When the seed
of envy grows
into a big tree,
the fruit is bitter,
and the tea
from the bark
stains your soul
and your poetry.

he still doesn't realize
that beauty has a price

he plucks roses and
wonders why they wither
when he's never learnt
to check their roots.

with thorns between his lips,
he speaks softly about
the way love has eluded
him over the years.

his palms like written verse,
scarred and coarse, petals
falling delicately out of
time from his fingertips.

he sees beauty but he
does not see underneath

he has always been
one to see the flames
but never feel the heat.

Stars can only be seen in darkness,
A wealthy foundation has nothing to do with greatness,
Love is not completely selfless,
The journey to heaven is not painless.

Nothing is is actually valueless,
the boldest isn't completely fearless,
death doesn't always mean one is breathless,
And Judges are often truthless.

Denial might be an act of pureness,
Rejection a show of kindness,
Speaking up attimes can be senseless,
And a hug does not always represent oneness.

A soldiers retreat doesn't always mean weakness,
An enemy's surrender might be smartness,
A woman's smile may not be happiness,
A child's determination might be born out of emptiness.

Marraige vows are usually baseless,
We are alive because our hearts are restless,
Scientists are mostly clueless,
Psycologists usually feel helpless.

Caring for the poor might be termed madness,
But many wealthy are now homeless,
And even if we're not treated with fairness,
You and i are definitely priceless.

Curled in a ball on the floor
Cold, wrapped up in my own limbs
The knife lies only a foot away
Concealed deep within my most private drawer
The horizontal scars from the past won't do,
Not anymore, they won't save me
Maybe it's the day I'll finally escape
One long deep vertical slice and
My insides will slowly seep out, until
I'm soaked in a crimson puddle
Of my own self destruction
And self hatred
drowning the last remains
Of my physical being
I'd never see you in geology
But you'd see me
After a long day you'd return
To our safe place
Surrounded by questions on where I was
And why I didn't show
You'll hear the music blasting from behind a closed door
Call my name, only silence replies
With a creack, you slide through the door
Come over to my sleeping body
The carpet looks darker now that you're closer
Fall to your knees in the sudden realization
The tears choke your screams
I've found my own safe place
Where my soul will rest forever.

I dance between the graves
Of the bodies that came, but didn't stay
Praying to make it home dry
There's a storm raging in the sky

As if it were a camera's flash
Lighting strikes when I think of them
Counting back from three to one
That perfect moment, forever gone

"Always and Forever", etched on the cast
Of my broken heart that looks like broken glass
And the Jack of Spades fell for the Queen of Clubs
But she ran off with
The King of Diamonds

There's a storm raging in the sky
There's a storm raging in this guy
There's a storm raging in the sky
There's a storm raging...

Day breaks under the heaviness of night
Blue skies and bright light illuminate
The scars created under a backdrop of stars

Retreat...
Battle wounds only show defeat

Defeated or defeatist?
The ending's the same
A  morning masquerade
To hide the reason for this slow parade...