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)

 

Living in the shadow

of a man now gone

Darkness my betrayal

— shades of future past

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

 

Life’s secret

 is in the balance

where happiness

— rests

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Philosophy …

a preparation

for death

 

Groundwork

of ascension

— footnote of goodbye

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)

Death

the ultimate

release

Freedom’s

Déjà vu  

 

Questions

answers

join as one

Prescience

— shining through

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)