Last day at my job — this is the end
The nightmare fades into a dream
It feels surreal, like watching myself
In an old black and white movie
Music plays as the end credits start to roll (…)

Awakened from the trial
Spared from the guillotine
Felt freedom in my lungs
For the first time in years (…)

Holding back the tears
Looking back on the years
Reliving what we’ve done
Back when we were young (…)

Highway burns under me
Wind howls my name
Past life only a memory (…)

On the edge of the little village
Lies the dark, windswept moor
A hostile and unforgiving land
Purely defiant in its existence (…)

A gray mid-October morning
Overcast sky, void of color
Gray asphalt snakes the land
Sky and ground blend together (…)

You coyly tap on my back door
Vulnerability fogs the midnight air
Ghoulish wolf with an angel’s face
Indecent proposals even for the devil (…)

Another stargazing odyssey
Through time and space
A wandering mind-traveler
Famished for curiosity’s mystic (…)

Your voice soothes and tempts me
As my fate unfolds for us to see
This trip we’re on will end soon
And we’ll float away to the moon (…)

Finally able to remove my disguise
No resemblance to my former self
Slowly emerging from the shadows
Legs step timidly onto unfamiliar soil (…)

Unable to replicate the fine art
Reduced to staring in awe
Dark silhouettes painted against sky
Brazen in their unparalleled beauty (…)

This pen is useless today
There isn’t a thought
In my head
Worth writing down (…)

Remnants of my last storm
Lapping at the muddy shore
Maybe the waters will recede
Be patient — all in due time (…)

Crumbling kingdoms
Wartorn rubble
Fear in the streets
Gray, decaying buildings
Stained with blood and graffiti
Amid vibrant murals of hope (…)

I remember a lifetime ago
There was this one recipe
It was one of the few meals
We cooked that wasn’t from
A bag, box, kit, or microwave —
Taco Salad à la Sullivan (…)

Forced to endure another Monday
A prisoner held against my will
Surrounded by cold, dead eyes
In a room of unimaginable droll (…)

Quiet moments in the morning
Offer a chance for reflection
Will today be a new beginning
Will today I reignite a passion (…)

The darkness of my past
Finds me here at last
In the mirror I see the lies
Staring back into my eyes (…)

I had a dream where I was back
At the house where I grew up
Paused to gaze in the mirror
Folded my hands over my chest (…)

Beloved family patriarch
Finally took his last breath
90 years under the sun
As light fades to darkness (…)