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Here is just some of my poetry.

 

Poetry

The Crusaders

 

 

In the vast, malevolent horizon

Screaming with the anger of a thousand fires

Charging with the intensity of millions of steeds

Stained with guilt and drenched with pride

 

Their armor, their swords, their shields

All tarnished by the same liquid pride

All fueled with the similar burning spite

None unprovoked to wash in more pride

 

And I, ever so weary and driven by instinct

Ever so enraged at the army in my peripheral

Ever so ready to take what is mine

I will regret no blood on my sword

 

The ominous crusade draws closer

My army shows tremendous discord

The celestial eye morphed to a hue of crimson

Sparking the wrath of omnipotence

 

Fate was hastened, and cowardice was left behind

The bloodied pride became lambent as it was raised

The dark sun bestowed a treacherous shade on it

As an army, we temporarily were blinded by death

 

We have nothing to lose nor to gain

But I support this hostile action

I sigh no lament, I breathe no regret

It was then, so loud was the silence

 

 

The Forsaken Feather

 

Woe and anguish triumph over the body

Mercy and grace bless their soul

This temporary pulse and bone

Postpone a permanent rest

 

Once mercy floods the veins

Rest and harmony pulse through the body

The Elysian spirit sprouts wings

and hums the sound of a peaceful eternity

 

Though the angel indulges in bliss

Sorrow and bewilderment express the weeping

The tears of omnipotent children fall

A single feather is lost in infinity

 

Single and solitary the feather floats in the frigid air

The feather was a memory now forsaken against will

It is descended to the reality of human presence

Where a flock of feathers are bound

 

 

Asylum

 

Oh me! Sweet bliss and harmony!

Day after night, night after day.

So pleasant and fragile

No obstacle could seize the moment.

 

Oh my! wonderful friends and aid!

The happy men have some again!

Here to help a energetic man slumber

Or to help keep a man warm with a jacket

 

Oh you! naive and clueless!

No idea of why friends help a man!

This was a man's deed

He smiled all the moment it seemed.

 

Smiling while pouncing

Laughing while thrusting

Enjoying the deed

Listening to the voice he was trusting.

 

Educated now, are we?

Now leave off where ever you wish to

But be weary, you

The man had his eyes fixed on you

 

Who is this man? You ask

What was this deed?

This man is bloodthirsty

This man is me.

 

 

The Simplest of Things

 

Of shining joys and desired toys

of popular board games and expensive brand names

over generations of desperate pleads

happiness becomes increasingly expensive

and whats forgotten are the simplest of things

 

 

Semper Fidelis

 

 

In the valley concealed with the blanket of death

In the desert heated by dynamic gunpowder

In the waters raged by the pandemonium of war

In the air ravishing by the gales of aircraft

Ones who have overcome all which grants them fear

and those who choose commitment over action

those who stand to defend until they can no longer

until they have been seperated from their senses

Girding and waiting to die at a glance

they are the defense for freedom;

they are always faithful

 

 

Acheron

 

Waters raging with convulsion

Flowing endlessly in Tartarus

anxiety coursed through my own streams

and like those streams, pain flew in unity;

lamentation, disdain, blaze and hate.

Contrasting my streams, Suffering is navigable

Charon, ferrying those whom faith was hidden from

descending into the world over populated

by those whom tried to justify transgressions in life.

 

 

 

Moonlight Chapel

 

Beyond the Gaze

of a wondering eye

within the heaven's altitude

luminating in the celestial sky

is a sanctuary of the holy released

and a crypt of the diabolic damned

In light and shadow they dwell

its chapel of heaven & hell

Its Moonlight Chapel

Set upon the horizon of oblivion

for the ignorant to question

and await its presence immediate confession

as our silhouettes simply metamorphasize

into ignominous shades and absolved children

prepare to face eternity in Moonlight Chapel hence your demise

 

 

The Story of Tempra

 

 

As the wheel spins

and the hue is picked

The chosen tempra

tells a story via tint

 

The night enriched pursues ambition

The sun induced confines discord

The water drenched gives protection

The oil soaked puts down the sword

 

