Goldfish

Goldfish
Don't hibernate.
They swim
Not sleep
Don't be stupid.
The end.

It's 2:04 in the morning and I may or may not be sane. I also may or may not be on a sugar rush from a brownie and cheesecake. That was good. Mmmmm.... nom nom nom.

(Untitled)

A boy, a man
Constantly in battle
The dreams of his past
Lurking in the shadows
He's caring, trusting
Lost too much to know
Just how deep his character
Or how far his impact goes
A student, a teacher
Constantly learning
A friend, a writer
Out on a journey.

Yes, a real person. No, I'm not saying who it is. ;)

You know...

"You know"
No I don't
I never did
I don't know you
I don't remember
Who you were
And I don't know who
You're becoming
"Well, you know"
No
I don't know you
Not any more.


Finally caught up with all my Napowrimo posts!

Legend of the Shadow Blade

In the fiery depths of Hell t'was forged
That gleaming, glistening, glittering sword
By the hands of a devilish slaving horde
T'was wrought and brought before their lord
The striker blade did sing of death
The master's heart it stole, and breath
His heart it bound, his spirit kept
When first the sword and man had met
His mortal hand destruction brought
And murder consumed every thought
That demon blade many battles fought
And blood poured out upon the rocks
For many years the king did reign
Upon the power of the slain
Their lifeblood gave him life and strength
And their ghosts' voices cried his name
The battles fought, the wars were won
Never set on the kingdom did the sun
The cost made evident when all was done
More animal than man the king had become
The gallows haunted him with fear
His body dangling in the air
A corpse with no life left to lead
A man who'd left his sanity
The gallows did not take his life
Rather the darkness of his knife
For he had died before he'd hanged
His soul was stolen by the blade.

Find Me There

Somewhere in the lazy night
Where moon and stares shine so bright
Somewhere in the tired night
You will find me there
Step past the river's gentle flow
Through the quiet moonlit grove
Up to the mouth of the darkened cave
Jump with me and float away
You will find me there
Ballroom music from afar
Our spirits soar above the sky
I see us there, just you and I
For you have found me there.

I have no idea what I was thinking at the end. The scheme/flow jolts... I'll fix it later.

Mirrors

When you look into the mirror
You see yourself
Not your reflection
Not your expression
But you
Maybe that's why people
Hate looking into mirrors.

Human

He has a family
A story
A life beyond this hell
He's got dreams
He's got plans
But they're not going well
He's got hope
He's still praying
Doesn't know if he believes
He's still trying
Still fighting
These urges to bleed
You're just joking
Just playing
A laugh between friends
But the voices
They whisper
"They're right. Make it end."
He hides it
Of course
No one must see
You'd all think
He's dangerous
And see him differently
The danger's inside
And it's just
So truly terrifying
To be living
With these lies
And these ghosts and demons taunting.

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She's lonely
She's hurting
She's breaking inside
From the anger
And emotions
She tries so hard to hide
She struggles
She's drowning
In raging, stormy seas
Her hope
Is fadeing
But she's trying to find relief
You're talking
About her
Like she's not even there
Laughing
And mocking
Like you don't even care
She's got a future
A purpose
But she just can't see
Outside of
These cages
Of silence and crushed dreams
She can't let
You know it
She'd just let you down
And she's done that
Too often
To forgive herself now.

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They're human
Do you see
What their value is?
They are people
Just like you
And they truly need a friend
Someone they can
Count on
Who will be by their side
As they go through
These struggles
That say that they should die
To tell them they care
That they matter
That these things are real
That there's more
To these trials
Than what they now feel
That there's hope
Chances exist
That these things will fade
That even though
It does hurt
It's going to turn out okay
These kids are hurting
Don't you see?
You're walking by every day
Watch for them
Help them
To make it through another day.




This probably needs editing, but I really don't feel like doing that right now. Maybe later. Maybe. For now, don't forget to remember how important it is to be human.