T - Z
Taciturn
I was young
Not old
Bought
But not sold
I met her
She was free
She wanted fur
But not me
I found love
She didn’t
My little dove
My heart’s glint
I persisted
She said no
I desisted
Not my beau
I moved on
Got a wife
She was gone
But gave strife
My heart ached
On her affixed
Wrong love staked
Feelings mixed
I divorced
Wasn’t right
Not forced
I took flight
Now sappy
Just me
Unhappy
But free.
Tattoo
To stand out in this day and age
You need something that doesn’t fade
How about an achievement so grand
That your name is known across the land?
No, that sounds like a’lotta work
So how bout a tat instead?
From your stamp of tramps
To your bleeding angels
And the sacred tribal sign
That will end up on your behind
Because nothings says unique
Like a winged fist across the cheek
Or the foreign letters
That don’t mean squat
To the foreign letters
That probably mean “snot”
Or maybe your lover’s name
Just pray that it always stays the same
So if all these sound great to you
Why not try and get a tattoo
And if after, you think it wasn’t clever
Worry not, it’s only there forever
Tedium
I remember when I had things to do
But now I just sit and mope and stew
Nothing’s on the telly nor the net
Even a little something and I’d be set
I’ve tried counting sheep and watching paint
A glorious life this certainly ain’t
All my friends seem to be having great fun
Well that’s what they say after they’re done
So little to do, so much time
Why I even had enough to write this rhyme
An adventure or two I could certainly use
Like battling pirates or stopping a bomb’s fuse
But nothing ever happens in this boring old town
For laziness and peace we win every crown
But who am I to complain so much
After all, I’m a such and such
Never truly trying to be anything at all
Always afraid that from grace I’d fall
Perhaps boredom and laziness I did confuse
And all along adventure I did refuse
But now I think it’s time for a change
After all, is trying again really so strange
I’m gonna get off my ass and do something new
So look out world, with laziness I’m through!
Thalassa
Just breathe out
And relax
The tide goes in
The tide goes out
Listen to my siren song
Let it lull you deeper
Close your eyes
Close your mouth
Close your mind
The tide goes in
The tide goes out
Almost there
Peace is within reach
An end to woe
To suffering
We come from the sea
To the sea we must return
The tide goes in
The tide goes out
No more tears
No more worries
No more strife
The sea gave you life
But not forever
All loans must be repaid
All debts settled
Your time has come
Your credit due
Now sleep
And dream no more
The tide goes in
The tide goes out…
The Grandfathers
The mountain looms before us
I honestly don’t see the fuss
They call it the spire of heaven
I’ve been climbing it since I was seven
The tourists come in their droves
Bringing bottles of coke and salted loaves
To them it is naught but a thing
Something that to their children they bring
But my people know this place’s true worth
They have lived here since it broke through the earth
Its natural beauty has long since faded
And now my people stand jaded
They took their chisels and their tools
And made us look like quite the fools
This place was once our ancestral home
But now all over the states we roam
Upon our heritage their carved their own
Cementing that a new history was to be known
They came to this land seeking gold
Taking no care of those who already had a hold
They used their words, laws and force
And drove us from our natural course
Not long after they wrote their history large
And all of a sudden they were in charge
Six became four, ours became theirs
But one day, all shall return to the true heirs…
The Great Mother
Birthgiver
Lifeliver
Bountymaker
All love to the children of the Earth
Forestgrower
Riverrunner
Mountainsower
All glory to the Great Mother
Humanbreeder
Birdfeeder
Flowerseeder
All praise to the Queen of Life
Rainwasher
Stormbringer
Rainbowsinger
All honour to the Pale Blue Dot
Love, Glorify, Praise and Honour Her
She is the birthplace of man
The womb of life
Creator of art and beauty
Home of Homes
World of Worlds
Our cradle and our grave
Our first Mother
And our last
All glory to the Great Mother
The Monster
Eyes of flame, eyes of light
Eyes which seek out every fight
Skin like stone, cobbled and cracked
This monster I have chased and tracked
He lumbers through the concrete jungle now
To kill him is my only vow
