To Gandalf

Named for a wizard

With magic of his own

That he carried into the heart

Of the place he called home

The spirit of a warrior

Brave and true

In the face of danger

He stood by you

With the wind in his face

And the world at his feet

He finally succumbed to sleep

When those same dreams

Call to your soul

He'll be waiting there

To lead you home

 

Topless Dancer

A word of advice before I go
Beware of sycophants bowing low
Their loyalties are quick to fade
And then they’ll twist their sharpened blade
A yes-man poses far more danger
Then those who question and are quick to anger
Their only thoughts are for themselves
They’ll see you burn in the fires of hell
And they’ll laugh and say they knew it all along
Be careful it’s not you dancing to their twisted little song

Seven years

Seven years I’ve bled for you

To satisfy your hunger

Seven years I’ve wept for you

To quench your thirst

Seven years I’ve sweated for you

To meet your desire

Seven years I’ve fought for you

To win your futile war

Seven years and I’ve got from you

Betrayal.

But no more

Curse

May your words come back to haunt you

In the places where you dream

May I have the ultimate pleasure

Of listening to your screams

And mingled with their echoes

Will be the sound of laughter

As I watch your house of cards

Flame up into the rafters

Gold plated silence

Back stabbing

Duplicitous

Gold plated silence

Hide a layer of lies

Behind saccharine smiles

Freedom at a fingertip

Shift the goal posts

New game play

I don’t play by the rules

Not your rules anyway

Got brand new pair of boots

And walking out of you

NASA Communication 101

Deadline

Pitch night

Last Days

Fractured shards

Upon the floor

Turn the other cheek

Beg silently for more

Give me that cleansing pain

That slice through skin

That sharp stiletto blade

Sharp word-honed razor thin

Give me that purity of pleasure

The waves from oceans deep

Born in dark hidden places

Where stolen secrets sleep

Bahrain

A flash of blue

Lightning in your eye

Another day gone

Closer to goodbye

A land awaits

Beyond your dreams

Of desert oases

And fragrant streams

I'll be there too

A shadow by your side

Once a maiden

Always a bride

I want to dance

On the head of a pin

Dizzy spinning adrenaline

 

I want to fly

On angels wings

Melodies of the songs she sings

 

I want to sleep

Perchance to dream

Of strawberries and clotted cream

 

Atlas

Atlas shrugged

And the world slipped

Off balance

 

Without the weight

He stood up tall and proud

Free at last

To follow his own path

 

Random thoughts

Piled in disarray

Neural pathway overload

 

Something surreal

About not knowing

Why and what and wherefore