Forbidden

At love’s mercy she cries softly Dreaming of another’s body In the darkness, the cold silence Of the doubt that binds her firmly   Is it so wrong? – she asks as fear Keeps her vision blurred, so unclear; The demon’s voice inside her mind Is taunting all that she holds dear   And trappedContinueContinue reading “Forbidden”

Honesty

Why was it that when you were here, The words would not flow from my lips? I could not open up my heart And clenched within, my sonnets stayed Held like prisoners in a mind that Stumbles over forbidden dreams   Yet now, whilst far away you are Words burst forth like a stream inContinueContinue reading “Honesty”

Sunrise

Waking mercy of the sunrise Won’t you show me where your strength lies Furnish hope and give me courage To endure this earthly body   For the limits of the flesh Weaken resolve, crippling the soul And the numbness of a frigid night Is stealing joy away from sight…   You wonder why it allContinueContinue reading “Sunrise”

Wilderness

Ahead it stretches, all around – The wilderness, this unmapped land A forest thick to infinity, and valleys so deep The light doesn’t reach their hidden corners, Where dark secrets grow in empty fathoms Hollow, yet laying contentedly In stillness, much unlike the restless Chambers of your bleeding heart   Watching, you marvel in silenceContinueContinue reading “Wilderness”