Magic

You are the spark, the magic that touches hearts
the fire that ignites the best parts
without you my pen would slow, my words wouldn't flow
you are my muse, you help me grow

You are passion, a lasting emotion
the one that sets the world in motion
wish I could open my soul, bare my deepest thought
into your arms I want to be caught

You are the sun, moon and stars, this universe of ours
the beauty of a sun setting over mars
as the rays glisten on the red stones
like my heart in tone, we don't need to fear the unknown

You are the night and day, the words that we say
you are all I want everyday, I couldn't stray
never walk away, or leave in a burst of flames
I'm not here to play dangerous games

Don't fear me, I'm not a monster or beast
I'm just a heart that beats
to walk with you on your path, I'd give you all
not a second thought if we stumble and fall
I'd pick you up and walk the further miles
just to be there to see your smile

Thanks For Reading.
Peace & Love.
Kyle.

Gamble

Apologise with lies, you rolled the dice
played your cards, now debt is due time to pay the price
your foolish pride, nowhere left to hide
gamble with your life, almost died
now death stalks in the shadows by your side

You aimed too high, the stakes too vast
lost so much more than you ever amassed
the chances were low, the odds against
you played with fire, now the Devil's incensed

You bet against the house, all going as planned
yet still the skeletal man holds the best hand
he is a whizz at poker, does the biz at chess
there isn't a game yet where he doesn't impress

Please gamble responsibly, don't bet your life on it
don't play against death, his prize is counterfeit
don't play the slots with the last penny that you've got
the prize never enough, enjoy the love, the true jackpot

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Summers end

Summer leaves shimmer and shake in the warm breeze
like teenagers on a first date, knees weak
leaning in for a first kiss in the suns rays
feeling their hearts leap, like lambs on spring days

Summer treats plucked from the trees
like words and memories
so sweet the way you pour into my dreams
like a drink brewed from fruits, born to sun beams

Summer flowers bring cheer, a picnic for the eyes
a delightful sight, a stunning sunrise
but the time flies, summer sings her last
as the darkening skies start to fall fast

Summers end, those messages we never send
the love that we never share, our hearts don't extend
memories all that carry over, into those early days of October
the autumn and winter hangover

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle

Lovestruck

Love struck me like a truck going eighty
full force to the heart, my sanity left me
Just my dumb luck, she was looking the other way
I came unstuck, love lost on the motorway

I was love sick, my pulse raced too quick to hide
dizzy like I've been flung on a fairground ride
my stomach ached, like it had a swarm of bees inside
love quick to crack my heart open wide

Love bites, it rips the flesh from your skin
tears at your mind, eats the pieces within
it sucks the joy that you earn
love sets fire to your heart, watches it burn

Love hurts, like a bomb to the heart
a grenade to the soul, a shot in the dark
but love heals, it makes you smile pure and true
it helps you, it makes the world seem new
it colours the black and white pictures you draw
love, the final piece in a perfect jigsaw  

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Dive deep

Take a breath, taste the air we breathe

come with me, into the beauty beneath

don't just tread water

dive deep under, don't falter

hold me tight, feel your heart race

as I show you this special place

deep in the depths, down in the dark

under the waves, where light comes in sparks

just us in a dance, as we swim hand in hand

as the fish fly across the wet sand

Let the current drag you, as we pass through

an ancient land, lost down in the deep dark blue

see the smile in my eyes, the look never lies

just us side by side, in a waltz under ocean skies

see the boat that capsized, the shark that glides

through the wrecks that sit under grand tides

Let the flow take you, across vast spaces

where colours are bright and the water embraces

don't fear the unknown, there is so much to find

explore with me here in my mind

the treasures that we seek, the beauty that we can only speak

will emerge when we dive deep into these waters unique

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Hit the city

Hit the city, the pathways and alleys

dark grey car park, near the disused Palais
the places that crumbled, the old days long gone
when the storm clouds rumbled, only memory lives on

Pace the streets, feet moving me
wary of the changing scenery
this place doesn't seem the same to me, lost its old shine and glory
just lost pages in a different story
 