When people stare and people scream
Blood and gore become the theme
He towers over men and more
He hunkers down so close to the floor
A hideous beast that knows no love
Not even from the kindest dove
How dare he show his face so gruesome
He will always be alone, never a twosome
I hate and hate and hate him so
We will never be friends, always we’ll row
He should not ever the light of day see
He should know that he was not meant to be
So when at last I do confront him
I promise I will tear him limb from limb
But know that even now he draws nearer
Staring at me from the other side of the mirror
The Mulberry Tree
I remember the mulberry tree
Where we used to play
You told me it was our special place
Our happy place
Father and son
Son and father
Away from the world
Away from the worries
Away from the ward
Where they radiated you
Where they stole your blood
Where they killed you
You tried to build a treehouse
But it failed
You tried to build a swing
But it failed
You tried to hang a tyre
And it held
You pushed me
Higher
Faster
More and more
You pushed me
Made me strong
Strong enough to live without you
And here I am
With my own son in my arms
Standing beside the mulberry tree
No
Beside the mulberry stump
A remnant of what was
A remnant of us
A remnant of you
Gone
But not forgotten
One day I’ll tell him
About the mulberry tree
About the new seed I planted
Something new
From something old
One day I’ll tell him
About you
About my dear old dad
Someone old
For someone new
One day I’ll tell him
Why his father cries
When he sees a stump
And a sapling
One day I’ll tell him
The story of the mulberry tree…
The Race
Sirens flash
Patients crash
Pedal to the metal
Don’t let that heart-line settle
Dodge the traffic and obstacles to life
Face the future, overcome this strife
Every second late is in death’s good favour
But fear not, for I am your saviour
I will race the clock for you
For you deserve a chance anew
To live and laugh and do all things well
This is not the time and place you fell
So I’ll turn on the siren and put it in gear
I will take away your loved one’s fear
This race I do each and every day
It doesn’t always go my way
But that will not keep me from my seat
I’ll keep trying, until death I beat
So put on your seatbelt and find your place
Let’s get started with this great death race!
The Storm Whisperer
Pitter patter go the raindrops now
Like the turbulent milking of a celestial cow
Thunder grows and lightning strikes
Those around go “Ah!” and “yikes!”
But I am a child of the storm
Chaos for them but for me it’s the norm
I love the sound of the howling gale
Through the sky itself I’d love to sail
I sit wrapped up tight under covers cosy
Marvelling at my little life so rosy
Whenever the sound of thunder rings true
I do not flinch or run like you
No, instead I do something rather strange
For you see, upon my face my features change
My eyes light up and shine like the Nile
And upon my lips forms a great big smile
The truth, then, if it must be told
I have loved storms since I was one year old
I love the sounds and sights and lightning too
I am a whisperer to storms, that then is true
So when next you see the stormfront rise
You can be very sure I’ll be watching the skies
As thunder and rain hurriedly descend
I will be praying for it to never end!
The Untrainable Muscle
They say that your body is a temple
Mine is its own religion
I worship my core
And they worship me
My pecs are a canvas upon which I paint
A masterpiece of muscle and meat
It would make Van Gogh faint
And all the critics bleat
My guns are a mighty .50 cal
Shooting down weakness as well
My gluts could hold up mountains
And turn glaciers into fountains
And all the bros doth say
That my body is so ripped
It tore the whole way
But for all my gains and growth
There is but one muscle that sloweth
My chest which bears a maiden heart
More beautiful than my pectoral work of art
Whenever I present my body so swole
The ladies say take a stroll
They say I’m too large or dumb
It hurts much more than any DOMS
I’ve tried yoga and squats and more
Until their words won’t leave me sore
I will work and work until I’m buff
Emotional strength tough enough
Until then I will max my reps
Until they know of my hidden depths
Soon I’ll have them forming a queue
And I will finally have that protein shake for two!
Thief
What is the worst thing you can steal?
Is it something imaginary or real?
