Last frontier
bloodshot skies
gripping the edges
of cloudy blue eyes
last frontier
scarred routes
dissolving the soles
of black and blue boots
last frontier
sunken lakes
drowning the fears
of drunken snakes
FRICTION
Misplaced perceptions
traditional glue
holding back feelings
too good to be true
arms length transactions
erasing the past
controlled stagnation
sails at full mast
PAINTBRUSHED
Paintbrush smiles
on grey canvas vessels
paintbrush hearts
in locked up kennels
paintbrush souls
searching for space
to push away roles
they just can't embrace
GHOSTS
People in places
washing cold hands
filling up spaces
on brick covered lands
hopelessly staring
in silent despair
at mountains of molehills
that aren't really there
SUBSTITUTE
Waiting in line
pretending to smile
replacing emotions
with hints of denial
holding the torch
knowing this will pass
as sparks of remembrance
spill from my glass