 

 

The Drought

 

Leave these thoughts in the storm

To soak and swell with great grief

but soon be washed away with other waste

so the storm can end and bring relief

so the clouds will blow until they've faded

and these thoughts forgotten until they're jaded

once plentiful with obsession

and scarce in aggression

The mind flowed happily

but now all is barren

All except a shallow river

that the storm itself delivered

To nourish the mind and lift the thought

and retrieve joy from the regretful drought

 

 

 

An Action of Spoken Grief

 

 

To say only as newlyweds

"'Til death do us part"

Clueless that this spoken breath

Separates love from death

Humble and anxious

Forgetting regretting thoughts of a widow

by glaring through the melancholy window

wondering if he boarded the dreadful shores

to an eternal war

Not hearing screams of death

or cries for blood thirst

only bodies building barriers

and commands covered in three-round bursts

but as the sand blew red

and the dead were taken or tossed

A new sound echoed louder than the others

"We are sorry for your loss"

 

 

Untitled 5 minute "poem"

 

 

Lands and waters flowing constantly

Sifting through a repetitive infinity

Vast and intimidating to the eye

Concealable and fragile to the truth of reality

 

In the grasp of focused vision

A sibling to the truth of reality

Similar in the patient pilgrimage

Beyond countless miles, another sibling

 

All walking the same destined path

All in praise of a radiant god

Intellegence only goes as far as this path

The cosmos are the reality of oblivion

 

Human intelligence only goes as far as reason

Reason cannot stray from its path

Humans are the puppets of intelligence and reason

They, however, are puppets of desire

 

 

 

Toucan of Ordeals

 

 

I wanders this over-filled forest

with a thick canopy that conceals

numerous, great ordeals

not to be spoken, and denied to be revealed.

 

One of these experiences became conspicuous,

like a Toucan in moonlight

whom screeched during mid-flight

and soars to escape the leaf-silhouette night

 

 

 

Rise to the Occassion

 

 

The night before, I'm drenched in my labor;

and on that night, I quiver in fear.

With anxiety to see what lies ahead,

and to face what challenges are near.

 

I worked my ass off for this moment.

I've overcome too much to let my hand fall.

I'll step out there with my head held high,

and let the third man make his call.

 

Under the burning spotlight,

my back glistens and I wear my colors proud.

I'm ready for this; the combat zone is slapped.

A beautiful sound.

 

My eyes widden with amazement

and my ears hurt from the cheering sea.

My fist, clenched, is held in the air.

This is the feeling of victory.

 

 

 

Permafrost

 

Below the balls of his blistered and burning feet

is a frigid blanket that burns like a copious blaze.

That blanket grows and lengthens each day,

and shows no signs of halting or mercy.

 

His feet are now just slabs of red meat.

They aren't a part of him;

They can't feel his pain.

These are dead man's feet.

 

This young fool continues to venture

into a bitter cold horror of gales

that cut like blades and steps

that burn like the devil's ground.

 

Becoming harder and difficult to move;

the young man stops and drops.

Plummeting to his weakened knees

and to his uncontrollably shaking hands.

 

The fool was invincible; he felt nothing.

It was as if he overdosed on morphine.

He was on top of the world;

Indeed he was.

 

The boy who felt no pain

saw others who did and could then tell.

He was the fortunate one

in a frozen over Hell.

 

 

 

The Slums

 

 

Melancholy slums

and an overtone haze

with an undertone of awareness

and a lack of liveliness.

A lack of care for public eyes;

ascending steps leading to infinity,

the almost hidden path could lead to infidelity.

The foundation crumbles to wind driven dust

The wind is cause by widespread lust.

