When will life be better than my dreams? ...Or my dreams better than reality? I forget which is which these days. I would think I'm dreaming right now But I haven't slept in a week And, well, Why would I be dreaming of this?
Tag: dreams
Against The Fire
Against the fire- Sinister and wanting- I seduce, Unafraid, But seeing the light From dreams Which are unknown. Unlearning my past; Unable to stop.
A Woman is a Lonely Thing
Other than my shadow Who am I to be in love? Killing off even imaginary friends Let alone the reals ones. No one can control the Dreams they have, If I could I wouldn’t dream Of taking your arm and Walking each other to paradise. ‘No man is an island’ But what of women? A… Continue reading A Woman is a Lonely Thing
Little Girl
Too shy to talk But give her a pen And she won't be silenced, Writing about dragons and fairies And the distant worlds From her delicate, butterfly dreams. She wanted adventure, Only feeling at home When lost in a book. She'd look under her bed To find those monsters In hopes of making friends And… Continue reading Little Girl
Downtown Dreams II
Did you walk Down city streets Dreaming downtown dreams? Thoughts held fast in prayer By flickering lights, staining concrete Touched by frost and left wandering Through chimney pots and gun smoke. Did you walk Down city streets Dreaming downtown dreams? Hearing whispers from slate Behind unlit windows Like faceless voices riding On a poisoned… Continue reading Downtown Dreams II
Downtown Dreams
Did you walk Down city streets, Dreaming downtown dreams? Teary sky above, Droplets weeping over cast iron fences, Orange brick and the cobbled streets Filled with empty faces, deserted, Save for headlights driving past; Dark and sleeping town, Layered with dampened alley roads, Littered with shadows and ghosts.
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