I don’t know

what it is

 

I know

what it isn’t

 

Revealed

in the offing

 

An image

— takes form

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

He climbed atop

an oak on fire

Its sap transformed  

by flames concealed 

 

Each branch he passed

a year he traded

For what’s unseen

— by heat congealed

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

 

True innovation

emerges

from disruption

The sparks

of collision

— lighting the way

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

A prisoner

of sentience

escape

self-denial

 

Incarcerated

deep inside

with voices

dark and vile

 

A prisoner

of every thought

his mind

a burning feast

 

The moments that

protected him

before

protect him least

 

A prisoner

of déjà vu

where now

and then conspire

 

His name convicted

to the flames

all dreams

— within the fire

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Wolverine shadows

 in the Michigan mist

Blood trail encampment

 on yesterday’s tryst

 

Teeth at the ready

 fortune can’t hide

Death for a tribute

— when vengeance abides

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

I’ve lived up

till now

with my thumb

in life’s eye

In reckless

abandon

I shucked

and I jived

 

No virgin

was safe

no harlot

denied

The wages

of sin

my fortune

— allied

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Trust

 a monopoly

the fickle

must earn

 

Rooted

in confidence

their faith

must confirm

 

Trust

is a progeny

whose offspring

endures

 

Embraced

by the concept

all parties

— adjure

 

(The New Room: October, 2024)

 

Friendship

trumps romance

strong feelings beset

without Cupid’s cloud

the road never wet

 

Friendship

trumps romance

when joy turns to dread

the magic enduring

— far beyond the bed

 

(The New Room: September, 2024)

Secrets …

 callous on your heart

 stone around your neck

cellar of respite

 weight upon your soul

 

Deception …

 bane upon your conscience

affront to voices hiding

sire of excuses

— truth behind the mask

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Emoted investment

dividends high

Buying then selling

as spirit contrives

 

Unlimited resource

consciousness fares

In debits and credits

— whose riches ensnare

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)