And the Beast was Slain

As the beast rose up
Others followed in defiance
So the lord sent Michael his angel
Upon whom he is reliant
The beast and his children
Ran wild upon the earth
They were a deceitful lot
A most hateful curse
And humans fell upon their knees
Giving up to the torment
But Michael's sword
Answered the beast
And when finished
There was nothing left
But the wounds that bleed
And the wounded now deceived

Secrets Among the Marble Stairs

We perceive the era to be simple
With human relations basic and true
The wages of modernity are complex
And for that we end up crippled
To the scene of antiquity
Two women of high status
Spend their days in passion
Revealing secrets, in fascination
Only wanting to know the inner ideals
Of their desired future love targets
And followed them all day long
Meanwhile
Their servants at home doing the labors
The two women were carefree
In a certain limited way of thinking
But someone was paying
For the manner in which they lived

Great Fuji

Standing high above the earth
The holy mountain known as Fuji
Witness to centuries of war and peace
It rises high above the line of sight
Fuji is quiet, watching as the globe turns
A sentry, performing watchmen duty
Waiting for millennia to finally sleep
Fuji is tired but men continue to fight
And she is called to guide a return
To days of hope before men learned
The science of bombs and bullets
And obey the mad passions of war

Awakened to the danger

I was called from my slumber
Becoming awakened to the danger
Where in the sky the wyrm flies
There now, witness our enemy
Aloft, high above the horizon
Amidst black clouds and thunder
Lightning is its form of attack
The skin of the beast
Awash in acid dripping
Every scale of the hide
Two hands thick
Sharp teeth and breath
The hide black in color
I must act now, not be late
I'm a defender, ready to die
I must respond, I am called
I fight with the sacred lance
There's no other way to be
But to forever be ready
It cannot be left to chance
With no reward for bravery
Since to die in battle is not rash
It is a choice to defend the whole
Of mankind, civilized or untamed
My death or victory a gift
It'd be similar to the sacrifice
Of our holy Lord who died
I wear his symbol with pride
Upon my shield and breast plate

The Sorrow of the Loss

The famed warrior Achilles was many things
For all his talent and grace, he was also unique
He was neither a mortal man nor was he a god
He was neither the hero nor was he the villain
He was born of destiny, neither father nor son
As a world watched in awe at his life, actions
He was to die by poisoned arrow shot by Paris
The world shouted in pain, and they'd bled tears
They would rail against the breakers and crash
But no one would celebrate Achilles' life 
For they could not countenance his death
Long enough to remember his being

 

So Far Away From Now, But Still So Near

When we think of the past
We think of a time so far away
That the lives must be exotic or boring
Depending upon our outlook of their day
But they wanted what we want
They desired what we desire
They lived to love, to find pleasure
To gather items, to find treasures
They seem so far away from the present
But we are very much the same
And have not changed
But for our knowledge
We live in a different way
But with similar desires
Similar interests
In the end, we are the same
However far away they may be

1853 Clash

A duel between powers
In the night's dark cover
The silence is broken
By cannonballs and fire
Entangled in a war's mire
Upon both sides survivors flee
Running or swimming away
To fight the enemy a new day

Ever the Icarus

I'm falling from the lofty clouds above
Wax wings melted from the burning sun
My mind becomes aware, I dare not say
My one chance, even as the sun will blaze
Screaming down to the surface of the sea
As I pass from this place, no more me
Father forgive me
I took the gift you've given me
And crashed to earth
I was always your curse
Forgive me, and if you see me
Walking in Elysian Fields
I promise not to cry
I'll run to you, I'll smile
So until we meet, farewell

Games

Ancient games are not unlike our own
Oh they are not so sophisticated or clever
But they required a similar kind of mind
And the best games cannot be played alone

Making Entropy Hesitate

There is a difficult truth about life
That however beloved, or embraced
Every single life that lives, will end
The fading, weakening of everything
Entropy, the failing of a life form
The decay, the misery of a being
All flesh ages, losing the ability
To thrive or endure, to transcend
What had begun with great energy
Falling, the life form's story ends
So very endless the process, unless
The spirit world in constant stasis
The flesh in a state of degradation
If fat or in the throes of starvation
If healthy or ill, suffering disease
The flesh fades, it always does
To exist does not require belief
But to enter forever is different
We must defeat the power of entropy
With the mind and soul refusing
To let one process end, while entering
There finding the new and final state

