

This Day
Emptiness Loneliness Quietness Deadliness ©karltearney


Little Cloud
All alone up in the sky A little cloud is drifting by Soft and fluffy, brightest white Slowly wandering out of sight The sky so blue I...


Kalashnikov
The Seven Six Two By thirty nine mil A bullet launched Without much skill Aim point hidden Out of view The firing noise Quite distant too...


Clues
Death has gone Threat now passed My Heart is beating Loud and fast There’s no relief Nor wisdom too How I survived I’ve not a clue For...


Pathway
Up and down Round and round This path we take No even ground Jagged walls And ditches deep So hard to climb It’s just so steep Muddy...


Driftwood
The driftwood waiting patiently The varnish gone Worn by the sea Moving calmly with the swell Where is it going I just can’t tell How did...


Jack
The box of bright colours The lid draped in gold The brightest of buttons Is now looking old You blow off the dust Grasp sides with both...


The Tower
Swathed in Darkness The walls so high There is no window No glimpse of sky There is no jailor There is no key There's no way out No...


Mind
On the left Then the right I’m seeing shadows In my sight Voices coming Somewhere near But there’s no sound Within my ear Look around Go...


A Long Farewell
The things we did Are yours to keep My memories They seem to seep I just can’t find Where they’ve gone too A secret vault I cannot view I...