For to take what is not yours
By riffling through my sacred drawers
You seek and grab and spread
I can’t believe you even checked under my bed
You stole away into the dark, drab night
You were soon gone entirely from my sight
I thought I had it locked securely away
Kept safe after fray after fray
But you did not care for locks and chains
You stubbornly took hold of my heart’s reins
And now I have fallen deeply for you
And I can once more imagine what it would be like to be two
So now I sit beside my phone so silent
Waiting for the ringer to turn violent
Until then I’ll put out a wanted page for my thief l’amour
And hope that it will bring you once more to my door
Thirty-Four
I have not lived as I directed
I will not die as I expected
My life was short but not sweet
My goals I have not even begun to meet
Regret fills my entire mind
To my fate I wish I was blind
Tears endlessly fill my eyes
And I pray my family will not listen to my cries
I will not see my boy become a man
None of this is according to plan
I will not walk the aisle with my little girl
I will not see her wed, my sweet darling pearl
My wife, my widow I will not see age
At this the most I direct my rage
My friend alone I shall leave
I pretend I see not, tears wiped on his sleeve
I see their pity and their grief
At this life of mine far too brief
I did not smoke nor drink a drop
Yet that did not slow my life’s sudden stop
This is neither fair nor right
Why was I picked to suffer this blight?
Some say that this is God’s decree
That I should neither wail nor plea
But I say that cruelty is as cruelty be
And very soon He will have to answer to me!
Till Morning Comes
I lie awake, in the night’s long morn
I will protect you, for I have sworn
Against the night and all its terror
I will be your sword and shield-bearer
During the light you run and play
Safe from the monsters during the day
But come the setting of the sun
Angels flee and good things run
As the dark and dangerous things creep forth
I will show them my strength and prove my worth
For you my dear are worth everything and more
I should know, I’ve been here since you were four
Your tiny hands clutch me tight
Now sleep, my child, and let me fight
Take refuge in dreams while I prepare
Fear not, and trust your teddy bear
My love for you cannot be measured with numbers or sums
So I’ll watch you, till morning comes
Towards My Rest
Look into my eyes
See the soul of a drowned man
I wade into the tide
Draw me out
Draw me in
I stand amongst the waves
They tower over me
They wash against my feet
A fish amongst the sharks
A shark amongst the fishes
Do I have the courage
To swim?
To float?
To sink?
Or simply to walk forward?
Let the tide draw me in
Let the tide draw me out
Away from the shore
Away from the whore
Away from being poor
Away from the bore
Away from my chore
Away from being sore
Away from more and more
I am a drowned man
But my flesh is dry
But my soul is not
One step
And then another
The water is warm
The water is warmth
Drawing me in
Drawing me out
I am the tide
Life took me in
And now I must go out
Towards the depths
Towards my rest
Halfway to freedom
Sun on my brow
Darkness below my feet
I walk forward
Towards the depths
Towards my rest
I can taste the salt
I can drink in the sea
Soon I will be free
I go with the tide
Drawing me in
Drawing me out
Water above
Water below
Around me
Complacency
The world I knew is gone
The worries
The fears
The people
The years
Below the waves I be
Below the waves I’m free
Yet still I march
Towards the depths
Towards my rest
Like the evening tide
Drawing me in
Drawing me out
Darkness is all I see
Darkness is waiting for me
Breathing is… harder…
Thinking… is… easier
Life… is… hard
Death… is… easy
I… go
Towards… the depths
Towards… my… rest…
Toy Solider
Talk is cheap but words cost lives
Towards peace our nation strives
But peace is not won with fancy words
But rather with eggs falling from metal birds
With fire and flame and ammo and tears
We who walk here die before our years
But that does not matter one bit to sarge
Through the enemy’s fire he would have us charge
No more than pawns on the board
Against the enemy we are to be scored
Every drop of blood we spill
The army would have us foot the bill
But this war shall not ever come to an end
So long as violent thoughts our leaders rend
But I will still stand and fight
I will form part of our nation’s might
And one day I shall attain the peace I crave
Once I am safe and snug inside my grave…
Tumbling Through Darkness
I am a murderer most foul
For I have slain gravity’s cowl
I tumble through the infinite abyss
Wondering if back on Earth they do miss
This tiny chunk of metallic hope
Sent to deliver a message of scope
Adorning my frame are letters and signs
Along with two humans drawn in lines
So that one day an alien might find
The best place in the galaxy to unwind
Directions are marked and pulsars drawn
So they can come straight to our front lawn
But what if no aliens I meet
Well I do have millennia to practice to greet
Is my fate to tumble through darkness eternal?