Pound the town, pondering future times
the old movie house, where we sat for hours in our primes
now just a block of flats, a student habitat
the city no longer the place we once sat
 

Walk the paths, the old hidden depths
the restaurant in the backstreet, just behind the shopping complex
these old haunts, they never leave
the city regrowing on me, its beauty still breathes

Thanks for reading

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Thunder

Electricity, static shivers through the leaves
birds flock to the trees, fearful of the growing breeze
the animals find shelter somewhere warm
aware of the oncoming storm

The air sizzles with anticipation, as the pressure flips
the first boom of thunder and the sky rips
a flash in the darkness, the forest alight
as Mother Nature shows the world a sight

The storm erupts, Nature unleashes her wrath
animals dig deep, a crash as a tree falls to the path
the storm circles, as the rains pour
like a pack of wolves, its hungry for more

Thunder cracks, the sky shatters like a mirror
light fractures the air, as the strikes come quicker
another tree falls to the power
as the animals all hide away and cower

Deep rivers are created as the lands drown
the tears of the clouds cascade down
as lightning crashes the party downtown
and the sounds of thunder echo all around

Thanks for reading.

Peace and Love.

Kyle.

Leaf in the autumn breeze

Blows through on an autumn breeze
a solitary leaf, drifts in between
the branches of trees
like a bird on the wind, it flies unseen

A drifter, it takes to the air
floats over fields and rivers
it flutters without care
like a butterfly, over grasses that shiver
 

Across grand expanses the leaf advances
like its on a wave in a vast ocean
glides in magical dances
under the beauty of the sky, always in motion

It twists and soars, upwards into the light
dives towards the ground in a pirouette
its movement so free, flies like a kite
sways into the sunset, cast in just a silhouette

Thanks for reading.

Peace and Love.

Kyle.

And thank you to my friend for the inspiration, you know who you are!

In the stars

Lost years just trying to have a good time

my mind shot down whilst still in its prime

acidic liquor on my breath

shared a drink with death

All I wanted was in a different place

a world away, somewhere far in space

another earth, a different galaxy

somewhere I could find the real me

A globe with some heart, a star chart away

universe across, where the comets do play

whole new dimension, without any tension

a special section of space, beyond our comprehension

A place I can fly, where the floor wont stop my glide

where hands wont drag me down, or try to break my stride

a world built on love, a planet of hope where hurts cease

take me to your leader, I come in peace

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Shipwreck paradise

I washed up on your shore
was washed up for sure
never thought I'd find a life I could adore
or a person for who I would do anything for
never knew what life was before
this paradise I never foresaw

Steered headlong into black clouds
through the mist that shrouds
my boat broken, life a shipwreck
the first strikes hit the deck
the waters churned, turned my world upside down
waves ripped it all apart, I nearly drowned
left my wishes in the ocean so deep
as I lay back just praying for sleep

I washed up before your door
broken apart on your floor
you put my heart back together
gave me shelter from the weather
bred hope that my future was brighter
that the darkness would become lighter
this little island so nice
this place called paradise

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Hit the stage

I sit as the pit of my stomach lurches
jumps, twists, does cartwheels, will I remember my verses?
I'm sweating buckets, head in a spin
like a first date when the nerves kick in

I feel sick, just want to run from here
drowning in this whirlpool of fear
I watch from my seat, need to get a grip
the room spins, a drop of sweat drips

Friends surround, but I hear no sounds
except for the crowd in my mind pulling me down
drowning under a flood of rhymes
I Try to reach the surface but the depths are full of vines

hear my name through the cloud of sounds
feel like a rabbit being stared down by hounds
i turn beetroot red, like a rag to a bull
throat goes dry, feels like I've been eating cotton wool

Led to the stage, like a death row inmate
to the noose of a mic laying in wait
I wish i was at home, tucked up in bed
all of the words have left my head

The blood rushes to my face
what if I'm a disgrace?
I hit the stage, I want to fall into it
want it to open up, swallow me in its pit

Tension mounts, I hear my heart beat
I've lost my mind, left it at my seat
open my book, my eyes cant focus
words seem blurred, feel so hopeless

I stutter and stumble over words that I fumble
at first they feel jumbled, am I too loud or is it a mumble?
begin to get a flow, the tension lightens
my words start to slow and my mood heightens

The crowd claps and cheers
not the boos or jeers I feared
a rush as the waves of adrenaline drag me along
I've stood up to my fear and feel I belong

Thanks for reading.
Peace & Love.
Kyle.

