Saturday, December 23, 2006

11:50

10 minutes to midnight

but i'd rather stay up all night

writing

thinking

listening

watching

because 10 minutes of expression

of thought

of silence

of stillness

is more refreshing than 10 hours of sleep

will ever be

Saturday, November 25, 2006

A Migraine

Pounding, pounding, pounding

Dawn church bells sounding

Spinning, spinning, spinning

Without end or beginning

Flashing, flashing, flashing

Deep sea waves crashing

Throbbing, throbbing, throbbing

Dry eyes sobbing

Shaking, shaking, shaking

Dormant storm awaking

Screaming, screaming, screaming

Light slivers beaming

Banging, banging, banging

Thoughts clashing, clanging

Pulsing, pulsing, pulsing

Inflamed mind convulsing

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

747

It shakes, rattles, and roars

Yet we sit eternally still

They feed us proscription lies

But I refuse to take the pill

The vacuums of these fools' minds

Release a sublimating chill

They think that none of us can see

Over the windowsill

They say we'll never understand

But I know I always will

Searching, looking, trying to find

The light beyond the hill

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

The Dragon Warrior

He saw them in the distance;
Killers dressed in black.
A battle cry split the air,
Signaling the attack.

He examined his surroundings,
And immediately he knew;
Anything that could be done,
He would have to do.

If his foe had advanced this far,
Help would not arrive.
They would already have come,
If they were still alive.

So he called upon the elements
Flowing in his veins.
He demanded that they answer
So the enemy could be slain.

First, he summoned Water,
And called her from the deep.
“I know that you can hear me,” he cried,
“For Water does not sleep.”

Answer me, O Water,
Your powers are what I seek.
I desperately need your help;
Without you I am weak.”

As Water rose to meet him,
She made a thundering roar.
He had never seen her anger
Rumble like this before.

“Why do you disturb me,
The master of the seas,
Do not try to command me.
For I do only as I please.”

“I meant no disrespect,” he replied
“But there are innocent lives at stake.
I ask nothing for myself,
But only for their sake.”

“What ever I do for you,” said Water
“Comes with a cost so very high.
If you hesitate for a moment,
The price is that you die.”

“I am the son of the first warriors,
To walk upon the Earth;
Descendant of the dragons,
Here at mankind’s birth.”

Fear and hesitation,
Are things I do not know;
They vanished from my blood,
Centuries ago.”

Next, he turned to Earth,
And summoned her from below.
“Mother of all life,
I need your help against my foe.”

I must have your assistance,
So I make this request:
Rise and face my enemy,
And help me in this test.”

Earth was quick to answer
The young warrior’s plea,
“What gives you the right
To make demands of me?”

“I am the son of your first dragon;
Her blood is my life’s source.
I am the child of your first man,
In my veins, I carry his force.”

“I will gladly help you, son,
But there is a price to pay,
If I see you falter,
Your life will end this day.”

“I accept this challenge,
Knowing I will win or die.
I will fight this battle ‘til the end,
Or fall from the sky.”

Then, he called to Fire
To help him in his plight.
The warrior commanded her
To stand with him and fight.

“Beware, my brave son,
Hold my warning true,
If I sense your fear,
I must destroy you.”

He scoffed back at Fire,
“My ancestors you disgrace.
I am a full-blooded member
Of a brave and noble race.”

I tell you, like the others,
This battle I will win.
But that is only possible,
With the fire from within.”

Finally, he beckoned Wind,
And the powers in the air,
His voice called for them,
With an ancient prayer.

“All that blows around me,
Come to your child in need.
Help me in this battle;
Complete this honorable deed.”

The answer floated on a breeze
That only he could hear,
“I will stand beside you,
Unless you give in to fear.”

He answered, “I’m the son
Of warriors proud and brave,
And I swear that I fear nothing,
Not even my own grave.”


Water, Earth, Fire, and Wind;
On either side they flew
To meet the mighty attackers,
And deal out what was due.

Water gave him fluid motion,
His enemies she drowned.
Earth swelled up beneath his foes,
And knocked them to the ground.

Fire filled his mighty lungs,
And scorched all that lay below.
Wind blew strong and mighty,
Dealing the final blow.

When the last foe was defeated,
And the dust had settled down,
He gazed upon the battlefield
And his enemies on the ground.

He had proven himself in battle,
And passed his greatest test.
He had bravely faced his enemies,
And succeeded in his quest.

So when you hear the thunder
Roll across the sky,
Do not fear the awesome rumble
Of the Dragon Warrior’s Cry.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

hello.

this is my blog.

i don't know why anyone would want to read it.

except me.

but here you are.

so you might as well.

bye.