“Against eternal injustice, man must assert
justice, and to protest against the universe of
grief, he must create happiness.” Albert Camus

To that guy

Your words are abuse
Your intent is worse
Your love was false
Your being a curse
So how come I remember
When you chose to be good
When you didn't hate me
When you tried to be nice
When you didn't berate me
I choose to surrender
Every time I see your flag
I know it is time for me to flee
Time for me to be prepared
To pay for every thing I ever did
This is my final December
You've made my being hollow
From every day living in pain
Every day living in shame
From the one who decided
To give me my name

Venus is Born

Awash in the foam and the churning tide
Venus awakens, a goddess is now alive
But titans have clashed, the world's torn
She is perfectly beautiful, and powerful
The humans are ignorant to the glory born
Venus is the power of love and fidelity
Desperate to survive the world scorned
We can't understand the lure of entropy
And we cannot renew our own empathy
Only Venus can do that and she will

With a Kiss

To kiss, to twist waiting for completion
Anthems have been sung, applause given
Still with me there has been nothing
Only and solely emotional starvation
I still wait, asking for reply, oh treason
As a soul screams, refusing to be forgiven
For the act of wanting simple receipt
Of something more than deceit
And such foolish hope for more
It burns in my core
Waiting
Waiting
For nothing, nothing remains

Awash in my wickedness

My name is Hylas
And I am darkened
By the ease into which I fell
I was drawn to her
My wicked flesh called me
She was one
From among the many
Like an ego offering
Her form perfection
Her eyes searing my soul
Her senses called
I was at once redeemed
And awash in my wickedness
For she was already woven
Into my wicked being
But my soul was worthless
From the first look, I knew
I was no victim
Stepping forward
Into the realm of love
Without a desire to know
Only to have for my own
And since my surrender
I've become aware
Of my need to fulfill her needs
And that keeps me occupied
Until I finally die

Celebrations

Certain Gods were worshipped
With actions and public behavior
Worship required sacrifice
And to perform rituals
For their gods were their saviors
Their gods called for celebration
Called for dance and joyful expression
Bacchus, God of the vineyards
God of reckless joy and pleasure
Celebrated in drink, dance and song
Bacchus, God of insanity and ecstasy
Spoke to his people in their dance
Moved in their hearts by expressive passions
And passed quickly, when the capricious wild was gone

The Dream That Repeats

Exhausted as always
My life is sucked out
Emptied from my lungs
Extinguished like a match
And I can't scream
I can't draw back the breath
I can't go on, not again
For the insanity remains
And I can see them
As they laugh in my face
Going stir crazy in this place
Dying by the inches in the swell
The waves crashing of the tide
Stealing me from embrace
Making my existence one of hell
There's nothing wrong if I cry
What's wrong if I wanted a taste
Before I passed and had to tell
Because I would never have lied
Trapped in indecision and weakness
I'm crying in the face of the wind
That keeps saying I should leap
Humanity's decay becomes ceaseless
There's naught promised
But the darkness, and oblivion
As the hungry harvester reaps
And then it all falls from view
The shining light pours through
And there is the scene
All waiting for Jesus to return
And when he comes
My life will fail all criterion
I should've never woke from sleep
For in that place I might dream
And find there, comforts
And find there, hope
And never abandon it
Until I rise to the surface
At last to finally breath
Secrets never keep there
For they're not allowed
Every word I muster
Chokes out bleeding
My throat closes
And then I wake
Again, again, again
Oh God not again

All the Legends and the Life that Compose Lore

You can hear it, off, in the distance
The heavy beat of tribal drums moving
Child armies of the street choose to strike
Like lightning, come now the machines
Come now the hungry growing horde
The steady traffic hums, and is proving
That one need be ready, torches for light
The pitch dark silence will cut the cord
Leaving one flailing, drifting
Cast out among the stars
One's flesh will always fail
Stasis null, decayed by time
In the end there are only scars
But you must go on, continue
You must be awake and alive
Or you cannot be restored
With a heart ready to fight
As a being alive with truth
Awash in the legend
Amazed by the lore
So rich, and exquisite

Final Disaster?