Winter

Winter chills, it's fear distilled
I cant feel fulfilled
here in this maddening town
I want to run for the hills

Icy fingers of death
touching your neck
when the cold beats down
Winter steals your breath

Footprints in shallow snow
our hearts let go
where once we met
now we don't show

Winter blizzards, freezing rivers
ice cold looks are all they give us
lost on dark nights
our hearts only shiver
as this coldness is what winter delivers

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Streetlight blindness

Shouting at silhouettes under streetlight haze

on cold winter nights, alone in shop doorways

under the blanket that falls, mist drops like a stone

gloom turns day to night, mood changes tone

I fall to my knees, scream to the sky

why does it have to be, how many more tears can I cry

On tarmac carpets I try to sleep, envy the dreams

that other people repeat, all of mine end in screams

can't turn off the glow, street sign blindness

try to black out the night, but my mind can't fight this

Neon light burns my eyes, in the cold dead of night

live in constant fear, perpetual fight or flight

people walk past ignoring my pleas

they don't want to worry about the likes of me

Street life barely breathing under the moonlight

freezing cold, could be dead by sunrise

yet who cries, whose heart tears inside

who cares for the lost, laying by the roadside

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Autumn

Autumn's hair flows in the the breeze

auburn waves, delicate as leaves from the trees

waterfalls of gold, I fall to my knees

Autumn stands and my heart skips a beat

Autumn calls when skies are grey

smile so pretty, turns the night into day

she always has the right words to say

Autumn pushes the darkness away

Autumn sees inside, her eyes open wide

looks past the mask beyond which I hide

makes me stand tall, always with pride

brings a smile when she is by my side

Thanks for reading

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Summer

Summer haze, on bright sunny days

warmth and bliss, under the suns rays

a kiss shared by two hearts in tune

tastes so sweet but ends too soon

Summer love, golden sand dunes

green perfect grass, the bright colours of June

no grey clouds, just blue skies

as we hold on with closed eyes

Summer heat, fires burn inside

when two hearts collide

burn through the memories of winters of old

melting away the shell so cold

Summer storms clear the air, cleanse the soul

clean this heart of charcoal

to shine like a diamond bright

like stars on a summer night

Thanks for reading,
Peace and love.
Kyle.
are the last two poems a hint at what my next poetry book will be about?
maybe!

Spring

Spring birds sing of rebirth

a new baby born unto the earth

under a canopy of fresh leaves

this shed skin, is growing on me

Spring bounds like lambs in a new grassland

people dream of summer on golden sands

the baby opens her eyes for the first time

as the bird song masks the cries that climb

Spring cleans, the showers begin

rain washes away broken skin

the babies smile breaks the heart, tears fall

and cleanse the darkest part, birds sing a song for all

as spring days bloom into nights welcoming call 

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle. 

Walk with me

Walk with me, lets go on a journey
take in the sights I see
hear the life underneath
feel the love in the air that we breathe
taste the beauty, this rainbow world that we share
see the stories floating through every atom of the air
this amazing adventure, moments of clarity found
the charm that surrounds

Stroll on through the trees
a forest that opens the mind free
the songs of birds
spoken without any words
listen to the music of the wind, let it entrance
as it whistles through the branches, let your feet dance

Follow me, to the highest of peaks
no words can speak
climb the mountain's incline
don't fear the future decline
live for a second or two
enjoy the view

Through concrete and steel, we can walk for hours
ignore the dirt and grime, look past the towers
see the life that lives, the tales that are being told
the storybooks written, the world doesn't pause, never stops on hold
look to the stars, open your heart
let the view take a part

