Poison Logic
It’s the poison in the vile,And the sweet tasting mace,
The curiously made assumptions,
So fragile; erase,
It’s the delicately tightened chains,
And the shortened breath,
Ecstatic hearts beating—
At the manifesting wreath,
It’s the sound of acid dripping,
And the blistering of skin,
The melodic metronome,
Is wearing thin,
It’s the wings of solitude,
And the heart of regret,
Time plucks away feathers,
As the hours forget,
It’s the final acceptance,
And the last stand,
Blood-shot mind crippling—
As it takes command.
The Performer
Dedicated to Kyle Landry
Sweat drenching ebony keys,
As the pain subsides,
Crystal snowflakes weigh down-
On my now heavy lashes,
Many a faces glare up at me,
Standing ovation; my heart leaps,
Head held heavy, as I close my eyes,
Luminance shadows my canvas,
Impatient souls shout and scream,
Forcibly, I pull myself up,
Trembling legs; broken smile,
The irony of this bittersweet moment,
With not the breath to even speak,
My manifestation highlighting the Heavens,
Images of ebony notes form,
As crystal snow outlines strands of my hair,
A performance to be remembered,
I play not a single note-
Unless my heart and soul intertwine-
Within my blood and fingers,
Star adorn the sheets of midnight,
Heavens doorway faces me,
Naïve spectators; present only to be awed,
My music is my key,
“… It’s…. happening… again…”
Collapsing breathless; another solid performance,
Onlookers shriek for help,
I lay content…
For the notes have guided my way…
The Broken Piano
Reach.... out to me,Touch a glistening star,
Opal dust rides the wind,
Taking you this far,
Listen closely,
Almost musical aura rearing,
They said it couldn't play,
Broken piano; urges searing,
Brittle, broken notes,
Just one touch and you feel,
The sadness that pours from inside,
A piano that 'bleeds' to heal,
Dreaming of notes; formed purely of opal,
Rusted black keys are now white,
But this piano refuses to stop dreaming,
It will continue to fight,
Screaming out in agony,
The piano breaks even more,
Some said they've even seen tears-
Form on the keys and drip down to the floor,
Then one day an orphan boy,
Feels that he is needed,
No older than seven,
He stands before the piano still undefeated,
The abandoned piano stood layered in snow,
Its' satin black was now tarnished and did fade,
The little boy smiled and brushed off the keys,
He sat and then he played,
With knotted strings and rusted keys,
The piano was struggling to play,
But the boy didn't give up,
His fingers paved the way,
Others gather around,
Adoring what they hear,
Shocked to learn that this piano,
Was the one kept out in the rear,
The melody, the sound; the notes,
All were opal-infused,
The sound was sparkling like that crystal,
The piano was finally being used,
As the boy just finished,
The piano had collapsed,
Teary keys; full of gratitude,
The piano felt loved at last,
In his final melody,
The piano spoke:
"I may not have been perfect,
I may not have been the best,
But on my final melody,
I can happily rest.."
Mommy, Why?
She looked at him and asked,He turned and told her no,
She was so confused,
He yelled at her to go,
"Mommy, mommy? Mommy!"
Her mother was on the floor,
"Mommy I need you!"
Her father came through the door,
"Daddy what's wrong with mommy?"
He walked up to her and glared,
"Daddy! She won't get up!"
He kicked her with force and stared,
She held her ribs in pain,
He smirked and left the room,
Crying silently next to mommy,
As the night shone with the moon,
She didn't understand,
'Mommy, what's wrong?'
She missed her mother humming--
Her a sweet lullaby song,
"Mommy if I cry,
Will you cry too?
Mommy if I'm sad,
Would it affect you?
Mommy I'm trying to be a big girl,
But daddy is so cruel,
Every night he hurts me,
I lie about it at school,
Mommy I miss you,
If only you knew,
I'm scared! Scared of daddy!
Scared of what he can do!
Mommy I'm so sorry,
But tonight I cried,
Daddy hit me so hard,
I felt like I had died,
Mommy is this goodbye?
I don't want it to be the end!
Mommy I'm scared!
I miss you; my only friend,
Mommy I hear something,
Daddies coming to hurt me,
Mommy! Please make it stop,
It's you I want to see!"
She cried out to her father,
"Please daddy no!"
But he gave her words no heed,
Her body marked with abuse did show,
This time he hit too hard,
Her body was severely crushed,
Even at the hospital,
After they tried to rush,
She couldn't be saved,
Now mommy and daughter lay,
And daddy is in jail,
Mommies spirit and daughters are forever together everyday.
