A long way home to find something new
a desire, a still heart and possibly something blue.
There goes the wind and the sails
Have we all forgotten what's in view?

The creature, two-fold, stands tall in the breeze
as something caresses the unease of the mind to ask,
"Have I not been accustomed to this task?"

Sunken yet brave, a new dawn appears
Rebuked but not forgotten the strength of many years.
A little too late though not far gone
The horizon is near, be not weak, be the mountains.



- EM

Simple

As simple as they are they go unnoticed
Unraveled by time, yet shamed by grace
Seemingly simple and delicate like flowers
Unwithered by space, unstoppable powers

Speak of the truth and to hear one say,
"Have not one grasp of the triumph today?"
Sold by virtues, inherited from blame
She goes out to seek another game.


- EM

It's one of those days...

When things don't go right
We fall & seem uptight
My lenses seems to be unfocused
And I can't find my flight...

A wretched heart
A weak & frail thought
I linger in my senses
Afraid of the drought.

So here it goes again
I waiver & let things begin
So my mind does not linger
So I may have my sanity again.

It's one of those days...



©2010 EM

Angels & Demons

Sometimes in a flight of fury we forget to stop and think.
We sputter gaseous liquids and our minds go blank.
The scenery is a blur and the night closes in
And when we realize all is lost our might comes from within.
To sit with utter ignorance and yell for a peace of mind,
Sometimes in a flight of fury we forget to stop and think.

The angels loom in and the demons even closer..
Our skin grows thin and we lose our muster.
Begin to reap your soul until you find the answer
So that one day again you find that courage to offer.
Sometimes in a flight of fury we forget to stop and think.


©2010 EM

Pushing you away..

I'm pushing you away
Because I have to
Because I think I should
Because my mind plays games
Because I'm afraid of losing.

I don't want to be hurt, but I want to be close
The feeling of desire and the urge to be touched
To be held and to be listened to
To risk being open and to depend on you.

I'm pushing you away
Because I want to
Because the urge is strong
Because I know I'm wrong
Because you're too good?

I want to feel the good, I don't want the bad
I ask for too much and ask too little.
To make mistakes and want revenge,
My heart lacks the courage
To do something as simple as
Making amends.

I'm pushing you away
I don't want to
I'm pushing you away
To save you


©2010 EM

Speak

SPEAK SLOWLY
SPEAK CLEARLY
for they do not hear the meek

SPEAK GENTLY
SPEAK CALMLY
for they know not what you seek

©2010 EM

Run behind me...

Run behind me
I embrace it, I shelter it
I take on a flight of glee.
I realize and recognize ponds of resistance and happenstance.
Change the nation with just one dance.
My mind grows weak and my body weary
For a travel of my aptitude is not for the dreary.

Come and speak my tongue
come and join my prayer
for some actual joy in something larger.
I once did believe in something special
I once did believe I was something special.
Locked up in a box and torn from limb to limb
The arrow aims at something too thin.

To make the jump across mind's waters
I spread my arms, but yes do faulted.
Shrink in space and time justice allows
For nothing shorter than the nails of owls
they scratch and prowl for my memories to remain -
the essence of my travels on another Terrain.


©2010 EM

The Terrain

Coarse is the Terrain by which they step on
And knowing is their guide
by sightless compassion
a grave murderer to those who come near
And steps on those stones that you hold dear.
Shivers and ruptures of the spleen
Do I feel so isoleated by that cold
And cumbersome scream.
It's that taste of bitter chocolate
That comes to none of her expectations
And desires of something else,
Not mine to admire.
Sleepless in Seattle is no place for me
'Cause I'm already sleeping in reverie.


©2005 EM

Course Is the Terrain...

Coarse is the terrain by which they step on
And unknowing is their guide
by sightless compassion
A grave murderer to those who come near
and steps on those stones that you hold dear.
Shivers and ruptures of splean
do I feel so isolated by that cold
and cumbersome scream.
It's that taste of bitter chocolate
that comes to none of her expectations
and desires of something else,
not mine to admire.
Sleepless in Seattle is no place for me
'cause I'm already sleeping in Reverie.


(c) 2005 EM

Shadows

Shadows walk by themselves
as handler's lose sight of their ID
like walking naked
Like walking blind
They lay down the facts of subsequent anger
Cant see past exterior motives
Of trying to be someone else,
to benefit only someone else.
Melted cheese like their
Melted brains
Logic expired for mold grown on
Their growing egos and pride.
Come walk with me...
Hands tied back
Feet shackled
smile sewn shut.

©2003 EM

-Untitled-

People take for granted the words
Of invisible prayer that locks one
Away from life's possibilities.
Tires scream the names of those occupied
In a senseless society
Governed by those afflicted with the
Misfortune of conformity.
Streets ruled by those unworthy
to walk their own path
Take their names off the guest list
Reserved for egotistical minds
Begging for the riches.
while those left on the streets
Hunger and thirst for the
Strength of the nation to keep
them alive...
keep them alive...
That's all real,
real like my body, my soul,
my mind
Ungoverned by
A world of checks and balances
Right and wrong.
My mind ungoverned.

©2003 EM