Yup, decided to start one up again, don't usually get too many replies but eh, oh well... Anyway, here's a semi-old one for the heck of it, if people seem to like it I'll post up some more...

The World Today
April 7, 2002

The shattered mind of a battered soul
The body that harbors them both
The twisted temper from tattered times
Spread wide from what is known
Sanity shackled and stored deep within
The chaos of a changing world
Happiness slowly ebbing away
And under sadness to be ruled
Rearranging but always remaining
Crippled dreams long since past
That control in full a blade made dull
By time that moves to fast
Leaving to die, and in death hide
The truth of a tainted path
By those taunted and tamed
By truths forever burning wrath
The loss of self in selflessness
And the pain of pleasure in plentifully plight
Of ego and id and morals without ethics
Of all that is wrong being deemed right

That is fiarly old peom. . . .I tried poetry once but, it was horrible, really it was I even posted it here and. . . .well I think it is gone now

That is fiarly old peom. . . . reminds me of destruction and stuff. . . . .

I tried poetry once but, it was horrible, really it was I even posted it here and. . . .well I think it is gone now

Eh, what the heck... her's another for shits and giggles

The Tides of Time
Tuesday, July 16, 2002

I�ve drifted down a dusty road
That I have roamed all to often
I have felt the pains of many words
That only the tonic of time can soften
I�ve lost the un-losable
I�ve gained the unwanted
And sorrow�s savoir in my life
Has always remained undaunted

In the tides of time I have waded
Looking for answers amongst the waves
Struggling to find the elixir of mind
To bring me sanity remade
But the answers I search for
The ones that gnaw at my brain
Are covered in the shadows of my soul
So hidden they shall remain

For I have traveled the darkness
That I bound inside long ago
That I sealed off from the world
For no one else to know
I have learned it is no longer part of me
But rather a lingering of a past gone wrong
The note that is sung off key
In an otherwise perfect song

But it will not leave me
It still grips me tight at night
And though I am winning the war
It will not give up the fight
For we all have darkness we hide
From the world and from ourselves
That weakens us from within
Like a book too big for its shelf

The knowledge within it is too great
And it causes the wood to crack
So we must set up supports
Where the woods natural strength lacks
It is only in this way, I�m afraid
We can turn back the pain held inside
Never releasing it for ourselves
But rather allowing corruption to be denied

For the pain of a troubled past
Can never fully be taken away
It may only be eased and dulled
With the work of many days
It is not by choice we hold it
And keep it with us at all times
We can only learn from this pain
And no longer be victims of past crimes

No one seems to want to reply, but that's ok... I just wrote something that I kind of want to share and all... Feel free to ignore it like everything else I write and post here.


Go About Your Day
March 15, 2003

Looking for meaning among the clouds
That swirl and circle in the abyss
Of a life that I have wanted
And the dreams I always miss

Falling through the crowds
Of everyone I recognize but never know
Knowing at the end of the day
I�ll have nothing to really show

Looking in the mirror
And seeing my only real friend
So why do I break the glass?
It never made much sense

People fearing those that are closed
Because they don�t know who they are
But is asking what their name is
Really all that hard?

I guess life is just to busy
But I swear I�m ok
I�ll just keep on crying
Please go about your day

Just go about your day�

And on the other side of this wall
You don�t have a clue I�m dying
It is better if I hide it from you though
And I promise you I�m trying

I just wish you would stop saying
That I should feel at home
It�s hard to like a place
When you�re always alone

But I promise I�ll do my best
To hide how I am hurting inside
So I�m still the perfect son
And nothing hurts your pride

I�ll go do what I should do
And say what I have to say
And keep the sorrow locked away
So you can go about your day

Just go about your day�

So now I go to bed to wake up
And live the lie again
It seems to have been this way
Since my life first began

Go and watch the world race by
Setting up my own dense fog
But I have to blur their vision
So they won�t see my fa�ade

If I can make them think I�m happy
When they all look at me
Then maybe when I look in the mirror
It will be something I can believe

Because no one likes you when you�re sad
And I don�t like myself all the same
So lets all pretend I�m happy
So you can all go about your day

Just go about your day�

I just read all of those RM, and they're fantastic. The old ones are great, but the newer one is excellent, amazing. Those who aren't reading these, are missing out on a hella lot. Excellent work!

