A city of dead ends

Try to avoid the setbacks

pavement slips beneath

covered in cracks

will I fall between the grinding teeth?

build bridges to bypass the gaps

Amble down dark streets

where once music and love would beat their retreat

now only distant hums fill the air

empty pavements of despair

I dream of those days lost in the look of wild eyes

playful smiles and long brown hair - as days turn to night

the hole in the sky where once a star burned bright

now just a black hole devoid of care

the remnants of time like a dripping tear going nowhere

Traipse down twisting turning terraces

byways of bygone days, a maze of misremembered memories

hazy dreams faded into reality

blended cocktail fuelled fantasies

where once the night was our playground

a ship that was soon to run aground

flooding senses with forgotten sounds

the screams shouted to put me down

Flow through the arteries and veins

a city of dead ends

snaking streets, smirking as I slip

let the words of the night tear my heart into strips

tangled spiders web of thoughts

voices that fill me with dread

the sounds of the town drill into my head

I seek a safe space in this world of walking dead

be it the words I read, or the music into which I fled

a field of solitude away from prying eyes

just me and the starlit skies

no ears listening to my pained cries

on the long dark nights

endeavour to replace misguided memories we spent together

with moments of wonder I can cherish forever

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

 

Is It Raining Where You Are?

Are you sat under a dark cloud?

is it raining where you are?

no smiles allowed

no light from distant stars

Is bad weather edging closer?

inching ever nearer

just waiting for the rains to soak you

begging for it to be over

when the skies become clearer

Is the sky overhead filled with pollution?

does inside feel like someone else is soaking through?

as the rains wash down does your skin becomes translucent

a new person emerging, is that the real you?

Is the storm blinding your eyes?

or is that the tears that you cried?

why do we always fall for the lies?

razor sharp floods from all the pain that you hide

Is the lightning flashing your memory back?

does the thunder bring you to your knees?

or is it setting off an alarm bell sound attack?

Do you stand on an island, flood waters newly arisen?

begging for the pain to ease

does it make the world feel like a prison?

with no date set for release

And when the storm clouds go, does the smile return?

or does the pain still wait radiating inside?

is it real when you know the hurt still burns?

the heart still yearns

as you wait for the storm to circle around bringing bad tides

Or do you take the day, let the sunshine in?

open the curtains to a brighter feeling

you have weathered the storm, so many times before

and the sun always follows the worst downpour

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.

Empty/Whole

Abandoned

left alone

this empty whole

a hole into which

I'm thrown

my grave

overgrown

Oblivion

obviously, I'm doomed

oblivious to the outcome

to keep watching on rerun

delirious I fall

this pit

no welcoming hall

no throne upon which to sit

A web

ice threaded

deaths head staring

I shed tears

dreaded attention

affection

the heart

I'm wearing

tearing

Knife edge

blade shines

red

dripping

from on high

a ledge, distance unrevealed

legend told

knowledge I hold.

unheard truths concealed

just the tweeting of birds

unspoken words

could help me to heal

Shout

beat away doubt

I like

the way

words fall

out

let them

take to the air

like birds in flight

they make the grey

seem more bright

the days feel alright

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.