walking across the anaconda, the gobi, and the sahara
i find no dearth of inspiration
as great as
the silence of nagasita
she is the honest rain
the compass of the meridians
the sinewy songs of the body
but
she'll deny it all
muse, accept yourself
and your power
hungry souls await you
and the freedom of your inspiration.
when i was thirteen
and feral
david was my only human contact
routinely we roamed the illicit night
painting our pain on whatever palette
we chanced upon
from rage to curiosity we roamed the dark
this night, i attempted to climb
the radio tower of WHEN
just west of
144 danforth crescent
the fence was no barrier
to the ignorant
electricity pulsed through my body as i climbed
rejecting me from the tower
my body convulsing
throwing me to ground
the anchor of a train whistle
called me back to life.
the journey from then to now
that person to this person
slow and dyslectic
the train's whistle
always bringing me back to
who
the soul
the heart
need rest, just as the body does.
go to the garden
breathe in your life
exhale your pain.
leave the lies
behind you.
existential selfishness
will never make your heart happy.
pain and heartache
remind us that we're human
but should never stop us
from our journey to
love and happiness.
seek and find.
seep the color of your eyes to me
so i can wash my conscience
in their blue-green forgiveness
and find your sight
lies and thoughts of chaos
need to be denied
though that is what
my mind finds comfort in
accept me
and I'll denounce myself
i know what I'm not
and pray you know what i am
walk those steps
into my frailty
turn
and decide
dying star
goes super nova
trying to illuminate an indifferent universe
but only succeeds
in lighting the path
I'm lost on
clarity, for one lightning moment
finds a home
on the canvas of my eye
Rorschach's of the truth
temp my mind
in the after image of the heaven's fury
but i only hear, in my soul
the dying star say
give, give until you burst
wish i may, wish i might,
first star i see tonight...
wishing,
i lived on the bank of the blue Danube
wishing,
i could ask you to coffee
and talk the night to light
dowsing,
searching for the source
of you
ah, your cleansing flow
eroding away the mystery
so I can i feel my soul pulse once more.
black schackles bind my limpness
too weak to struggle,resigned but regretful.
i'm not the child of jesus i thought i could be.
i need the wings of my angel to lift me from the abyss.
is she real? or only the panicking hope of a lost, failed soul?
I am expecting too much, I accept my hopelessness.
you sucked the venom from my veins
making me feel human again,
illusion.
give me my death back
i need the numbness
and the novocain.
the heat of your heart burns me.
and i can only feel the freeze.
icy sleep is my mother
and i nurse at her icicle breasts.
crush the color from my eyes
i will walk the translucent world
of a reality that is only a mix of dyes
canvased by my mind
the inhaled scent of flowers
is the only trail i'll travel
wandering it untold hours
for what i only dream exists
home is far and then some
but i will find it by finding you
love that was and love to come
knowing you by the remembered taste
of your petals
a heartbeat
is an empty echo
unless love is listening.
arms are always empty
unless they hold true love.
in the clamor of pounding hearts
that fills the world
Iris and Peter only hear
one another's heart
beating the secret song of love.
a song of how their separate souls
were meant to sleep inside each other
and the story of how their tender arms
will always encircle the other's heart.
a shy smile will play on their lips as the words "I do" are spoken.
both knowing that these two words are the true promise,
"I have always, and will forever, love only you."
walking across the anaconda, the gobi, and the sahara
i find no dearth of inspiration
as great as
the silence of nagasita
she is the honest rain
the compass of the meridians
the sinewy songs of the body
but
she'll deny it all
muse, accept yourself
and your power
hungry souls await you
and the freedom of your inspiration.
when i was thirteen
and feral
david was my only human contact
routinely we roamed the illicit night
painting our pain on whatever palette
we chanced upon
from rage to curiosity we roamed the dark
this night, i attempted to climb
the radio tower of WHEN
just west of
144 danforth crescent
the fence was no barrier
to the ignorant
electricity pulsed through my body as i climbed
rejecting me from the tower
my body convulsing
throwing me to ground
the anchor of a train whistle
called me back to life.
the journey from then to now
that person to this person
slow and dyslectic
the train's whistle
always bringing me back to
who
the soul
the heart
need rest, just as the body does.
go to the garden
breathe in your life
exhale your pain.
leave the lies
behind you.
existential selfishness
will never make your heart happy.
pain and heartache
remind us that we're human
but should never stop us
from our journey to
love and happiness.
seek and find.
seep the color of your eyes to me
so i can wash my conscience
in their blue-green forgiveness
and find your sight
lies and thoughts of chaos
need to be denied
though that is what
my mind finds comfort in
accept me
and I'll denounce myself
i know what I'm not
and pray you know what i am
walk those steps
into my frailty
turn
and decide
dying star
goes super nova
trying to illuminate an indifferent universe
but only succeeds
in lighting the path
I'm lost on
clarity, for one lightning moment
finds a home
on the canvas of my eye
Rorschach's of the truth
temp my mind
in the after image of the heaven's fury
but i only hear, in my soul
the dying star say
give, give until you burst
wish i may, wish i might,
first star i see tonight...
wishing,
i lived on the bank of the blue Danube
wishing,
i could ask you to coffee
and talk the night to light
dowsing,
searching for the source
of you
ah, your cleansing flow
eroding away the mystery
so I can i feel my soul pulse once more.
black schackles bind my limpness
too weak to struggle,resigned but regretful.
i'm not the child of jesus i thought i could be.
i need the wings of my angel to lift me from the abyss.
is she real? or only the panicking hope of a lost, failed soul?
I am expecting too much, I accept my hopelessness.
you sucked the venom from my veins
making me feel human again,
illusion.
give me my death back
i need the numbness
and the novocain.
the heat of your heart burns me.
and i can only feel the freeze.
icy sleep is my mother
and i nurse at her icicle breasts.
Current Residence: oregon Favourite genre of music: indy Favourite photographer: edward weston Favourite style of art: romantic/fantasy Shell of choice: nacre Skin of choice: freckled Favourite cartoon character: the man in the moon Personal Quote: serendipity happens
I have no family
of my blood,
just siblings who push
and prod
to get their own needs met.
all victims of father's abuse.
I thought with his death
they'd be released.
but echoes, echoes
are all I hear.
thank you so much elisabeth! i'm wondering if you would be willing to let me commission you to do a self portrait? it would me a great deal to me if you would.