a camera, hide from the ordeal
the likeness, I don't like it, makes it seem real
this skin I feel, this body I resent, doesn't represent
doesn't give me much hope, images just torment

This body I carry, doesn't seem to fit, people laugh and make fun

cant shake the feeling that somehow I got the wrong one
that someone was having a laugh when they made me
the bits all seem out of shape, every inch feels beastly

I know looks are only skin deep
that beauty is in the eye of the beholder
but in this world of tinder and speed dating
outer skin is all that's seen, not the person within, waiting

And this skin doesn't fit
it stretches too thin
some bits are too fat, my face is a mask
the smile I cant grasp, so I stand at the back

My clothes don't work, don't understand fashion
certainly not dashing
but still find time to give, to love and respect
always be all I can so please don't neglect

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Dark days

The fog clears in a unknown room

head crushing, blood rushing, feels like a tomb

This bed, not mine, how did I get here last night

must have been that last pint, something wasn't quite right

The last drink, feels like I'm slipping

downing pints, knocking back shots never sipping

am I on the brink, mind keeps grasping

a short circuit on my senses, dark days keep crashing

Flashes of the night come flooding

hints at a time quite troubling

just images, scenes, jumbled screens with static hissing

don't fit together, a jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing

Why am I bruised, my stomach hurts, my ribs worse

how much more pain does this body deserve

this path a dead end road, no hope

why do I choose to walk this slippery slope

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

A common thread

A common thread, this shared home

Earth on loan, not owned

belongs to one and all

those who came before, those yet to be born

Rich or poor, nothing that matters, not like a heart bared

material worth, worth less than a smile shared

a rich being with no love can go sour in the blink of an eye

a struggling soul can give all they own and not even sigh

Different walks of life, just trying to find

their places in time, differences of the mind

no reason to fight

live in distrust or run in fright

For a second, lets just stop

take a moment, breathe, feel the stresses drop

the air fills the lungs, deep inside

all need to feed, breathe, drink, live, enjoy the ride

Maybe keep it clean, don't fill it with stuff that causes ills

whilst we are here lets sort out oil spills

fix the world a step at a time, give the love it deserves

instead of fighting over its dwindling reserves

Earths resources not a prize for war

shared human right, who gives power to those on the top floor

to own it all and make us go out and bleed

the only fight we need, against this power play for greed

Not so different you and me, him or her

The people connected, a worldwide collective

just want to get on, belong, be part of the song

peace and love for everyone

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle

heartbeat of the night

True love takes flight, angels sing tonight
in this dance hall at midnight, a passion ignites
a fire lit from long dormant ashes
restarted as two combine, to send sparks crashing

Against the backdrop of the night
the songs sing of love, we felt it unite
the music moved the soul, healed our hearts
to inflame the cinders, left when the past departs

We dance with the beat of the night
rhythm perfectly in time, the moon our spotlight
the stage our lifeline, a show set for a lifetime
as the last bars play out, we kiss as the sun climbs 

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Lonely nights

The night can be a lonely place

where ever so often it is the case

of two voices sat talking at three

both of them are me

Nights alone bring darkness, all decisions on replay

thoughts trapped through the day, released to play

to deny the sleep that brings release

that helps the panic ease

In this blackened room, shadows taunt

the days smiles just a front, memories haunt

the fear clings to you like the sheets, so tight

can barely breathe, its all fight or flight

At that time when it feels like the world is falling

am reminded of the people who love, it brings calming

the sun will rise and the low will drift

the fun will flow an my mood will lift

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Opposites

My thoughts left on the beach
yours out to sea
so close but so far
opposite points on a distant star

My thoughts leap to the sky
your feet firmly planted on the ground below
I love arts and beauty, not a tough guy
you, a scientific mind, together we are a good combo

So different our minds, mine likes sci fi and geeky treats
yours a place where a true story hits the beats
I like savoury food, you desserts
you like to play Cd's I prefer concerts

My mind wanders into things we could be
yours focuses on the things that I don't see
Our minds unique, but they cover all the bases
we have many different tastes, can go so many places

They say that opposites attract

a magnetic pull and the two points make contact

two points in space and time

forever in a dance entwined

Thanks for reading.
Peace &  Love
Kyle.

Mental Blocks

A mental block, brain locked, thoughts shot dead

words stuck in the furthest reaches of my head

cant connect the dots, to let my imagination soar

or find an emotion to start this downpour

Want to close up, stay in bed, let the dreams fly

to inspire, to find a thread to pick, to kiss today goodbye

but then my mood will float like a stone

and my words will have the wrong tone

The flow feels wrong, the feelings I cant shout about

creative spark fizzled out, just left here filled with doubt

all the stories have dried up, in lockup

think maybe my brain is fried up

What if that is it, if there are no more words to write?

have I written all I have, are the words finite?

or is this just a bad day, with little to say

and will I wake with a sea of reflection to convey?

