Mortality

I am wealthy
But I am poor
I am strong
And I am sore
I am great
But I am meek
I am humble
For what I seek
I am young
But I am old
A gift to you
The wisdom I hold
I am followed
And I am lead
My worries and doubts
I will shed
I will carry
And I will bear
Upon my back
None to share
What I brought
Is what I will take
Nothing more
For all our sake
I could take no part
Or do it all
An epic struggle
Should I fall
I am hungry
And I will feed
If I’m cut
I will bleed
I am different
Not the same
I live life
Not a game
I am first
And I am last
All before
But in the past
The end is certain
What will it be
Un rehearsed
For all to see

Caveman

Sands of time

Cave of wonders

Relics of the past

Forgotten hunters

Markings and etches

The birth of an era

In the growth of a seed

The dawn of life

Fire and might

Power and gain

A turning wheel

No longer sane

A tool to help

And a tool to hurt

Great plans unfold

Master and slave

To which you behold

War and peace

Tame the beast

Mass extinction

On all he’ll feast

Monuments and towers

Growth and advance

For what purpose

Will they take the chance

A rise and fall

Death and destruction

To end it all

Age old ruins

Secrets untold

But none to tell

Its dying hold

Better or worse

To make you see

In bones on the ground

Your own history

Hidden in the future

Genes of the past

Over and over

Known at last

Sands of time

Cave of wonders

Relics of the past

Forgotten hunters

Records and scrolls

Of a closing age

The dusk of night

Within a cage

Left behind all you see

Tempered through eons

But what will it be

Set Sail

Batton down the hatches

Unfurl the sails

And let the cool breeze nudge you along

Feel the waves rise and fall beneath you

Let the salty mist spray upon the bow

And row steady and calm

Push and pull in the ebbing tide

In a steady rythme ther is no room to rock and sway

Red sky at night

Sailor’s delight

Red sky in the morning

Sailor’s warning

A storm to shake and turn the mighty waters

But a calm sea

Never made and experienced sailor

Rise of the Phoenix

A graceful feathered ruler of the sky

A magnificent creature who's beauty is sheer terror

Onyx talons with a grip greater than that of any vice

A glistening beak sharper than that of any blade

Brilliant wings faster than that of any arrow

And golden eyes that can pierce the heart of any soul

A true raptorial bird of prey

A shining spirit who's awe is revered

Adored for its beauty

And feared for its power

Loved and hated for its position ins nature's noble hierarchy

Its demand for respect was rightfully so

And yet so rightfully respect it demanded not

For this reason they sought to take its rightful place of power

To purge it from their existence and steal its glorious crown of power and beauty

