conflict

cast off your armour (friend)

no one wants to pierce your skin

let your weary bones rest

the days of trouble are no more

lay down your weapons (ally)

their use is now null

never again shall they clash

foes rest as well

ease your mind (soul)

let go of your fears

of memories

of terror

 

has no one told you?

the war is over

kindle

old books are in boxes
records in crates
movies beside
notes of love piled on top
fire aside

memories burn quick
to keep me warm for a night

makes us

it’s a messy business,
waking up in the morning.
not prepared for the day.
it shows off.
it pushes you.
continue,
to strive.
whispers catch you.
with cold shivers.
a failure to grasp another.
so easy to get,
so easy to ask.
but why waste their breath.
sidewalks bend.
lives curve.
raised eyebrows in every room.
fiery tongues spit.
while quivering digits drop.
prepared for the worst.
visions inside.
future plans.
bitter taste.
sleeping escape.
these lives of ours.

luminous organ

i saw the lights flicker off
and then
you took
my heart away

when they come back on
and i get it back
think ill
hide it away

but if the lights dont stay on
i dont think
my heart will
survive so far away