And the blues keep drawing you in,Even when you’ve had your fill.Manifesting a new shade just for you.Holding your gaze through the window sill. You turn to…… Read more “The Blues”
And So They Say
So here we are, caught in the shuffle for the ages. Born out of time for the roaring guitars and rebellious anthems of the golden age of…… Read more “And So They Say”
To Be Seen
We say we want to be seen,But we’ll only show what we want to.We’ll deceive all those who want to see,With self-centred delusions of grandeur. We say…… Read more “To Be Seen”
Outside the Frame
Flipped through pictures,Of moments you captured,Some of them starring you,Some of them scarring you. Albums like chapters,Images for a lifetime,A lifetime I lived,From outside the frame. And…… Read more “Outside the Frame”
Fade You Away
The memory of you fades as the days go by,But not without sparking new emotions.Fragments of a life, as it was,Twisted and morphed beyond recognition. It’s difficult…… Read more “Fade You Away”
After the Storm
We walked along the shores of the lake. The water wouldn’t rest, even when stillness was expected of it. The jittery surface amplified the turbulence in the…… Read more “After the Storm”
The Next Time
Hello you! Welcome to the frontlines. I know you have been waiting long, so let’s get right to it. By now, you should be familiar with how…… Read more “The Next Time”
Easy
It’s easier to count on things going wrong, It validates your illusion of control. Especially when wrong is all you’re used to. It’s easier to guilt people…… Read more “Easy”
We Were Once Here
We sat stewing amidst the rubble of all that we held dear, seething at the lack of control, fuming at our helplessness, overwhelmed by the absurdity of…… Read more “We Were Once Here”
Just Me, For Better Or Worse
You’ve seen me unfiltered, No bells or whistles, No masks or veils, Just me, for better or worse. So let’s keep this to ourselves, A private indulgence.…… Read more “Just Me, For Better Or Worse”
Chasing Ghosts
Well, here we are as a society, blindly following the loudest person. Ready to obey ignorant confidence without checking for intelligence. Siding with a vocal minority that…… Read more “Chasing Ghosts”
Take It As It Comes
One step after the other, I marched on the curb. Head angled at my feet, to watch them fastidiously land in between the grooves of the tiles…… Read more “Take It As It Comes”
Incomplete
We sat on the hood, leaning against the windshield, heads angled differently, looking at the very same thing. The reflected sliver of the moon looked up at…… Read more “Incomplete”
Undertones
Does it all come down to shallow games, Never mentioned, yet played by everyone. I’m the fool who missed out on it all, Oblivious to these untold…… Read more “Undertones”
It Just Is
When you’ve been utterly humbled by yourself, All you see are your flaws, that debase you into fractions. But how can you solve the puzzle, when the…… Read more “It Just Is”
Weary Dead Iris
We rebel for reasons unknown. We act out against the ones who weren’t responsible. We torture the ones we love, because if not them, then whom? Here…… Read more “Weary Dead Iris”
For All Intents And Purposes
Been searching for something greater than myself all my life. So I confided in humanity, but that was a grave mistake, just misplaced trust in evil. So…… Read more “For All Intents And Purposes”
Prisoner To Product
I do not have their best interests at heart, neither do I yours or my own. If I did, this would be a narrative of love and…… Read more “Prisoner To Product”
Distinct Footprints
Maybe we can’t function anywhere but here. Maybe we should just cruise along, playing the fool. Maybe hell ain’t a bad place to be, if it exists…… Read more “Distinct Footprints”
Leap!
Here we all are at the edge of this very moment, so desperate to feel something, anything at all, that we romanticize everyone and everything around us.…… Read more “Leap!”
Universe Is Ours To Unravel
Is the ethical deficit we face a product of choice or chance? Is this raging resentment a product of what we have chosen or mere circumstance? Waging…… Read more “Universe Is Ours To Unravel”
Static Boredom
The world isn’t remotely as amusing or interesting a place as we make it out to be in our heads. Everyday is filled with major repetitions of…… Read more “Static Boredom”
Wondering Is All I Do
Left following myself, just a few seconds behind. Spent my whole life chasing, just to let go when I get ahead. My will, my purpose, plundered and…… Read more “Wondering Is All I Do”
Nothing Remains
I’ve been disintegrating for so long, when I finally caught myself, there was not much left. Barely survived the toll I took on myself. Weighed down by…… Read more “Nothing Remains”
Surface Comfort
I’m no good person, I’m just a good imitator of one. You overestimate my need to play within the rules. You underestimate my compulsion to lie to…… Read more “Surface Comfort”
Cogs Of The System
Angry at the world and angry at yourself, for where you are right now. Surrounded by memories of your failure and circumstance, only because you showed some…… Read more “Cogs Of The System”
Dark Release
Have your nightmares made you crave this dark release, or was it your dreams? Was it the rage or the fear of being caged? Well whatever, you’re…… Read more “Dark Release”
The Man
Do you consider yourself above committing wrong? Do you dash forward assuming to be the protagonist in this tale of the universe? I’ve got bad news for…… Read more “The Man”
Shackles
The self claimed forward thinkers stating the obvious and deriving everything that has already been established. Face the world as you leave everything you despise. Show them…… Read more “Shackles”
Existential Nihilism
Nobody exists on purpose, yet somehow you fit in, with some kind of sense of purpose. I’ll just float on through, because your logical conclusion of self…… Read more “Existential Nihilism”
Kill Time
Stare at the hourglass, as you disintegrate into your raw beliefs. Hold them closely and watch yourself trying and failing to keep up with time. Watch the…… Read more “Kill Time”
Wave
Feel yourself as you resonate with this wave. Do not be absent, because this is where things change. Get comfortable with the person you know yourself to…… Read more “Wave”
Cognitive Torment
Night after night he dreamt of the horrors that he would bring to the world. He dreamt of the worst version of himself he could be. He…… Read more “Cognitive Torment”
Lost
When you deep dive into the darkest places of your mind, you sure are going to find it difficult to make it all the way back, you…… Read more “Lost”
My Lack Of Vehemence
What do you do, when you have a desire to just stop? When you have given in to the disruptive forces, tired, spent, and torn. Difficult times…… Read more “My Lack Of Vehemence”
The Fall
Pain doesn’t last forever unless you give up. Every time you were wounded from a fall, I bet it hurt, but getting back up is what started…… Read more “The Fall”
Wake Up!