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

modern World - Spoken word video

Another spoken word video, these are very much W.I.P. and more a proof of concept than a finished product, but i enjoy making them and they help me to practise speaking my words aloud.  

Hope you enjoy.
Peace and Love.
Kyle.

Vital signs

Vital signs worrying, just a flicker in essence

barely breathing, hardly living, approaching obsolescence

in this room without a view

a life lived with no aim, end game, just a statue

Sometimes pace back and forth, talk to the walls

the conversations are stale at best, but nothing falls

everything stays the same

except the date, on the calender, still no one came

Another year creeps past

stealthy it clings to the shadows cast

the days flow by

but I can no longer find any tears to cry

Long to feel the sun again, the warmth of the summer

the cooling breeze of the winter,but all I do is slumber

here in this hole in the dark

made to hide away from the world so stark

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle

Positive negatives

Started a list, tried to find your negative side

could only find the positives you hide

Every harsh word you shared sound sweet through your lips

they helped to find myself, be better equipped

When your anger grows and the red mist shades

just want to hold you close until it fades

when your lows hit, you hear the thoughts swarm

want to help you weather the storm

Every dark cloud, every rain soaked mile

just remind me of your loving smile

If you cut me with your ways

id bleed flowers for you everyday

I see your sea of self doubts

want to evaporate them out

let you see the smile underneath

the beauty that you breathe

The list I wrote, full on one side

the other just a line

under negatives, only one note appears

you are not here standing near

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love

Kyle.

Webs

Web of tangled lies

strangled cries

strands of deceit

led by forces, to fatefully meet

Trapped, pulled strings to get to me

led by my love, so carefree

fed on my mind, my soul I gave

took who I was, became your slave

Gave my feelings, you devoured your prey

ensnared by the hopes, my heart faded every day

til the time you took your final bite

the day I stood and took flight

Climbed from the web of fears

away from this nest of hateful tears

into the world so new and bright

no longer stuck by your ties, so tight

Thanks for reading.

Peace and Love.

Kyle.

Yesterdays

Where did the time go?

schools out, time to feel the summers glow

another day, suns rays, get to play

feels just like yesterday

When did those days end?

no fear, nothing could break us, a band of friends

the adventures, we were heroes, actors, sporting kings

feels like yesterday the times did sing

What happened to those days filled with highs?

when we would sit, for hours under stars filled skies

Talking of futures, we dreamed, nothing out of reach

feels like yesterday, with family summers on the beach

Did that summer ever finish?

every day a new image, it never seemed to diminish

like the photo album scrapbook memories Ive took

so many good dreams of a shining year, never unstuck

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

The night watchman part 3

The watchman sleeps, guitar at feet

his nights work complete

drifts as the sun rises at dawn

but who watches when the watchman's dreams are torn?

When the terrors unfold

who gives him the power to be bold?

his own demons come out to play

when he lets himself drift away

Uninvited, they infest, not guests, they ingest

any happiness, the watchman snoozes, distressed

every moment a tortured thought

the sweat begins to pour

Strength drained, cant fight tears or deep buried fears

he dreams, in horror, at all the lost years

the love he holds dear, he cant show his heart

who will hold on when the watchman's dreams fall apart?

After the pain of the day the watchman sits at his post

always to watch and lay to sleep the dark ghosts

his mask a bit worn, his figure less sure

but the night has its guide, forever keeping secure 

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Worst fears

What are your worst fears?

is it the ghosts of the past you dread

or the thoughts floating in your head

is it the cold loneliness that consumes

or the sounds of the grey, dark room

What are your worst fears?

is it tomorrow or the years long dead

or always today and its never ending thread

is it the thought of not belonging

or that you fit too well, that causes longing

What are your worst fears?

is it the world outside, so scary a place

or is it inside that you really cant face

is it the people who bring the greatest fear

or the lack of people who hold you dear

What are your worst fears?

is it the constant flowing of time ebbing forwards

or the dam in the river, making you look backwards

is it always being in last place that drags you down

or is it the hope for more that makes you feel drowned

What are your worst fears?

is it the pains you endured

or the chance of more

is it the cuts that bled

or the ones that stayed inside the head

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Check your heart

Check your heart is still beating

leave your brain at the door

make the most of your feelings

as for bad thoughts, ignore

Check your life is worth living

leave your days wanting more

as when times done its dealings

just the soul left to roar

Check your living to the heights

leave all fears in the past

don't spend days reliving nights

when life travels by so fast

Check you are on the right pathway

leave the wrong ones unturned

helps the good ones to stay

life's lessons must be earned

Thanks for reading,

Peace & Love.

Kyle.