 

 

 

Mesto Morendo

 

 

A single ray of cloud weakened light

showcasing one, shadowing the rest

A single harmony the sounded like the voice of the manipulator

slowly, unraveling; adagio

breathing and playing in tune

Light fading, memory forcing itself to attention

surrounding shadows hidden by a visible path

A rocka'feller's garden

The path ends in good fortune, in good taste

Fade out, gasping, chilling, single tear

Fade back in, bright, beautiful, happy

Reflection of light blue iris

Reflection of distortion,

Silhoutte lifted by water tinted by dusk

Fade out, frowning, Furico

Fade back in, indifference, con fuoco, confusement, denial

off note, off tempo, off tracked.

 

 

 

The Placebo Effect

Warning: mental images may be disturbing to some

 

 

I can't hear the ground,

or see the sound of anxiety,

or feel the sight of an insomniac,

or touch the polluted air.

 

This pill, this small fragment of relief

Lifts the dead weight of a nasty burden

from my restless shoulders.

An elixir to these painful boulders.

 

Granite, Sediment, Igneous.

The rock was combined trauma,

which inevitably led to a broken back.

A broken shoulder, a broken collar bone, a broken neck.

 

This pill, this small fragment of grief

depreciated all hope and pride

and morphed it into a bitch-slap of spite,

and inevitably led me to a vision of seasonal leaves.

 

 

Champion at Heart

 

 

The thrill of the crowd makes your blood rush.

Out on the mat, its dominate or be crushed.

Once you hear the words,

"Wrestlers ready?"

Your heart and mind soar.

When that whistle blows, you are at war.

Be smart and strong,

land on your back and all goes wrong.

Shoot wisely and score,

get them on their backs to earn two points or more.

Its not over until you hear the sound of the whistle

and the mat getting hit.

After this battle, you will be dead tired.

Once your hand is raised in front of the crowd,

you'll know it was all worth it.

Give it your best straight from the start.

Its not winning,

but you discipline, determination, and dedication

that makes you a champion at heart.

 

 

 

Strings

 

 

Such a plentiful pity,

and such a great sympathy.

All for this mannequin of a city,

repeating a circling symphony.

 

A vintage vision; a doleful day.

Citizens are the puppets, and hope, the puppeteer!

Dreams, whom pluck the strings

that makes us dance in a widespread trance.

 

What dreams control what limb?

Does your urge left hand hoard all funds,

does your right hand desire passion,

or does the manipulator make you ambidextrous?

 

There is no new routine.

There is no decision, option, or choice.

Someone else is your mind,

someone else is your voice.

 

 

 

Every Beginning has an End

 

 

What words, aggressively created

with a slam of the pen against the pad,

could be used to replicate an image

far more complex than ink on canvas?

 

No doubt, I intend to solve the puzzle;

to be liberated from the maze.

Out of the darkness of being unknown

well into a rising sun of limitless beauty.

 

Every beginning has an end;

I'll pick up from there and follow that path.

Whatever obstacle you drop and curve you make,

I promise to follow it out of the labyrinth.

 

You can stay secretive and misguide me.

Lead me into an abyss.

I will find a way out,

and finish my journey to limitless beauty and embrace great bliss.

 

 

 

The Third World Tyranny

 

 

The merciless sun fixes its persistent glare.

It robs this land of life, like a mugger

in the streets infested with immorality

in midnight NYC.

 

Step away from the overcasting towers,

the plentiful and pleasing precipitation,

the convenience of the concessions

and the middle and upper class wealth.

 

Fix your eyes on where the sun has his.

Sum up what you see.

Living families of skeletons

and a growth of poverty.

 

Dirt takes the place of grass,

huts take the place of house with foundation;

cloth takes the place of apparel,

and hygiene is taken by contamination.

 

Spending every last earned bill

to get our so rightfully deserved fill

of possessions and large feasts;

while those in the drought have a grain of rice to eat.

 

Is it time we stepped into another reality;

listen to the whispering words?

Is it time to see outside our own safety zone

and step into the Third World?

 

 

 

The Box

Warning: Poem contains graphic imagery.

 

 

Upon depature of dear compainions

and in search of a speedy arrival

She takes the hand of a stranger

and trusts him with her survival

 

His hands were dirty; vile

His hands were shaking; shy

So many miles later

Left them in a Bloody Lie.

 

Her stars were shot down.