One word: Beautiful.

Hey, thanks guys... Here is one I just wrote, kinda proud of it so I figured I would post it here.


Footprints In The Snow
April 12, 2003

Now I look into the eyes
That stare at me from the mirror
And listen to my own voice
Ringing within my ears

Telling myself to leave my mark
Wherever I may go
A clear sign that I was there
Like footprints in the snow

A well-defined shape
That will be gone one day
But sure to stay as I last like winter
And not melt or fade away

For I know all of my works
Will not last for all of time
However, I will make them known
At least while I am alive

I will step sure and clear
Making my mark where my foot lands
Just as a desert nomad
Leaves his footprints in the sands

But cold weather does not last forever
Nor do footprints in the snow
For as the heat begins to rise
Smoother edges to indents begin to show

The sun will become hotter
And the breeze will change
Just as the footprints I have made
Will someday start to fade

Once they begin to melt
It is not long before they are gone
While over where they once were
A summer�s bird sings his song

This is how I wish to be remembered
Not as a man that was well known
But rather as the humble nomad
Who left his footprints in the snow

I Still Walk This Road Alone
June 30, 2003

Once the dust has settled
On the path I've walked so long
And far back behind me
My thoughts of others have gone
I'll look forward
And have you on my mind
And I won't ever forget you
For all the rest of time

You were here for me
When I thought I couldn't get by
I had never thought it possible
For a heart to be so kind
But now I'm moving on
And thinking about you again
When our ways became separate
When both our new lives began

I can't say it was easy
Letting go of you
But when you fell for someone else
There wasn't anything else to do
Lord knows I tried
Not to let it get me down
But how could I stand on my own
When it was always you keeping me off the ground?

I haven't talked to you for a while now
Kind of wondering if I should
Just to say hello to you
And say I hope you're doing good
But I probably won't again
I have a hard time thinking about you
About all the feelings I felt
About the love I thought was true

Well I hope you know I'm thinking
Remember that happy day
The same day you were married
The day that I couldn't stay
I slipped out of the back
Just as you said "I do"
And I slowly walked away
I hope you understood

It looks like I've kicked up more dirt
Even though I've tried to walk so slow
So I guess I'll keep thinking back
And hoping that you know
Hoping you know I'm happy
that you have someone to call your own
And I really don't mind
That I still walk this road alone

This one is a lot shorter than normal for me, but it has more meaning to me than most...


Untitled

I�ve got a need
To remove this state of mind
To lose myself and undo myself
So that this life is no longer mine

This need of mine
I must feed in time
Or be lost in the sorrow once more

For it has been shown
And I know
Your friendship is more window than door

Time has intertwined itself
With the ever shortening days
And a soft smile of a lover
Has become a burning gaze

Oh how I wish it could end

I finally got around to reading the prose you have posted here, and I must say, it's awesome stuff really, and I really admire your poignant writing style.

Your latest untitled poem is my favorite because of the emotion behind it.

Keep it up RM. ^^;

Maybe Next Time

Every now and then I think of you
How I always give you the same old line
And you give me the same reply
�Not today boy, maybe next time�

But next time has come
And wouldn�t you know it? Next time is gone
Sometimes life seems so short
Other times it seems so long

All that�s left are those memories these days
A smile that I love
A closeness I need
All blown away with the falling leaves

So now I blow in the wind
Taking what comes
But I would be lying if I said
Nothing felt wrong

Seems the older I get
The less I know
And the farther I travel
The more I have to go

Cause that road is bending
And I�m just driving along
Trying to remind myself
That what�s done is done

But Fall is in the air again
And I�m still alone I find
Oh well, not this year I guess
Maybe next time
Maybe next time

These are all fantastic. "Maybe Next Time" and "Go About Your Day" have a very lyrical feel. Either of them would make great songs if you composed music to them. "The Tides of Time" is probably my favorite, though.

Stuff like your untitled one makes me sad, though. If you feel that way then you call me or something, okay?