So little left to save them
Only hope alone offered a chance
To soar above the sky, and reach orbit
Then bouncing off the atmosphere
And dock with the crew, starving
In near space orbit, with no food, nor fuel
But a plan to catapult the salvaged tech
Building momentum, and being flung
Escaping earth gravity and fears
But there was a savage inclination
And the velocity was not enough
The arc was calculated incorrectly, fatally
It then would fall short, the disaster was clear
As the audience watching below, gasped
Feeling only horror, this was the only hope
But it was now dashed, the only chance lost
A crowd gathered about the crash site
Sifting through the remains and metals
Tears poured down, the disaster known
The species would go extinct
It could no longer endure 
Regardless of hopes
Regardless of strong belief
This was the last chance
Given every ounce of fuel left
Built the last space capable ship
For a single shot, to reach the station
Hovering in orbit, waiting now, for nothing
For there will not be a docking maneuver
Nor the last chance near space launch shot
Unless there would be miracles
And who can count upon those?

She was there

Almost criminal in her visceral power

As she fought the interest of others

Showering her target with affection

And they'd want to be smothered

In the moment, there's nothing better

Than her predilections and attention

She had a goal far different than most

Wanting to take what was being given

And forestall what might be held back

She wanted to take away the choice

Making victory inevitable

Her will inexorable

Her lust immutable

Oh how beautiful her form

Even safely now in the distance

I can clearly see

How very dangerous, she was

Truth is Deserved

I had turned my head, and tried to avoid your gaze
Didn't want to earn your respect or your shame
My flesh is weak, my wisdom always fails
There are scars across my flesh like art
Revealing fear and a breaking heart
My spirit needs to flee to the stars
And I know I'm unworthy of you
I know I don't have any proof
And I don't deserve the truth
For I know I'm lying inside
To do so is suicide
And I long to fly
But I fear
That I will never reach the sky

Oh Salome, Your beauty is legendary

Men often find themselves allured
By the movements to the music
And mystique of the female form
With thoughts far from pure
And even further from lucid
Inside their loins and mind a storm
That strikes without warning
With his eyes penetrating
And his spirit in askance
For this fever of flesh
John the Baptist was beheaded
For Salome had danced
And Herod lost his mind
Awash in the feelings
His flesh alive
His mind in trance

Into the Ever

Diving deep into the ever stream flow, my world soon disappears
As my flesh fades, and reality decays, my world turns to dream
The spirit world is alive with joy and hope, for the eternal is near
The nightmare no longer pervades, and demons no longer scheme
Soon reality will be gone, my pain ended, Heaven will be here

Abyssus abyssum invocat.

In the Quiet, Ask

Ask yourself in the quiet of your mind
Why do we twist, even contort our life
For the satisfaction of the stupid hive
We are individuals with specific gifts
Our lives made worthless by the rifts
To become more than one who exists
Working for others, cogs in a machine
Become more, live not just in dreams
Focus upon the call, fulfill your needs
To find the life you were destined for
Find a role, your destiny, your core
Fulfill yourself, find your evermore

Human Tornado

His body moved like a tornado

His fastball and other pitches spun

He was a hero in his home land

And was a famous native son

Of baseball loving Japan

Nomo Hideo, pitcher fantastic

Los Angeles Dodgers player

A forever baseball classic

Baseball card of Hideo Nomo
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Theft Averted

If it burns in your core
All the forms of love
Can never be stolen
But love can be broken
Or perhaps ignored
But when you love
You must give freely
Love doesn't survive theft
It exists only by effort
Love is the wings
That we use to soar
Never a tool to crush others
Or a thing to be collected
Like fine jewelry or antique cars
So avert the theft with hope
And find your way
Love can be all things
It can restore your being

Bored

Down on Broadway, over on the strip

He was watching the traffic of humans

Walking or biking, a few would run

He had forgotten how he got there

A 48 hour pass, in town with his ship

So many people and the movement

Some think a pass would mean fun

He wasn't moved and didn't care

All the people selling their wares

He was alone in a crowd 

Even on ship with full crew

At sea for months on end

Life would someday be over

He did his time but wondered

What more could there have been
What existed that he never found
What was it that the religious believe
Because he for one
Never found any holy ground

