Pardon my paranoia

When we met

In the scalding heat 

Of the barren desert

You came gently 

A cool breeze slowly

Grazing the tiny hairs on my skin
You told me you were

Water 

Here to quench my thirst 
And I took you in

One big gulp after the other

Till you made me heavy 

With satisfaction 
I did not know that

You could be a storm

Raining down pellets 

Or the waves 

Crashing from beyond 

Or a lake 

Sitting at peace

Or a drop in the sand 

Soon to vanish 
So now that my skin is dry

And my heart is fractured 

Into the crocodile bark of a tree
What will you be

For me?

STILL Water

Learn from the water

To resist the urge to move

You will reflect 

the world around you

In it’s broken glory 



Untitled prayer

Precious diamond stain 

May the night keep you safe 

A thirst for fire

I could stroll through 

A busy market with you

Where agressive noises swim

In the heavy air 

And only hear your voice 

Because you left a fog 

In my mind 

When you rained 

Your way through my heart 
But now the

Sunshine must come and 

Sorch me dry 

Because 

You left me cold and alone 

Shivering for your warmth

Not far from wings

When I look out of my window 

And see the fields 

On which I may never play 

I take my pen 

And write myself 

A swing on this paper 

And rock with the wind 

Till I begin to fly

Path

Today we walk away from the paved road 

We abandon the smooth ground 

For somewhere rough 

Where blades of grass will lick our legs 

And sharp stones will make our progress slow

But we must leave the path 

That is so smooth and gentle 

That we can move without meeting any resistance 

We must forget it

It is too crowded with others looking for an easy way 

We must blaze our own trail 

One that our feet will fit into perfectly 

And walk on our own way 

To a place with a nice view 

Wildflower

Wild flowers sprouting by the beach 

Do you not fear the waves?

Listen to them roar 

As they run to the shore 

Watch them speed towards the sands 

In a mighty line 

Only to crash into grains of sand

And break.

Wild flower be careful 

The water come for us all 

So teach your fruit to float 

So it can ride the waves 

And jump off when they crash 

On a cloudy mirror

I am a man 

Who does not know 

His face 

I cannot find clear water

To show me the

Apparition that greets

The world when

I smile 

Or the landmarks 

That etch themselves 

In your memories 

So I keep crying 

Till I have filled 

my palms with 

Enough tears 

To show me

What I look like 

CHOPPED AND SCREWED

They come from the 

Assassinated feeling 

We did not protect.

Rotten at the core

From years and years

In hiding 

They are strong and 

Heavy and soon suffocate 

Our thoughts with

Their names

We are afraid 

To call them out

Because we give them life 

And slowly they grow

In the shadows 

Then the light comes 

And makes them bigger 

Night call

He woke up in

The light of a new

Moon without a name. 

He had lost it

Walking through the darkness alone

But when I called him 

By my name 

he responded…