SleeplessVolcano : Writing

Love does that

Love does that

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I wrote her a letter With my fountain pen It blotched - Love does that. I tried to fix it - Love does that. It smudged even further -..
On my ash heap of hope

On my ash heap of hope

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


What I have readI have becomeNow a perfect purge is neededTo eradicate these sensual subtletiesTaking my heart hostage so many timesIt is timeTo stop ..
A dream of tears

A dream of tears

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I have forgotten howto cryMy tear ducts haveabscondedSo even when I see ahungry childAnd sadness burnsinsideIt remains a drysadnessAs if I havesqueeze..
Next to the river

Next to the river

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


My thoughts flowed down the restless streambouncing over rocks and dreamsthe waterfall they did not fearwanting gravity to pull them nearAt once they ..
How sweet the music was

How sweet the music was

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Harmony, it sounded like Until silence echoed Into the distance A sweet melody, Once crystal-clear, Became murky. The music stopped playing I..
Words from memory lane

Words from memory lane

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Those eyes They pierced My soul My heart Broken Yet whole My lips Will soon Forget Those words This day She said
Taboo

Taboo

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Don't do this Don't try that Keep it clean Don't eat your hat Don't risk much Do not touch Stay unseen Don't be James Dean Don't think s..
Three songs, and then my own

Three songs, and then my own

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Sing me Sing me Sing me to sleep Her voice tried to lull me to sleep And it nearly did I had a frog in my throat A stubborn fuzziness in my ..
The beauty of hindsight

The beauty of hindsight

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


"a fun poetic challenge"
Her sad blues

Her sad blues

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


She enticed me to indulgein her full-color thinkingBut I overindulgedon icy indigo, and addictive azureand realizedit's best to get back to my grays -..