Sonnet #4

Oh lovely sea, how vast thy stretch
Currents that sweep away the mightiest vessel
Of course, thou hast wicked storms wretched
Devour all mine towns and cities well
Visions of hope and fortune lie in waste
Once mighty metropolises reduced to splinters
Visions of the destruction revealed at daybreak
Just like the most beautiful women, deadly yet astounding
Just like all the evilest of men, happy yet confounding

Sonnet #3

She is a light that shines bright
Forever guiding my way
She is the dream of dreams
A smile always on her face
She is the temptation of many
Only am I to not be rejected
She is the song in the wind
My ears are privileged
Oh how lucky I am
Oh how I’ll never look again

Memories All Around You

I've got the distinctive feeling of something vague
The tension in this room is about to break
Thoughts are clouded and a little foggy
Stains on the carpet made by overturned coffee
Memories fill every inch of this place
Laughter and cursing and love being made
Such parallels make life really worth living
If it weren't for the negatives
Nothing could be positive
Bruises and battle scars
Dot this hardwood floor
Would you really live without me?
Knowing all of this was surrounding?
And yet, I still love you today
I can't help but think of you every day

These Walls

These prison walls are beginning to feel like home
These bars are starting to resemble freedom
If I could only escape to the other side
Maybe I could discover something I can't find
The whistling wind comes between the blocks
Telling tales of the outside world and what it hides
I have been locked away for being innocent
Having nothing to tell is a crime itself
If I don't make it out alive
Give all my possession to a girl I used to know
Hair galloping in the wind so slow
Eye blue as sapphires in the sunshine
Kisses softer than the most delicate flower
If only I could claw my way out
Maybe so but I have a ton of doubt
I will get out of here alive