And so in the dead of night they set its peaceful forest ablaze

To reduce it to a smoldering heap

But as the fires burned

They shook in terror as the shrieks of its burning pain rose above the smoke

As the inferno burned low

The flames subsided

Embers grew cool

As man tried to take the thrown

And at that precise moment in an explosive burst the sky was lit

A flaming radiance of heat filled the air

It flew through the night sky with fiery wings

And hunted with scorching talons and a searing beak

The rise of the phoenix in the beauty of fire

A true raptorial bird of prey

Sight

Up in the sky where clouds be born

Seeing shapes take their form

Amongst the trees in many places

Seeing within them friendly faces

Animals that frolic and bout

Seeing a story play out

Fog that sets upon the plain

Seeing ghosts wail in pain

Shadows that dance about at night

Seeing monsters that lurk our of sight

Wolves that howl to a wanning moon

Seeing a creature of utter doom

Watching the sun across the sky

Seeing earth stand still as all goes by

The balance of nature to give and take

Seeing only for one's own sake

A record of human history

Seeing who's version is a mystery

A war that turned to holocaust

Seeing a crusade and all its cost

Right and wrong a truthful tale

Seeing it through a tinted veil

A massacre of bloody surrender

Seeing a peaceful war be render

Seeing everything before you

But

Seeing only what you wish to see

Believing everything you see

Because

Seeing is believing

Retrospect

Keep your head held high

Just keep walking

Don’t look back

Just keep walking

It hurts to walk away

It hurts not to look back for the fear of being hurt

Eyes forward

Just keep walking

There is no going back

There is no return to fond memories

Head up

Shoulders straight

Just keep walking

Don’t go back or it will happen all over again

Does it hurt more to relive the joy and pain

Or to walk away and loose it forever

Chin up

Brush your shoulders off

Just keep walking

Leave it all behind

The city burning to the ground behind you

Buildings that tumble and fall

Dust and ash that fill the air

It chokes everything you had

Leave it all behind

There is nothing left anyway

Just keep walking

As everything falls apart

Other things fall together

So put one foot in front of the other

And just keep walking

Apology

I’m sorry

Truly sorry

I’m sorry for what I have done

Please forgive me

There is nothing you can say

Nothing you can do

What’s done is done

Please forgive me

I never meant to hurt you

I must seek retribution

What’s done is done

Keep moving forward

Nothing I can say will absolve your pain

I must seek retribution

How do I live with myself

What do I do

Nothing I can say will absolve your pain

It will linger within you

It will follow you where ever you go

What do I do

How do I seek absolution

How can I forgive myself

It will follow you where ever you go

You will carry the burden of your deeds

You will never forgive yourself

How can I forgive myself

All that I have done

There must be something I can do

You will never forgive yourself

But there is something you can do

You can make a difference

There must be something I can do

Something to change what’s set in motion

I can do something

You can make a difference

Don’t be sorry

Be different

I can do something

Can I stop this rapid flow

I can change its course

Be different

Prevent a reoccurrence

Change a life yet untouched

I can change its course

I can rebuild broke walls

I can imprison the imprisoners

Change a life yet untouched

Be everything you never were

Fight for something greater

And you soul will yet survive

The Guardians

As I lay awake at night

I think to myself

Why am I here

This life that I live

What is to ensure that it goes on as I expect it to

The freedom and liberty I hold so dear

The fact that I may live upon the very ground of my forefathers

This patriarchal soil rooted in my blood

This could only be the work of the guardians

Heroic soldiers that protect us

Noble paladins that lay down their lives

Over treacherous terrain they fight in the land of dragons

They bout in the air and fly with the fiery phoenix

On the high seas they combat with the mighty leviathan

They stand in opposition against gargantuan giants

Their acts are of legends and fables to us

But to them the battle is all too real

In a struggle against the shadow of death

We are safe amidst their company

We are secure within their battalion

Their regiment a refuge and shelter

Our freedom the very corps of their operation

Their campaign is one of true bravery

Valiant soldiers entrusted to protect us

Guardians that watch over us

How could I ever express my debt of gratitude

A simple thank you would not suffice

No word could ever return the favor

All that you have given me

I cherish the freedoms you have entitled me to

So what can I say

