Saturday, July 24, 2010

To Have Loved...

Last night lingered forever
And we were ending in its midst

I spoke
We divided
Now I quiver when I see her

Those looks that scream "Come stop me from leaving!"
And the words that were mouthed
Her face said betrayal and I can not stand myself when I see it
But I look at her every second
She hasn't left me

I've cried and wondered
Where are the imperfections now that I look back with 20/20 eyes?
Why has the world stopped?
What is there?
There is strength
And I must rely and remember
I love her and I must let her go

Friday, April 16, 2010

Still Rising

If sights would help us live, we’d see worlds
We’d take those strange steps on salty lands
Conquering kings and living out lives
We would love the days far from our own
We’d warm together on nights so cold

But we are not people of travel
We won’t heal from ancient battlefields
Our wounds need more than ghosts of the Greeks
We burnt to ashes our withered world
And now we’ll die, the smoke still rising

Monday, February 22, 2010

Don't Fret

Hello all. I'm working on several projects lately; things I'm quite excited about actually. I have a new novel I'm brainstorming about with my uncle Mike and brother Jacob. It's a zombie book that follows a 17ish year-old boy as he tries to find a reason and a way to survive his small town in Southern Oklahoma being overrun by zombies. He's pretty much the only one left in town that's alive. Another thing is my other novel that has been in the works for quite some time-it's about immortal spirit warrior guys... yeah. The zombie book is called Pure Water for right now and the other novel is called Spirit of the Lost and I have several sequels planned out for SotL.

Now, I've also written about 30 pages on a script for my screenwriting class this last semester, but as it always seems to go, I'm sorta burnt out on it. Despite that I still have 3 or 4 other script ideas I may get to working on at some point.

I haven't been updating this much and I couldn't tell you why. I have written plenty of poems and this entry right here is one I actually started in February. Yeah, February. It's crazy stuff and a crazy life. This summer I will be back home in Duncan, Oklahoma, because I couldn't find a job up here in my college town of Norman. It sucks having to crawl back home and take a job from Dad but it pays better than anything else I could do up here and I have a feeling that God has a reason for taking be back home. I hope people still read this and let me know what's going on in your life as it passes day by day.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Storms Arrive

A tattered life lived alone
The limbs move like aching bones
Steady and stable despite the breaking
A wound is healed, the earth is shaking
Long gray skies scream with storms
The tree breathes heavy but holds its form
Our waking eyes see in flashes
"Will the storm betray us?" her lips like ashes
I've forgotten tomorrow in this tree's hold
It's the comfort of her that I truly know
"We face many winds and freezing times
But the tree is still standing and you're still mine

Monday, January 25, 2010

The Key

I've been living in a lie
I've been losing in the night
Forgive these words
Falling absurd
You infect my mind
You stop, rewind
When I see you again
It's us in the end
Sincerity and control
Restraint and a hold
A kiss for more
We stop, restore
Over roads of black
No fiendish attack
Endeavors and dreams
They tear at their seams
You and me and a thousand days
Give up emotion, give in afraid