Or impact a sun blazing infernal?
No, I shall have hope a while longer
It keeps me warm and makes me stronger
Patience is king and I have time aplenty
Whether I must wait one year or twenty
I shall carry this message of peace and man
Until the day I no longer can
So if you spot me tumbling and turning
Worry not, my engine’s still burning
Under the Bed
What lies below the covers drawn?
A few old chips and a half-eaten prawn
What sleeps under the bed so high?
A cricket, a moth or maybe a fly
What lurks beneath the sleeping child?
A toy, a ball, no… not something so mild
We all know the truth, do we not?
We know what really lies below the unguarded cot
A monster of teeth, nails and claws
A monster that is right now extending its paws
If even a single pinkie toe crosses its sight
You are guaranteed a merciless fight
Better then not to sleep at all
Lest upon the floor you will fall
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been naughty or good
To the monster you are simply some delicious food
So arm yourself and learn to jump
To fend off that which in the night goes bump
And if you are very lucky and avoid these woes
You might make it to morning with most of your toes!
Unfurl, Yon Wonder
A speck of green
An ocean of white
Unfurl, yon wonder
Let the flowers bloom!
A carpet of green to mark the path
A field of red to line the way
Unfurl, yon wonder
Let the springtime come!
Send back the darkness,
And let the light shine forth
Unfurl, yon wonder
Let the good times come!
Water of life, fall swiftly
Lamb of new birth, arise
Unfurl, yon wonder
Let the newborns play!
Banish the freezing ice
Bring back the warming air
Unfurl, yon wonder
Let the season begin!
Golden sun, rise freely
Love, laughter, louder and louder
Unfurl, yon wonder
And let the spring begin!
Untouchable
It matters not how far away you are
Whether right next door or beside our star
You are beyond my reach
And your heart’s wall I cannot breach
For between us a divide too great
Despite our meeting chaired by fate
I went once to your father stern
And told him that for you I yearn
He said my class was too low
And that to your bloodline I was a foe
Your hand in mine was not allowed
And at the altar you would not be vowed
I know you said that love was all we need
But you away from your family I will not lead
For your happiness is my greatest desire
And to protect that I would become a liar
So although in my letter I spoke of another lover
Please know that this was but a cowardly cover
We may never again in this life meet
But I will always love you my sweet
And as I walk away from your crying frame
Know that I will not ever forget your name
Vacuum Decay
One in a million they say
It’ll never see the light of day
What we see is what always will be
It will never be any threat to you and me
But they were wrong, don’t you know
And now at light speed races the universal foe
A bubble of nothingness to consume the stars
It will swallow Earth, Jupiter and Mars
But its appetite shall not be so easily filled
It will not stop until the universe it’s killed
And in that darkness following suit
Life will not ever be able to root
Eternal nothingness will be our fate
Only then will its hunger be sate
So pick up your kids and hug them tight
You cannot outrun this, so don’t even fight
Kiss your lover and hold them close
Love them lots till everything goes
So let us all stand and watch the coming doom
Until the void becomes our eternal tomb
Vapid
Have you ever broken a nail?
It’s like, such a fail
Or how about losing your concert ticket
Why that makes me want to riot and picket
Who cares about wars and such?
I mean, they don’t affect me much
I’m more worried about my favourite spot
And how they’re turning it into a parking lot
I’ve been called vapid and rude
But I was like, chill out dude
You don’t need to worry about every little thing
All ya gotta do is acquire some bling
My teachers call me an uneducated brat
Like all I’ve ever done is on my ass sat
But who the hell cares about history and math?