What can I do

What I can do is use what you have given me

I can use my freedom for the betterment of mankind

I can use my liberty to be heard and make a difference

But no matter what I say

No matter what I do

None of it would have been possible without our watchful guardians

The Soul of a Soldier

One more step

One more

Just one more

Failure is not an option

You have to keep going

Don’t give up

Keep going

Keep training

Give it your all

And then some

Keep training

Because the more you sweat now

The less you bleed in battle

Keep pushing

When all seems inevitable

Proceed further

Fight for what you believe

And continue

Continue when its easy

Continue when its hard

Continue even when it kills you to do so

You’ve only lost when you admit defeat

So don’t give in

In the middle of it all give more

Never give up

Never surrender your spirit

Fight for all its worth

Because its worth the fight

Push forward

And maintain your drive

To the brink of pandemonium

To the verge of collapsing

Push yourself to the very edge

Jump

And you will fly

Azrael

Termination

The sentence

Guilty

The verdict

Sorcery

The acquisition

Solitude

The evidence

Uniquity

The reason

A fair maiden

Taken as a harlot

To pay the price

Who is to blame

For others misfortune

And deemed unworthy

Of God’s grace

So they say

A sinister spirit

Harbored within her

They saw on her a speck of dust

When they themselves are covered in dirt and filth

And so her judgment was passed

Her life taken

Her crime

Her innocence

Her innocence

Their crime

Their lives taken

Their judgment was passed

Her name

Azrael

Crusade

Gory, glory

Hallelujah

Oh splendid victory

The triumph of gallant knights

Adorned by a holy nimbus

The battle was won

Praise be to his name

With that of a lion heart

Saracens have been vanquished

Impious heathens have been cast out of the holy lands

Sacred grounds awash with crimson blood

A war waged in the name of God

In God’s name

What have we done

No aspect of war is holy

War is only the justification of mass murder

No matter how great the cause

It is a crime none the less

And a burden we must carry

A burden so great

So heinous

We give it God’s seal of approval

And proceed

To find

The means to an end

Of men

Amen

Babble

Speak now

Or forever hold your peace

Say your piece

Of that which you speak

Words that flow from your lips

Splash upon many ears

Speak your mind

But mind your speech

That which can be the sharpest blade

Or the most soothing balm

Our most useful asset

The tongue

Of many tongues

The tongue of tongues

Speaking in tongues

Be they forked or tied

Their grip our vice

Sticks and stones

May break your bones

But words

Will cling to your heart

They express that which we feel

But to express such feelings words are obsolete

The stronger the word

The more uncertain the feeling

The stronger the feeling

The more uncertain of which words to chose

In an effort to achieve ultimate expression

The vastness of feelings have been confined to mere words

Their magnitude cannot be put in any box

Bound to any mouth

Captive to any tongue

True feelings are speechless

Smoke and Mirrors

Lights that dance within the haze

Lost amongst the maize

Be ye not a faux

Stain glass windows

They will know

Looking through the pane

What will you see

Shadows of a wraith

Can you find the quay

Trapt within an eerie fog

Those submerged beneath the bog

It will illude and captivate

Bring you to an aweful raze

And set your feeble mind ablaze

A phantom in the knight

He moves with ease so sleight

Feeding lies unto your heir

To alter and despair

Praying upon those in need of care

In the great haul of spirits all be scene

That which you halve is not serene

A puff of smoke

A burst of light

And water ferments before your eyes

Stay awake

Don’t fall asleep

Or all be swept by this dis ease

Rules don’t apply to this game

See now all its shame

Escape the murk and the marsh

Go beyond the clouded missed

What is real may seam to be

Only covered by ruble and debris

But there is a way to be free

There is a re of hope

If you broaden your rational ocular scope

Look beyond the blurry tier

Find the occlusion of your allusion

And your apparition will disappear

Race

Let's run

Let's race

I'll give you your chase

If you wanna go

Just let me know

Tell me how far

Is it across the sea

There be no czar

Only you and me

Sprint and jog

Then you'll see

This ain't about me

Let's run

Let's race

Keep up with the pace

One stride ahead

One fall below

Of this you should know

Trip up

Leap back

You gotta stay on track

Who's ahead

You run so fast

All be said

It's not the caste

Though you think of yourself unsurpassed

Look behind

Then you'll know

All of which here we go

Let's run

Let's race

Gotta know your place

Along side one another

Treat me as a brother

Stumble and fall

And you I'll elevate

