The Next Step

April 19, 2012

The gap is small, but energy’s needed.
Simply hopping just won’t suffice.
Emotional energy should be multiplied thrice,
Or that stalwart limit will never be exceeded.

This will be a leap of trust, not blind faith,
For I am certain of my process.
I warn myself against logic in excess,
Lest my emotional self fade away as a wraith.

This one was meant to be a standalone story, unlike much of my recent work. Heavenly bodies, vivid as can be Light my way as I wander through this town. Filled with people presenting a shared frown, Casting a shadow on all that you see. Such a dive is the one place free from strife, The one maze of buildings I can call home. A far cry from the tension and sea foam Which held the most violent time of my life. The sky and this town? Polar opposites. The first shows a vast ocean of bright stars,...

The Coming Storm

June 24, 2012

She will strike without warning, she will stay. She’ll disturb the flora and fauna below. We won’t expect her, bathed in her warm glow, Awash in the relief from a cold day. She is oblivious; she doesn’t know this. She is unaware of her own brute strength. We must prepare for this force at great length, This coming storm’s the nemesis of bliss. Alas, we must remember our findings. This is no mere storm, this is another chance, A time to apply what we know at a glance, To not chain ourselves in ...

The Next Step

The Lustrous Sky

The Coming Storm