Charles

Careful cautious child
haltingly holding
adventures and
reading
little love
email, entertaining
silly sayings.

Armageddon

A ray of light explodes over the horizon
the beginning of the last day
the next explosion will be the last
fleeing peoples
mass hysteria
destruction
chaos
panic

Lie

deviant
little, white
half truth
yarned
whoppers
fibbing
misguided truths

Looking Back

How could I believe all those 'I love you's'
When the tears kept streaming down my face?
Wasn't it apparent, you tore me apart?
Or did we fall out of sync, lose our pace?
Your evil insults shredded my heart.
But you never used to be so cruel.
What have I done to change you so?
All I wanted was to be your jewel -
The most precious thing in your life.
Meanwhile the good days came,
And surely went - twice as quick.
Leaving me to wonder could we be the same?
You loved me sweet and tenderly
Before you turned your back.
But I may never truly learn
Just how I can win your love back.
And so what makes me cry the hardest
Is the knowledge that I never wanted
Any of this to happen but even so
Bad memories keep me haunted.

Shattered Dreams

What would you do
if the world around you fell
And all that you had left
were the pillars that you clutched so tight
The winds blew fierce
Tossing your life around
But there was nothing
you could do to stop it
Could you cling to all you had
And hope for the best?
Or would you surrender yourself
To the gusts, be taken away forever
Could you rebuild your life
with broken sticks and pieces
Or would you find
that something special missing?
With world destroyed
and you all alone
Could you go on
or would you bury yourself in the rubble?
Hibernate until you find
that sleep that's more permanent
Death.

Hurt

Why do you hurt me?
Is it for the thrill?
Is it someone else's rage
Or your own free will?


How do you decide what to say?
Do you pick and choose your insults?
Do they come instantly to mind?
Or is being that hateful too difficult?

Look
but don't taste
Could be poison
Or maybe
Don't even look
Because
I'm a little insecure
And you'd hurt me
I'd get a little jealous
Go a little insane
And hurt myself more
In the process
of hurting you
Control your desire
for sweets
And live a well-balanced life
With me
I'm not much to look at
But being with me
Will keep you healthy

Deep Depression

I am depressed
So I eat too much
And do too little
Then I grow fat and lazy
Giving you two more reasons to hate me.

Same as You

You say I'm cold and heartless
And that I couldn't care less
How could you be so thoughtless?
I'm just the same as you.


You tell me I'm mean and cruel
Am I just playing the fool?
Have you forgotten the golden rule?
I'm just the same as you.


If you cut me, won't the blood run?
I get hurt and the tears come
But why make me come undone?
I'm just the same as you.