Middle of the room view stepping back panoramic scanning reflection and recognition breath-taking realization life hasn't been kind at times Like the bully in the playground you can either take the hits and grimace or slug it out black eye badge of honor and humility that only you can see; and they say that is …
Category: Perceptions
Death
So yes, I have hit the wall - many times I've reached down in the darkness and found the bottom was still another 100 feet below me and all I can say with a hint of ambivalence "...man what a trip, what a journey..." And all the introspective chatter and cliches passing thru the test …
Beyond The Fog
Early morning light peers through tiny cracks like a private eye - subtle surveillance Between nightmares and day-dreams there is a harsh sense that shoots across the sky As reality focuses on the blurred vision of weary eyes and the only time line has spanned the universe A love that lives in another sphere…what is …
Blanche DuBois
A dimly lit room typical bar room glow Maybe, candles flickering - couldn't tell you... mood lighting keeps things soft, keeps life from appearing ...to harsh as per Blanche DuBois Music playing something in the background - for ambiance? Maybe not... I'm never sure of much when my focus is slightly off kilter Anxiety rises, …
Woman Of The Page
Oh to be Virginia Woolf for a moment in time when words flowed creative process encumbered by despair precious pearls of wisdom masked with conversation sharing verse and wine with the Bloomsbury Group that freed a burdened soul brilliant sorrow deep a pocket full of rocks and a long deliberate walk off a short seductive pier sinking deep into …
Self
Flickering flash light sparkling florescent glitter weaving shadowy reflections and sounds vibrating - Imagine: tiny poetic dancers movements fluttering on stucco walls texture rubs the senses with twirling drips of a grand illusion fan fare and flags waving... with no peaceful conclusion - Yet the heart continues to pose question after question without clarity - the …
The Edge
Cafe Dark Nights For the sleek and slender Of mind and heart The scent of cappuccino And espresso brewing Poured seductively Into delicate imported Fine China cups Intellectual chatter floats As light as a feather From table to candle lit table With a Beatnik snap Of the fingers - an antiquated signal Of artistic approval …
Small Boy Tender
Small boy tender child Wide brown eyes With an angelic smile… That could melt butter - in his mouth While dripping sweet Saccharine like words Of lies and deceit One push Slight of hand Reaches out To be held - poor little sister Cracked skull Echoed cries and life ...swing in the balance Baby dolls …
Day-Break Ride
…too often in the solitude of when all is said and done after the passions have been met when the dead of night begins its decline and the morning light starts to rise there is an emptiness that comes over me taking me by surprise in the before day-break ride heading home when angst begins …
Trilby Yates 