 

Self-fed comfort

Her chest was intensly expanding

"Find your exit."

Her conscience was demanding.

 

On route to frigid caves

with rapidly erecting suspenses.

A sudden halt with reflecting danger

and a separation of senses.

 

Left in the dark.

Hindered from normality.

Trapped in the box.

Reaching for the single hand of immortality.

 

Trying to think outside the box;

all darkness was lifted.

Sight was restored;

emotions still shifted.

 

From darkness to levitation;

She was cracked at with aggression.

Every word, like a whip

and revealment with "attention."

 

Sex bound before her

like mannequins in the display.

Learning reality for the first time

She was the new girl; she was in dismay.

 

He rests with confidence in the shadow of his Lie.

Her breathing is restrained,

She endures through graphic labor

in hopes to be saved.

 

 

 

Synthetic Stars

 

 

Following a mixed path,

not knowing which step to take next;

or in which direction.

I place my guidance in vision

and let my eyes do the walking.

 

So fragile to it, I am lead by light;

the light of the midnight heavens.

So strong; no, barely visible.

They vanished like fish into the stream.

To make me think I had a Lucid Dream.

 

What power so strong

could make the millions of lights

decipate into the night?

 

What turned night into day?

 

Lights with sound moving at lethal speeds

Lights with towering height

Lights lambent between two lovers

Lights that make every night, day.

 

Human made beauty?

or Human made waste?

Can beauty be found among

the walls of nature's laybirinth

or can we witness it

among synthetic stars?

 

 

 

Liberation

 

Steps in stride and eys of pride;

and following not to far behind

is a clique, watching a glared down back

of a rebellious leader prone to attack.

 

Kicked the authority from its postition; the crowd watches in fear

The words that were guarded; liberated for all to hear!

Arms spread like the legs of a whore,

the people rebel, not wanting to hear the truth anymore.

 

The teen mother says, "How do you justify your speech?"

"How do you get off sucking humaity like a leech?"

The patriot says, "How can you be so blind to America's beauty and bliss?"

How can you continue to walk her streets and stroll through humaity's piss?"

 

The only thing that stays hidden is truth,

and it will stay hidden far beyond our youth.

The people will soon see their currency in flames; sands blotched with blood.

It won't be long before they see we are pigs, smiling, rolling in the mud.

 

 

 

Rain in the Pacific, a Leaf in the Amazon

 

 

To love everything, and love nothing too.

The nature to nurture non-synthetic beauty

Preserve the night sky; a shade of dark blue.

Mixed shades, like the small drops of paint

clinging to the brush until they become faint.

 

Make a sweeping motion

to capture every little detail.

 

Express the effort that will turn to exhaustion.

Procure the pride of of your colorful shrine.

Know that the paint will decay.

and your shades are at the mercy of time.

 

 

 

Short Stories

 

 

Snyder(draft)

 

The waves just seemed to collide without hesitation or mercy. The ship we were sailing in brushed them off like water shot from a child's toy. The force of the waves was still recognizable, however; my eyes stung with an acute pain provided by the salty mist in the flowing air.

"Sergeant Williams! Permission to speak?", exclaimed Private Snyder. The kid's a rookie. He looks more like a "pretty boy" than a Seal. Short blonde hair, no facial hair, eyes that glowed brilliantly with a princeton orange sunset. He wasn't much of an aggressive soldier, either. Nervous, skeptic, hesitant, passive; any one of these words could describe Snyder.

"Permission granted rookie. What do you need?" I said attempting to look him in the eye. He was trying to eyeball the ship's floor instead.

"Sir! At 1600 hours, a ship was identified 50 miles east of our current location."

"What're the coordinates of it?"

"30 degrees North, 150 degrees west."

"Any ideas if its a friendly or a Red?"

"We have reason to believe its an unfriendly vessel sir!"

"Its coming from the east of us, but where is its course?"

"It appears its headed towards the northern California shore sir."

"Get contact with it. I don't want to take any chances! Dismissed!"

"Yes sir!"