Unlove Me

Unlove me
Remove the hope of love
From me
From your soul
Give back my heart
No longer be on my mind
You might well be lovely
But I can't give you control
I'm already scarred
I can give you no time
For you are a vacuum
Sucking into you depths
All of my being
There's nothing left to gain
I've gone mad, perhaps insane
You've given me pain
And yet, still there
You remain 

Ornery

They said slow down young man, pace yourself
As I made an effort to crush my soul every way
Let life destroy my fire?  Hell no, I'll do it myself
I refuse to feel sorry for the losses I will suffer
But I plan to fight til there is nothing at all left
The truth is, life's cost has already been paid
And if I can't do it to myself, I'll fail the test
Life offers only what you are able to take
My life is a prayer unexpressed
So I leave upon one final quest
Mask on, here I go

Failed Martyr

My life forfeit and nothing left to give

I've had a choice, live, or die with honor

With every step I have to leave it behind

From first to the last, greatest to least

My life was but a small thing to lose

I realize my dreams were wrong

My life spent in wasted time, I'm finished

So let the cynics and critics feast

My hope all lost and completely gone

The love has lost her shine

Failure transcends my beliefs

The line waiting at the gate so long

I've got plenty of time oblivion is patient

And this human life is overrated

I am a sinner revealed, a failed martyr

Not even able to die right

Wasteland

We are told by society exactly how to think
And we are told by the pious how to live
We should be free and reject all they tell us
Nothing they do will take over my path
The depth of lives can't captured in ink
Our ideals and joy are found only within
They might try and might well be zealous
Absolutes are found only in the aftermath
My conformity for the sake of society
Will create an empty notion of worth
I've not believed myself full of talents
My existence has been mine to lose
My life's companion has been anxiety
Know that I know that I've been a curse
Lost in a world of malice, and silence
I'll be judged for the path I've chosen
I'll have fallen, long since gone from view
Whatever happens I still refuse to grieve
I won't miss losing what I never wanted
My existence is not for others to control
I can't feel guilt for innocence I never knew
Life's offerings hollow, without reprieve
Life has taken everything, and I'm haunted
But now I am solely responsible for my soul
And whatever has happened, is my own
Passing over the land, once held promise
I know still that the future is unwritten
But I've seen black earth turn to sand
I am neither the hero, nor the villain
I am me, and that is my role

Home

Your fragrance is a scent that I will remember

More powerful than if I walked in lavender fields

And still more beautiful, by far more beautiful

Your serene presence, a restoration of innocence

Your love gives my heart hope it cannot conceal

Walking in the darkness, with each step so careful

You are my light, and my only hope in the night

Without you I'd be lost, and forever alone

You are my love, you are my home
My heart is yours, yours to own

Like Lazarus

Wrapped in a burial shroud, ready to leave
Like Lazarus, my flesh has died of a disease
I've resisted any help, choosing instead death
I've been offered new life, a gift few receive
But I'm cautious, I never wanted new breath
I wanted it to end, don't want to be deceived
Existence is but a second, forever is eternity
I don't need this body to endure
I don't need to go on living
Life has lost all the allure
I am finished, let me be
Despite loving those I love
Please keep forgiving
But I've had far too much
Wrap me in a shroud
Don't worry over things
Tears and kindness are allowed
But I am finished, I've had enough
Say goodbye, I'll miss your touch
But eternity begins soon, look for me there
I'll be waiting, standing behind the veil
Welcoming the lost and renewed alike
Without a moment of regret
Let the shroud of mist rise
And take me home

 

Hoarfrost

The crisp morning mist makes breathing painful
The air and frost create a view that is beautiful
As captured precipitation turns frost in a moment
A creator's touch perfectly reveals the work of a poet
We can find glorious beauty in a world that is fallen
If entropy wins, each day's scenes may be forgotten
It may seem that the toll of existence is fading away
But nature is beautiful even as we all still decay