Just give me a call

Don't incriminate

More or less not what you see

But deep inside of you and me

So

Let's run

Let's race

The race

This race

One race

Our race

besiege

King and queen side by side

Within a region they reside

Face the enemy toe to toe

Rules of engagement all they know

A game of wit upon the ground

A mastermind to be found

Set in motion a trap of skill

Bend the enemy to thy will

All of which is known until

One false step

One wrong move

To this you should behoove

Command thy units just and true

The opposition they will subdue

Front lines bear thy brawn

To what ends be they just a pawn

If besieged by foreign powers

Rook thy knights in corner towers

When men tire and fall below

Lift thy spirits, this will show

Bishop rally and have them go

Onward to victory

Take the king

To all be known let it ring

Hero

What makes a hero a hero

Is it his pride and strength

Is it her devotion and care

Is it a masculine defender

Or a motherly guardian

Is it his honor

Is it her courage

Are they made in the midst of battle

Or in the tranquility of a humble abode

Do they risk all they have

Or is all they have what they risk

Do they do it because they can

Or because they cant

Is it to give their life purpose

Or is it to give purpose life

Do they do so because they fear not

Or do they fear the fear of not doing so

Are their deeds done because of watchful eyes

Or do watchful eyes know not of their deeds

The heroic dynamics of heroism are clouded by societal perception

The truth is

Heroes don't exist

They never have

And never will

One can not be a hero

They are those of the departed

They are those that did despite the fact they couldn't

Numbers

The end began when the beginning saw its end

All became none and none became all

The confines of its vastness

The singularity of infinity

Omni of multi

One in all

Seven was good

And two came from one

Forty in its presence

And twelve that follows

Thirds of wisdom

And the power of one

One in its power the concept of zero

Living and breathing

Helix the style

Forty-six the cipher

And the half that doubles

Forever behold

The answer im told

Questions for you

Could it be true

Is it 42

Clockwork

Gears and cogs that gyrate and spin

Sprockets and dials that spiral and whirl

They twist and turn

Coil and reel

The convolution of a wheel

They bulge and extrude

Dislodge and replace

They clatter and clang

As the clashing sang

They interlock and converge

Joint and disjoint

They mesh all the same

Their entropy the unity

The harmony of disorder

The vortex of thoughts

That run through my mind

They balance and sway

Dangle and gage

They push and pull

Cascade and progress

Each of its own independent address

They come without thinking

And think of the coming

They hobble about without a route

The mechanics that synthesize

unwind and transform

Their complexity relieved in a simple form

Their timing the essence

The essence of time

The tick of the tock

They are as they are

The passing of space

The movement of time

The clock strikes twelve

The hour goes by

Second by second

The end draws nigh

Sher Khan

To prey upon the predator

Is to be predated by the prey

When the hunter becomes the hunted

The huntee will begin his hunt

It is his place

Does man know his

It is a simple etiquette

But one of great consequence

Hunt or be hunted

Kill or be killed

Eat or be eaten

Its survival living

Not living survival

This is the essentiality of necessity

Not the necessity of essentiality

For what you intend to take can just as easily be taken

The certainty of the outcome

Is the outcome of uncertainty

Where man thinks

He knows

When man acts

He reacts

When man is ready

He already was

Lutra

I laugh and play

You work all day

I am merry and limber

While you haul timber

This thing of which you build

It leaves you unfulfilled

Come with me and swim in the river

Think nothing of obtaining silver

You live by the sweat of your brow

Of this can you not disavow

You work too hard and think too much

Let go of that which you clutch

Come and splash about

Give it no further doubt

The water is fine

How could you decline

Sol

Oh,

How i long to be among the stars

To be in the presence of greatness

To experience the wonders of the universe

Oh,

How i long to be among the stars

So brilliant and beautiful

So bright and yet so far

Oh,

How i long to be among the stars

To be in the midst of their light and awe

Rather than this distant place

Oh,

How i long to be among the stars

If only i could wrap myself in their light

To see nothing but their brilliance

I have already been blinded

By that which sits before me

The light that showers down upon me

Every day i bask in its warmth

Every night i await its return

In the light of dawn

I can now see

What i saw before

Is not what i see

What i see

Is what i saw

That i failed to see