Masquerade of Peace
In crevices and creases lonely breeds
Worn like pulled yarn stretched tautly at the seams
Fluttered remnants of wishes hoping to
land like an unfettered breeze she can’t see
Emptied Hope, her golden chalice lay bare
Vibrant the mask she wears, painted fear
The depth of sorrow unyielding, beating
heart dancing to sounds only she can hear
Fragrant desperation reeks of liquor
False Gods promising fulfilment and still
they bring only unhappiness tonight
Weary she is blind to pain, lost will
Seconds vibrate her skull, every breath
maddening and demanding her release
Searching for something, this tiny bottle
brings unto her a masquerade of peace
Amid Angels
Are there questions unanswered
Prayers for what I do not know
Every piece of my soul
Fighting to be someone loved
Seeds from a wish untaken
Floating in a wind unknown
Reaching to hold forever
Still I am feeling alone
Wanting only to break free
Little girl, can you please see
This lion amid angels
Tired hearts want to believe
Precious hours claim my soul
Dark the children who bow
Selling me to save our hearts
This child, broken I now doubt
Finally is forever
Shaken is this mind released
Festered lies my darling cries
Will you please deny this peace
Fragments
Sometimes I live in the shadows
Wishing for what I do not know
Fragments of light spearing darkness
Filling me with a bit of hope
Every seed of doubt rises
Fumes from the city’s concrete floor
I am lost amid the rubble
Dead fish upon a sandy shore
Homeless praying for forgiveness
Seeking what is not really there
Pretending you really matter
A cancer like a thorn despaired
Take my breaths from my weighted chest
Lift me from this summer slumber
Hold my lonely against your brow
Counting down the final number
Poor man who marries my daughter
Take the cow, forgive me my sins
Blessed darling, father’s orphan
Waiting for my life to begin
Bio: Communications Manager/Business Analyst for Automotive Industry giant. Born and raised in Ontario, Canada. Writing since I could hold a crayon in my hands. Penned a weekly family column in two community newspapers. Writing poetry is my passion. My first book of poetry “Madness, Chaos Unravelled” published June 2018 and my second collection “Used Wings” coming in March 2019