Deadly Sky

As the sky bleeds out black rain
The toxic air around us burns
The acid in the atmosphere falls down
For mankind's hand pollutes our home
And the cost of such abuse is deadly
An apocalypse is one we've earned
We've destroyed our earth
Defecated on all of the holy ground
This is a crime we must finally own
An endless cycle of greed and envy
Leading to this place we now stand
The planet will never again be sacred
For we have poisoned the land
And soon we will be extinct
For we've destroyed everything

The Rising Spire of the Great Castle

Throughout the crafting of human history
Humans built symbolism upon architecture
They'd build walls, for their protection
Building portals and gates for traffic use
No matter someone's education or training
A spire rising above a town, and solid wall
It was meant to sent a message, as a symbol
Defining a lord's domain as magnificence
If the structure was soundly, well built
With the protective walls high enough
Few would risk their life to attack it
Making the castle and town a safe place
Sentries upon the walls ready, duty bound
At the sight of approach invaders warned
The spire was lifted high to give a notice
Anyone able to raise such a great tower
Would be able to call upon great armies
At any given month, day, or even hour

Dearest Mother

Dearest Mother
I've missed you here
And I am unable to say
How much it truly wounds me
To know deep within
That I'll never see you again
Because I'm bleeding, badly
Actually... no I know
I am dying and I know I can't be saved
By bullet and violence I've been killed
So far away from you
And so far away from home
Please don't cry
This isn't as a bad as it may seem
And I will see you again
Until you come to where I am
I will remain at Heaven's gate
With tears upon our reunion
Please don't worry
Know I'm in a better place
Better than the one I knew
And that I could've ever dreamed
For me this life is over
But I've been redeemed
For already I can see it
The next one I can taste
I'll not be alone
I'll see you there
My beloved mother

The Innocents

After every conquest of nature
With fervent hopes for control
We'll harvest the innocents
Using false dreams to extol
We can't begin to be forgiven
We won't repent, let alone regret
Offering pretense of morality
But we linger in depravity
We aspire to great heights
We ourselves are a black swan
Our oddity mistaken
For a portent
But we've entered descent
With no means of offering payment
For the loss of honor, or kindness
We've immediately forgotten
All the wrong we've done
And then we ignore sin
Or destroy our world
We can't perceive what we've lost
Once the innocents are gone

In the Library

As I am sitting there in the library
I'm aware of the ghosts haunting
Preparing myself for a major exam
With no sound, I am most solitary
No tapestry of sounds or talking
Professor's bias leaves me damned
But I try, and study anyway
I'll fail by my own hand

Leech

I prayed for the day
Of my sweet release
From the grips of sorrow
For your presence in my life
Please never leave
Let me love you
Help me see this world
From beginning to end
At my side
Let me no longer grieve
Passing hatred dying
Instead of growing
Attaching to my soul
Like leeches upon my being

Modern Minds Can't Do It

How can we understand the past, if we refuse to see
The pathway of evidence is there, we can know more
Although we have data, the story truth we don't know
We ponder human origins without respect for the intellect
Humanity is both greater and less than our imaginings
Humans used technology beyond fire, sticks and stones
But a distance of time makes all considerations suspect
People of antiquity spread across the planet, gathering
Building pyramid structures, megaliths, perhaps flown
Nothing was done without a cause or specific reason
Perhaps the ancient world can't be understood
Despite our deepest longings and efforts to know
And yet, it existed, and that is proof enough
Pyramids across the globe are beacon
Telling us that we have a vast history
Anything we do to impose limits does too much
It threatens to stop forward movement
Of a species who is clever, and when young
Gathered and created, acted as if one
We long to finally become wise
However impossible that has become

THE HIDDEN HUMAN PAST

To you, Lady Darkness

May this gift I present to you
Be memorable and welcome
May it be long lasting

I offer you this black rose

Not because I love you

Because I do not

It was not that I chose

It was because of you

For what you've wrought

Tempting me with passion
Crushing me thereafter
With lust fueled hate

For the man I am
Is colored by choices
All made with honor
My motives come also from reason

