Winter Nights:

Winter bound tis I, upon this colden night

my bed borne but of no comfort

vast and wide like that of a ocean

with no person to help me sail in her so

no laughter or warmth of skin

to refresh my tired body

but that of the street light

glowing afar

the white walls playing

  blackened figured shapes upon them so

as if caricatures of a olden time

 no noise do be heard then that

of my beating heart loud and slow

awaiting to be awoken from its steel cage

a key a key oh to be found

but hasten bidding will do no favour

for alone time will tell

if the one shall come to free me

from this prison so as the nite draws in

and

the moon shines above

slowly I sink away

to the endless possibilities

of a less then ordinary life

without you

so

Velvet Nights:

You see them when your out
woken from a bad dream
or simply had to get out
of the very restricting confines
of your self made prison

but do you notice them

take time to really see them

for how they are

the walking wounded

its on every face

on every tree of life

traced in the lines of age

their suffering muted inside

but spilling out 

into their very lives

misfortune their only 
constant familiar companion

as they stroll under the sheets of rain

under dim lit street lights

of the rain soaked nite

on past hobbled hunched men 
of the drink

seeking salvation within its depths

on past those sleeping in doorways

long forgotten and left too cold

past the running waters of the Thames

as it flows and winds away

with their very dreams

lost forever more

no one to hold them 

or keep them safe

the hands that held them

now long gone 

withdrawn into the murky depths

of the blackness of the nite

and whilst it may seem

they cannot will not be reached

have you stopped to notice

and speak to 
the walking wounded

time is nothing to us

to them is but everything

for their time was long taken away

by the very actions

of those who failed to notice

such a long time ago

as they was left to mire

in a world not ours

~X~

Identity:

Do you ever sit and wonder

pause and reflect about the life

you live the breaths you take

do you remember the people you meet

and how they touched your life so

is it inane to hope they will stay

or will they pass you by

like the north wind

travelling its passage

if it rains on you so

does it cleanse you through

making you whole once more

or are you simply sat

cold and distant

wishing

for a better time

either way we all must reflect

for to do so 

creates a positive outlook

to the paths ahead

and be it I walk them alone

or with someone

its sure to be

a eventful journey

to embrace it all

and pause every now and then

reflect and enjoy

the moments so

for they are the very make up

of the memories you carry

wether in light

or in darkness

sure footed you must be

to reach the other side

of the glimmering pool

or opulent radiance

that is your life 

echoed in the mind

and ether around you so

~X~

Might:

I cant always touch the sky

I seem to fall at my knees

despaired and drained

I try my hardest 

and leap so high

but at some point

I always end up falling down

touching it seems so easy

so able so willing

and yet

it happens not

no matter how I try

but you know its ok

I have no worries no fear

for I have touched it once

or maybe it touched me

and all at once

I was at one

at peace within and without

and so no matter the times

I will keep on trying

for the end

is but the want

to touch the sky

~X~