Private Snyder went off for the radio. That conversation got me paranoid. It lead me to call out one of my more experienced Seals. "Carter! Report!" I called out.

"Yes sir!" I heard from behind me.

"Carter I have a mission for you and two others. Go get Mills and Rullon."

"Yes sir!" Carter sped off to find the other Seals.

Those three were probably my most dependable sailors. Where ever they wet, a trail of hard dedication followed; and where ever they stopped, glory gathered in one spot. All three were veterans. They understood that determination meant victory.

Wondering where Snyder was, I walked off, glaring east. Ready to rise to the occasion. Just who the hell are you? I thought to myself. I clenched the Beretta at my side and narrowed my vision to the East. Every other sight became oblivious to me. My naked eye could not spot the ship, alone.

"Sir! Carter, Mills and Rullon present!", Carter said from behind me. "Sir!", said Mills and Rullon in unison.

"Listen closely sailors; an enemy ship might be heading toward the California coast. So I have a mission for you three." I went into an elaborative explanation while the soldiers stood by.

"Around five minutes ago, Private Snyder reported a vessel to the east. We have no intelligence as to know if its friendly or not. This is your job. You will take one of the sailboats and head towards the east at coordinates 30N and 150W. Find the ships colors and report back here. This is a covert mission, so do not get spotted. You are authorized to use firearms if you are fired at. Dismissed!"

"Yes sir!", all three said and went off.

"Sergeant Williams!" a young voice came from behind me. It was Snyder.

"Snyder, what's your report? Could you contact them?"

The ship swayed to the right; it almost capsized. Everyone on bard fell to the floor. "Damn it!" I said. "Carter, Mills and Rullon! Your mission is now void! Man the MGs and aim east! We've been hit!"

 

 

The City of Angels

Part one: The Deal

It might not be necessary, but I will feel more comfortable if I say this:

This story contains slightly disturbing scenes and images

 

 

April 21, 1974; It was a night of schock and horror; where blood and tears flowed into the same sewage drain.

A quick transaction went really bad really fast. The horror hidden in the night was originally holding a few pleasent surprises: we were to get some money and some coke. It didn't happen. The local disco club, Beats and Styles, was loud; as usual. Couples were dancing to the funky beat and the neon colors was ideal for those higher than the disco ball. It was also ideal for any one to cover up the heart dropping screams comming from a man getting a grand slam.

We were waiting for the other clique's Warchief in front of B&S. It was late out, past midnight to be exact. We didn't exactly look like the most innocent group on the block. The three of us; Johnny, Ransom, and myself,

were looking about the place, scoping out for the gang colors and on top of that we had a briefcase

that was stuffed with Coke.

Either no one saw us and we were doing well, or everyone saw us and just didn't give a shit. Ransom was starting to get really annoyed; like they were late on purpose.

"Damn man! Where's this guy's set? Its like he jus' tryin' to piss us off."

Ransom was impatient and rather skeptic. He joined The Carnage Angels to find shelter from

his abusive family; his father would beat him relentlessly. Often times he went to school with visible bruises on his body and every now and then a black eye. It just depended on how drunk dad was; his mom didn't give two shits. However, that kind of helped Ransom out for this gang; it made his tough as nails. Nothing could drop him; you would need to hit him outside the head with a brick to get him to stumble. Anytime fighting was mentioned, he was the first on the scene. Its kind of also how he got his name. He would mug people and then beat the living

hell out of them.

"Calm down, he'll show." I said

I was the average joe of the clique. I could hold my own in just about everything, but I was especially

good in dropping bombs and burners. I was the one who took this gang to new heights; I put the knife

dripping with blood and floating with angel wings, our burner, up on every gang's turf in LA. That

got me my name: Picasso, which is self-explanatory. That also

got us some heat on our turf; we had to have someone always looking out, making sure no other gangs

were getting any type of revenge.

"...Go check up on Johnny." I added while casually taking a cigerette out of my pocket and placing

it in my mouth.

"Fuckin' A' ! You can't do that shit yourself?" He said enraged and stormed off down the dark alley.