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Confused

Confused, I confess my heads a mess
struggle to get dressed, barely living I guess
the stress, distressingly intense, tears at my mind
under duress Id accept that my days a grind

Thoughts, flicker briefly then flutter away
mind cant stay on track, I'm fine Id love to say
but it would be so easy to just sleep until night
blot out the sunlight, give up the fight

Masks dance before me, face to face with my fears
they force me to look back over the years
they listen to my silent shouts, they hear the words I leave out
remind me of old demons and the dark days Id blackout

I'm flapping, flailing, mind gone sailing
falling, failing, brain bailed out leaving me derailing
I didn't know what I was needing, but the demons were feeding
can anyone save me, I'd scream til my throat was bleeding

Awake, hospital bed, dead of night, lost in my head
shed a tear, I cried, Should be dead by rights, they said
A brief respite, a chance to build a new life, a fighting chance at last
to say goodbye to the old days, farewell to the past

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Rearrange the stars

I love you, I'd teach the birds
the music to the song whilst I sing the words

I'd give my whole world, all my years
if those lyrics would reach your ears

I would climb to space, rearrange the stars
spell out words from the heart
to sparkle on your eyes below
to light up the sky with love on show

I'd Carve your name on mountains
dance in rainbow coloured fountains

fill the forests with all your favourite trees
planting seeds of all the flowers that please

I'd move rivers until they spell out a special verse
a poem that you can traverse
floating on the words that I send
wishing those days would never end 

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Relationships

Setting sail on relationships

surface smooth for the start of the trip

towards new horizons, new destinations

new locations to build foundations

Still waters froth up as the first storm is hit

the ship is pitched as the heavens throw a fit

waves soak every surface, hull creaks and cracks

will the boat stay afloat through this setback?

Turbulent seas, the black murky depths

so many hidden objects, the cause of so many wrecks

we sail on, patching up as we go

the ship ready for all that life can throw

Stormy waters ease, under bright sun beams

reflecting on mirror seas, the waters gleam

smiles break through the gloom, as the sun makes way for the moon

sailing into adventures new, we will hit land soon

Thanks For reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

 

Cracked smiles

This mask of cracked smiles and weather worn miles
a disguise to stop prying eyes, from seeing my life's trials
etched on my face, a distant look into space
like a rabbit in the headlights, I feel out of place

See you looking deep, like you are looking through a turbulent sea
under the waves I'm barely breathing, only screaming, don't look at me
I feel ugly, cant shake the feeling that washes over 

just want to swim, dive deep for cover

I feel like a misfit, a freak, not so much unique more a whole new breed 

feel your eyes piercing my skin until I bleed
want to wash away the stains of old days and all the pain
want to dance in cleansing rain, watch as the self hate pours down the drain

There are days when the sun shines through

the clouds break clear and I smile anew

when I forget the worry, the stress and fear

and I remember that there is so much to cheer

Thanks for reading

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

 

Corrupt

Feels like time is almost up, the world corrupt
bankers and crooks write the script to disrupt
watch as your cash flows out the door
the rich get richer the poor stay poor

Feels like we're on a downward slide, as rulers try to divide
told to distrust our neighbours, they force us to hide
These clowns have so much power, we just sit and cower
as our relations sour

Feels like life is passing us by, slaves to the war cry
a surgical strike to the heart, as the bombs fly
dropped on the world we know, to start the show
and cause the hate to grow

Feels like we're drowning under the flood, where is the good?
when people have to beg for food, whilst politicians are given knighthoods
feels like we are losing the love, made to fear showing we care
going nowhere if we persist with this nightmare

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Dream Kisses

Every kiss shared in dreams, those magic night time trips

stolen words taken in sips from sweet ruby lips

every lost glance, the way eyes dance

those special moments leave me entranced

Every word spoken in silent looks, sentences not found in any books

those unspoken ways to say I'm hooked

Every beat of the heart, twice as fast as the last

pulse races like a rocket blasts into space so vast

Every touch of your hair, locks me there

a feeling that cannot be compared

every last breath, every delicate sigh

makes me never want to say goodbye

Every time I wake, alone, I wish the dreams could go on

wish for the sunlight to guide you home

I wish for just one more song

one last dream where the night is long

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

First Ever Live Performance

So I did my first ever Live Spoken word performance at Leicester's Some-Antics
And somehow through all the nerves, stress and doubts I managed to win!
Here is a video of one of the three pieces I performed.
Hope you enjoy, it was a real rush.
Peace And Love.
Kyle.