Mention them again and feel my wrath!
So maybe I don’t always know what’s up
And maybe I have a bad habit of saying “sup”
But this is me and no one more
I may be vapid, but I’m vapid to my core
So listen up you haters and thugs
From me above you’ll receive no hugs
I don’t care if you don’t approve
Out of the way or I’ll make you move!
Verisimilitude
The sun rises in the east,
Man has eternal dominion over beast,
There are birds that swim and fish that fly,
And all we see is merely light reflecting in the eye.
Birth to death do we exist,
But only after are we missed.
These truths I tell for all to hear,
So listen closely, open up your ear!
What do you know, what do you see,
Is the world you perceive the same for me?
A truth is no more than an agreed upon thing,
And things can change and morph and sing!
So for now, these truths are right,
But someday soon, new truths we will write.
Perhaps the sun in the west will rise,
Or maybe elephants will soar through the skies!
But can you imagine if death wasn’t the end?
If the laws of life itself we could bend,
If we never had to say goodbye,
If over a lost friend we never had to cry.
Though for now the world is still quite cruel,
But someday someone will change that rule.
Until that time these truths we keep,
Until that time when no more we weep!
Viral
A million likes is my aim
My video, though, is just the same
More inane words for an inane crowd
Who by banal videos are easily wowed
See them like and see them subscribe
They are all a part of the viral tribe
What matters most is not original or good
But instead of whether or not I should
Upload this simply for coin and fame
Or continue to dwell in obscure shame
No! I want to be famous, no matter the cost
Even if my privacy or dignity be lost
My video viral is what I desire
And from it copies and memes I’ll sire
So upload and prepare for the coming storm
Who cares if it’s just one of the swarm?
My video is special and really cool
I mean, really, it’s just my dog in the pool!
Walk Without Me
Soon, too soon, you will walk without me.
Soon, too soon, without me you will be.
As I lay here, in this sterile bed,
I ponder what is going through your troubled head.
Are you thinking of all the bills you must pay,
Or perhaps you wonder if I will go this day?
Oh I wish I could hear the eulogy you wrote!
Will you speak about how upon me you did dote?
I wish I could thank you for all the time you have spent,
And finally return the heart that you lent,
For it is my wish that you find another,
Our child is still too young to be without a mother.
There will be many tears to be shed,
After I leave this dull sterile bed.
But one day, all this you will forget,
And a new soulmate shall be met.
You will walk and dance and so much more,
And she will even come to love your snore,
She will raise our child with lots of love,
Fitting into our family like a hand in a glove.
You will all live and laugh and play,
This is all I hope, all I pray.
But please, know naught but this,
All I truly desire is one last kiss.
You have given me far too much,
When all I wanted was your hand to clutch.
And now as I begin to fade away,
What I truly want most is to stay.
Wanderer
Four walls
All falls
Wife and child
No more they smiled
Gambled and lost
Everything it cost
And now I wander
On my misfortune I ponder
No home
These streets I roam
Searching for heat
Searching for meat
How long since I ate
Regret is far too late
A stranger’s glare
His wrath I ensnare
Vagrant he screams
I’m gone, like my dreams
But wait
Is this fate?
A Samaritan good and kind
He of generous mind
A coin of hope
No more can I cope
I thank him and go
My shame I cannot show
Another day, another night
Wondering if I’m alright
Home is where the heart is
That is what He says
If that is so
Then my life away I did throw
For now I wander
And kindness of strangers I squander
Oh I wonder what lies over yonder
For this poor homeless wanderer…
We are Inevitable
We are inevitable
We are meant to be
We are inevitable
We are all I can see
But you are not mine to have
But you are not mine to touch
But you are not mine to kiss
But you are not mine to love
I have wandered down so many streets of time
I have pondered on what we need to be
I have travelled back a thousand times
I have failed to make you see
This power of mine to rewrite history
This power of mine to bring me misery
This power of mine to change your mind
This power of mine to bring us to bind
Once we met under the shining stars
Once we met in the downpour pouring
Once we met on a walk spontaneous
Once we met at a candlelit party
But not once have you followed me home
But not once have you kissed me tender
But not once have you whispered my name
But not once have you felt the same
How many times have we spoke?