"Yo! Johhny!" Echoed through out that ally."Everythin' mellow?"

"Yeah bro, nothing yet." Replied Johnny.

We left Johnny down an ally so he could scout out the environment. He was good at it to.

Sneakiest guy I have ever met. The guy could rob a jewelry store late at night and not get spotted

or trip the alarm. He was well aware of his surroundings. He would know if there was a single splinhter

out of place.

I continued to look down the street for the Warchief of the other gang. They were called Primal Trinity.

They were a group of hairy bible huggers. Although, some kind of god was on their side. They were

extraordinary fighters; they weren't ones you exactly wanted to brawl with.

Instead of seeing them, I caught a glimpse of something that frightened me. When it got closer, it made my fear a reality. It was a Cop car. "Ransom! Johnny! we got pigs!"I hollered trying to look as non-suspicions as possible.I didn't even turn to yell it. Wheter it was unnoticable or not, I could not tell. We would find out now, though.

"Shit!" They both said in unison.

Ransom found a dumpster and threw the coke in it and ran up to my side. Johnny ran off in another direction. He couldn't be seen because he was past a fence and behind the club.

The car edged closer to us, like it was a stalking tiger. The Police Officer inside the cruiser glared at us suspiciously. "You kids staying out of trouble tonight?" He asked.

Ransom replied, "What's it to-"

I interrupted "Yes officer, we aren't doing anything we aren't suppose to be doing."

Ransom made a frustrated grunt and mumbled under his breath, "Fuckin' pig..."

"Okay, just stay out of trouble 'kido' and be on your way home soon. Its late out. Its suppose to storm soon. I wouldn't want to be out here when that happens.", said the officer.

"Yes sir." I replied hastily to make sure Ransom didn't speak.The look on his face said "Are ya' done yet?"

The officer continued to glare at us and he drove off very slowly at first, but before we knew it,

he disappeared into the horizon. He was right too, upon inspection of the sky, it did look a little

ominous.

"God, why da fuck did he stop to check US out?" asked Ransom, in a irritated voice.

"You can't say we don't look suspicious man."

Ransom shrugged, rolled his eyes and hurried off into the alley to get the coke from inside the dumpster.

"Call out for Johnny while you're there." I added

"Johnny!" Ransom yelled.

As he yelled, he went back further into the alley to look for him and the yell got fainter. Ransom got up to the fence and put his face in it. His eyes widdened.

"Johnny?" He asked.

I was growing impatient, so I finally lit the cigarette that was in my mouth with the Zippo lighter that was in

my front pants pocket. I turned on the lighter, and as I was about to bring the

flame to the tip of the cigarette I barely heard a yell, for it was starting to thunder. I could make out who it was though; It was Ransom.

I put my cigarette and lighter in my pocket and sprinted as fast as I could down the alley trying not to slip. It was

now starting to rain. I came to where he was at the fence and he was breathing loud and heavy, the lightning lit up his face. He was in a state of shock. He was petrified; his face dripping with rain.

"What? What's up?" I asked

Ransom was speechless.

"Ransom, What's wrong?"

He was now just mumbling, "J...Jo..."

I panicked and said "Ransom, fucking spit it out!" I could feel my voice working at my throat and

my face growing hot and red. There was then another flash of lightning and a sudden roar of thunder.

The storm was very near.

He turned toward me, I couldn't tell if he was tearing or if it was the rain, but he screamed "Johnny!"

"What?" I asked.

He shook his head and signaled past the fence. I put my face to it and took a hard look:

There was lots of blood flowing from one source and it was flowing into a nearby sewage drain. Following

it from there, the blood lead to a large bulge laying on the ground; motionless. What looked like a

hand was laying next something else that I couldn't make out at the moment. I squinted my eyes to see

it. "A baseball bat?", I said.

Then there was another flash of lightning and I saw something I will never forget as long as I live

to behold all the horrors of the street. I saw the face of a man beaten to death. I saw the face of

Johnny, beaten to death.

 

 

 

I'm always open to constructive criticism. :)

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