Hall of mirrors

Need to find the right pathway through
lost in the darkness, need to stay out of view
a hall of mirrors, hating the reflection staring back

I want to smash them, see the images crack

Cant breathe through this mask I use to conceal
distorted view, looks more normal than I feel
empty sunken eyes stare back

I want to run, hide in a room pitch black

I cant feel normal, barely feel at all
only climb to break my fall
these thoughts run marathons in my head
whilst I lay silent, with the tears I shed

I learnt to never give in, never let the demons win
it takes a fight to keep smiling, when you don't like your skin
when you cant make light of the darkness your feeling
when the world around feels like its sinking

What tries to break you makes you breakthrough
find the real you and stay true
don't let yesterdays bad dreams deceive
for the beauty of life you will receive

Thanks For Reading.
Peace & Love.
Kyle.

Seasons Revisited.

Seasons keep turning, like the hands on a clock

tick tock, the pendulum rocks, as we take stock

days pass, the weather changes on the fly

a blade glints in the young mans eyes
 a gull cries into autumnal skies

Spring buds a new flower bloom, an end to the gloom?

winter hums her final tune, alone under a bright new moon

a first kiss, as new love sways like a tree in the breeze

knocks you off your feet, spring just a tease of summers ease
the young man drops to his knees

Seasons change quickly, days keep passing so briskly

memories of summer in the park, or on the beach spent with glee

they keep flooding me, brief reminders of yesterday

when we used to run and play, before the world turned scary and grey
the young man watches as hope walks away

The orange autumn call, like waterfalls of amber blossom teardrops

leaves fall in golden raindrops from the tree tops

ground shrouded with remnants of summer's passing, in the sky clouds amass

to watch as the days are drawing, and the nights begin to trespass
the young man bleeds in the dead grass

Winter falls as the last chime is called

the bells ring out for one and all

the year ends as it begins, sirens and gunpowder to see it in
the young man lays with broken skin

the cycle begins again, a web of tangled memories, the endless threads we spin 

Thanks For Reading
Peace & Love.
Kyle.

I was never entirely happy with the last version of this piece, it was always supposed to have a slightly darker edge, this version is closer to my original intentions.
I am also hopeful that this will be one of my first spoken word pieces performed live to a real audience.

Game of chance

Death knows my name, we played a game
loneliness my prize, brandished to my skin in burning flame
poured bad thoughts into my head
made me hate my reflection and the life I'd lead

Death has me on speed dial, he phones every once in a while
to remind me of that fire filled trial
his voice chills the bones, fills you with doubt
creeps through your mind, makes you freak out

Death has my address, he came over to distress
made me obsess about the life I possess
His gaunt shadowy smile, made me run for miles
yet still he stood near, I'm always top of his files

Death walks in my shadow, he lurks in the dark
he gave back my life but tore away my heart
the price paid for a game of chance
death holds all the cards, so may as well just enjoy the dance

Thanks For Reading

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Tear in the rain

 Dead end lives, cast aside in the lay by
deadwood in a backwater cry, a castle of dreams or a nightmare filled sigh
undead thoughts rise from their graves
zombies of old memories saved

Want to scream, let it out, feel release
breaking inside, give me peace, put me at ease
nobody listens to the words I shout
so how can they hear the lines I miss out

The sigh turns again to pain, internalised acid rain
body strained, a fried frazzled brain
weeks pass in a heartbeat, I cant make out one day from the last
the world feels like its spinning at double time, I'm dizzy and falling fast

A tear cried in the rain never ends
it just pools into the flood that the sky sends
forms dark shadows in the ground below
only the reflection of the moon will show

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.