09-30-18 Flood Zone

So many raindrops
Falling from the sky
Dripping through trees
Down onto the ground
Into huge puddles of water
That grow and rise and rush
Until we are all washed away

09-29-18 Comic Con Cosplay Criminals

The good guys
are all gone

Where did it
all go wrong

How did the
bad guys win

When will it
ever change

09-28-18 Gods And Gossip

Keep a low profile
out on the sidewalk
or inside the internet

Don't go around town
throwing your words
into the atmosphere

Don't put on a show
with a song and dance
routine all over the place

Because if what you say is true
then your words will speak
for themselves without you

09-27-18 Frankenstein Syndrome

Monsters inside my mind
You bring out the worst in me
Devoured by darker shadows
Divided soul on the bad side

Silent madness in an empty room
Set a trap for the brains behind it
Destruction of everything all around
When the creature turns on it's creator

09-26-18 The Private Life Of Flowers

Flowers grow
when no one else
is looking

Flowers know
how to keep
a secret

Flowers blow
in the breeze
like dancers

Flowers go
away in winter
for a while

09-25-18 Metropolis Alone

Another day in the city
Morning mosquitoes bite
Stoplights swing in the wind
Skyscrapers sway in blue clouds
Busy sidewalks burst with energy
Park benches filled with loneliness
Everybody seems to pass me by

09-24-18 When The Phoenix Flies

Odd future climate shift
In backwards planet spin
Against time traveling out
For the best heads on the block

Animal extinction secrets revealed
Before more bad decisions are made
We can escape the destruction in bunkers
Then create a new civilization from the ashes

09-23-18 Pennies In The Bucket

Drop down dreamscape
Frowning from frozen charms
Divided into alternate options
Pinching pennies off the ground

Sounding more like church bells
Ringing out into the autumn sky
Singing your praises in the dark
Running down the endless sidewalk

Burning butterflies by the moonlight
Vampires kissing straight into hell fire
Living in constant pain every single day
Collapsing into the arms of the one you love

09-22-18 Transcendental Dedication

Even if it's only for you
It's worth something too

Wherever you are whenever
Even if you haven't been born yet

Out there living better forever
Speaking from my soul to yours

09-21-18 Wars Inside You

Cyber wars inside your  brain
Battles deep behind your mind
Can't decide to run and hide
Or stay to fight another time

Back and forth against the grain
Enemies engaged inside your brain
Good against bad or dark against light
Which side are you on tonight

09-20-18 Amusement Of The Gods

Submarine shoes stuck in snow
Race car space case candy bar
Posted for early days at work
Today is going to be so good
Beautiful golden sunset tonight
Swimming freedom with friends
Drive into the purple mountains
Dog park sword fight salvation
Movie night was so much fun
Robot rescue team is out sick
Strange underwater angles
Fly away into oblivion

09-19-18 A Poet's Responsibility

It's hard to write poetry
When the world is against you
When life beats you down
When your mind body and soul
Are suffering from exhaustion

It's hard to write poetry
When you are seething with anger
When you're frustrated with life
When you have lost the game
And your well of inspiration is dry

But a poet must push through
To express those difficult feelings
Of hurt and pain and suffering
To let others know that they are not alone
When they experience those feelings too

09-18-18 Native Blood

Music in your mind
Open to imagination
Spirit soul salvation
Holy warrior heart

09-17-18 Midnight Kisses

Everybody's breath stinks
In the middle of the night
But I love you so much
I'll kiss you anyway

09-16-18 Catching Up With The Times

Alive on the side of a highway
Cold coffee cup is in control
Seeking out a fast food future
Fuel for the first new philosophy

Kiss your wounds in a dark cloud
Imagine your world outside reality
Reading poems on scraps of paper
Change the way you think about life

09-15-18 Spooky Movies

It's getting dark outside
Wind is rusting though trees
Cold air is creeping in

Snuggling on the sofa
Under a cozy blanket
Watching monsters
Come to life
In black and white

Please pass the popcorn

09-14-18 Walking Into Autumn

One fine day
We walked to the park
And played out on the field

We fed the ducks
Out on the cool lake
Under autumn skies

We followed the sounds
Of joyous celebration
To the fall festival

The music was beautiful
The air was so fresh
The leaves began to change

09-13-18 Into The Underworld

Move down underground
To survive the days of darkness
Live alone in the crystal caves
Go to war with the lizard people
Start a brand new civilization

09-12-18 Silent Eyes

Psycho spider flowers
Intertwined inside webs
Visions of evil in the dark
See your eyes smile in silence

Raindrops sizzle on concrete
Psychedelic designs speak lies
Crying out into the wild universe
Giving birth to beauty on display

09-11-18 One Day But Not Today

I'll tell you about it
One day but not today
As I saw it all happen
Through my own eyes

I'll tell you about
The beautiful sunrise
The perfect blue sky
The clean fresh air

I'll tell you about
The loud boom
The orange fireball
The gaping black hole

I'll tell you about
People running
Mothers crying
Birds flying away

I'll tell you about
The second plane
The second tower
The direct hit

I'll tell you about
The buildings collapsing
The huge dust clouds
The smell of burning jet fuel

I'll tell you about
Heroes who gave everything
Neighbors who lost loved ones
Our city that lost so much

I'll tell you about
My long walk home to Queens
And how your grandpa worked
To restore power downtown

I'll tell you about
How we all came together
How we hurt and healed
How we recovered and rebuilt

I'll tell you about it
As I saw it all happen
Through my own eyes
One day but not today

09-10-18 One To Grow On

Too fast to go slow
Too slow to grow up
Too old to slow down
Too hot to cool off

09-09-18 Legendary Landscapes

Landmarks lost in time and space

Energies left untouched for ages 

Images capture essences of yesterday 

Sacred ground where wizards walked

Creating magic from imagination 

09-08-18 Do It Now

Everything is open
We can do it all
Never stop trying
Never give it up

We're there anyway
Put it all out on the line
Leave your fear at home
Give your heart to the game

09-07-18 Haunted Sleepover Party

Couldn't sleep last night
Owls were howling outside
Or maybe it was werewolves

Can't sleep at all tonight
Vampires crawling around
Or maybe it's hungry zombies

Won't ever go to sleep again
Ghosts are lurking everywhere
Or maybe it's evil demons

09-06-18 Radioactive Kisses

Electric lightning in your heart
Cherry red sunrise in the sky
Underwater lovers embracing
As the world burns down around us

09-05-18 Unlimited Journey

Unknown roads
Turn and twist together
Into dark mind tunnels
Through ancient jungles
Into intricate city ruins
From a long lost culture
Finally finding spirituality
On a search for enlightenment
In the exact spot where it started

09-04-18 Rockstar Superhero

Sweetest salvation
Freedom on the fly
Kisses from the sun
Villains on the run

09-03-18 Poet's Dilemma

Hard to fly into space everyday
Sometimes you want to stay in bed

Other times it's hard to look in the mirror
After you've been looking out the window

09-02-18 Because Of You

YOU are something special
There is no one else like YOU
YOU are worth a lot to this world
Today is beautiful because of YOU

09-01-18 Summer City Cycles

Saturday night sparklers
Hot dawn rising into the day
Darkness fading away quietly
Subway surfers suffering