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Confined within the same square feet Left hand, right eyes, defeat Completely full yet empty human beings A rush past repaired type of feelings How many times can you count the cob webs? Wondering if any residence is holding behind I thought I’d find the answer within you Rummaged your chest was opened Removed all…
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Some days you feel boulders come at a rush As peaks are crumbling down A fracture made its way here, And below, we go tumbling down Some days you feel shoulders come to a brush Seeking other arms when crumbling down A fracture made its way here And below, we go crumbling into town Some…
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As I sit in my wonders, Always wondering you I find my concerns isolated Breathe easy child, Breathe safe In the humidor, I collected my piece of us Always wondering If ever you’ll always wonder, Always wondering if I Could find you in space Breathe easy child, Breathe safe In the corridor, I collected my…
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Paralyzed by the words inside I’m not home anymore Lost, I look for your ghost beside me Found, I don’t see your ghost inside the; Motivations of a past future present, Your soul is a gift the heart delivers No wonder you said you were heartless Paralyzed by the words outside I’m not grounded anymore…
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Spoken in past tense It all seems to make sense So many had lost their way When the streets were still filled with people Back then, You’d think people finally loved another That we had finally resolved our need to be brothers and sisters The wind changed direction Spoken in past tense A brush against…
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I’ve lit too many candles over the last few years Last suppers brought on by flowing tears Abandoned vessels six feet under From white rectangles Young men who lost their fight against pain Demons which replaced shadows on the walls they watched Screams of vomit exhaling one last word Echoes fight the purpose of being…
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Grass waits our spin Arms torqued For tonight, this dance shall be our only sin Hands wrenched flat I should have never offered to be your glass slipper I knew I’d never fit your sole And I couldn’t separate you from the grounds you stood Even though I said I know I would Pyramids shifting…
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Sitting out on the window sill Metal flower planter, slightly rusted Sad and lonesome vines reached for the pavement They weren’t long enough to reach These brand old stairs follow me down Telling the walls around them to hear my steps And the multiple layers of love hiding Down to the bare skin Sitting out…
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I felt the world come in Toxic breath in tow Outstretched hands Where would you like to go? I said anywhere but here Take me back to the toxic air Inflated, my lungs won’t fix a tare What would you like to say? I knew the words Without meaningful expression History has returned its lesson…
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Man with no sole, Rubber removed, distanced, spread This trail doesn’t lead home For ever, always running away from sound Demons that may chase Swinging for ankles rolling on concrete ground Man with no soul, An empty cavity sits with no fill Trusted in open arms Held in hand quietly there, Gasping for air I…
Words into Waves
Shane the Poet | Only Anthem