Wake up! You’ve been asleep in this limbo waiting to hit rock bottom for long enough. You’ve let life go on without paying attention, assuming that there…… Read more “Wake Up!”
Entropy
Every decision you’ve ever made, is just a subconscious result of past experiences or your understanding of the consequences of those decisions. They may be a compensation…… Read more “Entropy”
Fade Into Oblivion
I think most existential crisis boils down to a fear of oblivion, a fear of being forgotten, or a fear of realizing that you won’t matter. From…… Read more “Fade Into Oblivion”
Step Outside Yourself
Step outside yourself. What do you feel? The very serene breeze you unintentionally ignored, by surrounding yourself with stacks of responsibility, that you never wanted. What do…… Read more “Step Outside Yourself”
Damaged Are The Wise
You ought to have been damaged to be wise Pretty distraught to arise Put down to uprise So count on your sorrows and cries You ought to…… Read more “Damaged Are The Wise”
Fake It
When you’re too broken to keep going, just fake it And life just keeps on punching, just take it Cause every second of your pain will be…… Read more “Fake It”
Legacy Of Destruction
Do you have what it takes to be the necessary evil? Do you at least have the voice to support it? All I see around is a…… Read more “Legacy Of Destruction”
Raw
The problem with having a supercilious and debauched personality is that he rarely actually listens to the advice people keep throwing his way. Not to say he…… Read more “Raw”
Stranger In The Mirror
Stranger to yourself by the minute Somethings different and you cant pin it Till you don’t recognize the man in the mirror And the genre of your…… Read more “Stranger In The Mirror”
Hell
Welcome to the land of burning skies To the land of the echoing cries Where the water is always boiling To the land you came unwilling The…… Read more “Hell”
Trust Your Senses?
Do you believe what you see Or are you purposely blind in the name of diplomacy The blur of light they wiped from your memory Or do…… Read more “Trust Your Senses?”
Control
I want to walk through a minefield. I want to hug a lightning conductor, on a stormy night. I want to sleep on a highway when it’s…… Read more “Control”
Rainfall At Nightfall
Rain rattling on my window Lightning cutting open the sky The moon carries an innocent halo Ignorant to the lonely mist cry The reign of the cheeky…… Read more “Rainfall At Nightfall”
Relative Truth
Settle for a version of the truth you are comfortable with, because it’s a lot of effort to satisfy your need for an aura of mystery. Things…… Read more “Relative Truth”
Way Of The World
“Why me?”, most ask. “Life is not fair”, most say, as if to personify life, as someone we’re playing against, who has stacked the deck in his…… Read more “Way Of The World”
Uncertainty
I can’t figure out who I want to be. I’ve found this indecision to be quite paralyzing. It’s a state of constant restlessness, accompanied by large portions…… Read more “Uncertainty”
Fear
Have you let go of things material and immaterial, just to see if you could. Have you pushed away, just so that they wouldn’t have the chance…… Read more “Fear”
Disassembled Reflection
Spend your day picking apart yourself. And as the truth about who you are unfolds, gaze upon your disassembled reflection in pity and rage, because you realize…… Read more “Disassembled Reflection”
Pain Is His Muse
Make way for a debauched moralist Take away from the voice of the idealist Listen to the hollow man in the dark He may actually leave a…… Read more “Pain Is His Muse”
Reminisce In Broken Memories
Reminisce in your broken memories Through the scars that time carries The shards of the past clinging on Through dreams sparked from dusk to dawn The man…… Read more “Reminisce In Broken Memories”
Resonate With Black
Can you keep going with the venom in your veins Keep pushing and ignore the acute pains Ride the spiral down to hit rock bottom Feel the…… Read more “Resonate With Black”
The Undying Threat
Do you dwell in the shadows cause you’re blind with rage And dream of solitude, even when you’re alone in your cage Perform a whole lifetime, to…… Read more “The Undying Threat”
Night
The red sun choked out by the evening sky The moon slowly peering out very shy Light prying into the distorted shadows In promise of a sunrise…… Read more “Night”
I’ll Choose The Chaos
I’m jealous of you. All of you dwelling in pretentious sanity, single voice in your head with single opinions. Indecisive only about one thing. Whether I’m insane…… Read more “I’ll Choose The Chaos”
Dare To Be Weird
It’s hard not to give in to nihilism, when you look at life as energy flowing through atoms in specific patterns. If in fact life has purpose,…… Read more “Dare To Be Weird”
Cogito Ergo Sum
Conception of the reality we believe to be true seems to get more and more relative to various points of view as the days pass by. Going…… Read more “Cogito Ergo Sum”