For this world that I believe in

And thoughts I might have

For whatever I do
In whatever fashion

Fails
So take this as a gift
From the depths of my being

I do not care for a reply

I am unable to linger

In your throne room

Surrounded by the sycophants and idiots

Who dared not lift a finger
To be honorable
To offer truth
Instead they figured

As a great help in my destruction
Your cold heart towards me is proof

The Last March: Todesmärsche

After years of violence and torture
The death camp keepers decided
To escape prosecution, to escape execution
They had to abandon the camps and run
But they brought prisoners along
The Allies would end the horror
From the West: US forces had come
From the East: Soviet troops
Who discovered dead bodies
And pyrmaids of burnt remains
The camps burnt down
Scattered debris of war
Along side the malicious harvest
The effects and memories of lives
The gears of the death machine
Broken now and displayed
A criminal enemy went on the run
They had to try to escape
For after what the Allies found
Which could be called body orchards
No one involved could be redeemed
No holy ground
Instead killing zone, evil places
With the SS masters had gone
Bringing with them the innocent
To use, perhaps, as hostages
Many prisoners fell, and died
Buried there, in their tracks
The march went on
The SS chose to keep its hostages
Amidst the madness revealed
The crimes of the state
So surreal, manifestly vile
They were surrounded
Eventually shot down
The evil so now clear
No one wanted to forgive
And few did

When Revolution Comes

As the wealthy elite class watches from the tower
They mock the poor and less fortunate living below
Sneering at service to the nation, and the population
They have martinis and caviar, celebrating power
Lost in the system, the average person still knows
It is unfair to struggle for a living, facing starvation
At the proper moment, the poor will reach their hour
Revolution will come, as the waves of anger grow
And the elite will disappear due to the frustration
One that they themselves had caused

When Disaster Happens

People blame the Gods or blame moral failures
Humans find themselves to be entirely blameless
A reckoning will happen when temperatures rise
There will be no escape, no appearance of savior
Our ignorance of ancient civilization is shameless
But for research knowledge would be willful lies
We have a fear of knowing the end, and should
We consume the elderly and erase their lives
While stealing from orphan's their childhood
Well deserving our fate, ought to be despised

Death Leap

When I am finally free of this flesh

I will leap into the grave, refreshed

My life given freely, and completely

Death you're welcome to taste

But will do so defeatedly

I confess to knowing absolute joy

For my flesh is about to be destroyed

When I am gone I will ascend, ascend

To a higher place, with nothing to defend

Heaven is ready to cancel my debt

Life was never more
Than a long journey unto death

 

 

Giving

One was poor, with nothing to give,
But she gave everything
The other had a life before her
So she waited for the ring
One was powerful in spirit, feared nothing
She repeatedly beat cancer
The other was weak and cowardly
She had zero answers
Life takes some and drowns them
Pull down in the ocean's tide
Some are able to swim
Even if others drown over time
One gave her time and love
And seemingly endless energy
The other gave her eggs
Then cast him out
One lived to create a hope
An amazingly lush legacy
The other lived in fear
Every moment of life in doubt
Some give when they have nothing
Give the whole of their life
Even their own safety
The other give eggs and nothing more
And have the time to demure
Walking quickly away
Forever thereafter

Opportunity

The light in the window reminding me
That every day is an opportunity to shine
Given the madness of our nonchalance
The smallest presence of life can redeem me
I refuse to worry and I will now rise
Shout to the heavens my response
Here I am, I refuse to fail or hesitate
For I'll not let today pass
Without noticing all the things
That are true, that are good
I refuse to not find a way
To make all of them last

Truth or Lies

They tell us certain things exist but are hidden
And that our efforts to find them are forbidden
How do we know if we've been denied a view
Is there evidence revealing what's behind the veil
They used to say that alien life couldn't be real
And upon their word, they expect us to believe
The briar patch of secrets is immutably opaque
With no way to know if anything is real or fake
If you can't believe what your own eyes tell you
How will you ever believe if anything is true
I've an answer to all of them, I understand
I believe inside my heart, I make my stand
I just believe in the light, it illuminates truth
For that I need no proof, I am able to believe
Finally, if all agree, or everything proven
Doesn't matter, for I will be redeemed
By the fact that I am content with my mind
The truth needs only belief, not approval

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