How many times have we danced?
How many times have we dined?
How many times have we eloped?
It does not matter when
It does not matter where
It does not matter how
It does not matter why
You will be mine
You will want me
You will see me
You will love me
For we are as inevitable as the rising sun
For we are as inevitable as the pouring rain
For we are as inevitable as the march of time
For we are as inevitable as the rising tide
And so to this I devote my life
And so to this I devote my time
And so to this I devote my heart
And so to this I devote my mind
No matter how many tries it takes
No matter how many trips I take
No matter how many times I fail
No matter how many turns I use
I will have you as my own
I will conquer your heart of stone
I will earn a ring from you
I will steal that name of yours
I do not care to know her name
I do not care if you have another
I do not care about your children
I do not care about your lover
We are inevitable
We are meant to be
We are inevitable
We are all I can see
What's in a Name?
What is in a name?
Does it mean we’re not the same?
I didn’t pick mine, so I’m not to blame
But I’m sure my parents know their shame
Sure, it makes it easier for the bullies to aim
With words and barbs my soul they maim
So much so I want to return from whence I came
And hopefully a new moniker claim
At the very least, choose something that means “flame”
I mean, did they think this was some kind of game
With an alias like this, I’ll never find fame
Why this stupid label I will never tame
Oh why couldn’t I have been born a duke instead of a dame?
At the very least, make it fit my frame
Because no matter what you say, Aliviyah is the definition of lame!
Whirling Dervish
Stop
Gather your thoughts
Your fears
Your worries
Your doubts
Let them infuse you
Let them cover you
Let them anchor you
Now let your feet sway
Slowly at first
Then faster
Turn a little
A little more
Reach where you began
Now spin
Faster
Faster
Faster!
Feel your thoughts spin out
Towards the edge of reason
Towards the edge of your mind
Let them drift
Further
Faster
Not too close
Not too far
A tenuous hold
Now spin
Faster
Faster
Faster!
Let go
Let go of it all
Feel the world whirl
Feel the world shift
Feel the world spin
Now spin
Faster
Faster
Faster!
Spin with the world
Spin with the sun
Spin with the cosmos
The world will keep on spinning
The sun will keep on turning
The cosmos will keep on shining
But your worries will end
Your fears will end
Your doubts will end
But you will not
Now spin
Faster
Faster
Faster!
Now whirl
Faster
Faster
Faster!
Now live
Faster
Faster
Faster!
Don’t stop
Don’t waver
Don’t wonder
Your life is yours
Your dream is yours
Your choice is yours
Now spin!
Wings
The sky has always called me
Only up there shall I finally be free
To dip and dive and fly all over
From the Tasmanian reef to the White Cliffs of Dover
I want to be an eagle soaring
Cause staying on land is rather boring
And now I sit behind the stick
Hoping that this won’t be too quick
For years I’ve wanted to fly a plane
And now here I am, ready to train
It will be hard and take a while
But I want those silver wings to be my style
Sure, I might have the tiniest fear
That I might forget to check the gear
But my love shall overcome any such things
I will persevere, until I earn my wings!
World of Wonder
Stop
Stop what you are doing
Look around
Look again
What do you see?
The same old landscape
The same old people
The same old world
Why?
Look to the horizon
Look beyond it
See what lies beyond the boundaries of your world
We live in a world of wonder
A world where pyramids tower above the dunes
Where an angel falls to the welcoming earth below
A table mountain for the gods to picnic, complete with a gossamer white tablecloth
A Son of God watching over the city of dance
An ancient wall dividing the old world from the new
An arena of blood and triumph, still standing tall
A place of worship, bedecked with white marble and stone
I live in a world of wonder
Do you?
Will you break your boundaries?
Will you walk beyond the horizon?
Will you seek out the world’s wonders?
Come
Walk with me
To a world beyond belief
To a world beyond beauty
To a world beyond boundaries
Live with me, in a world of wonder