Matt DeFranco : Writing

The Powerful Translation

The Powerful Translation

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


Are we just trying toget to anothersideshifting for ourown,puzzled by what's notAnd yet it seems that as a masswe are fickleThat between good andevil ..
Self-Sustaining Energies

Self-Sustaining Energies

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


There is but truththat echosbeyond our affairsAnd disposing lovehence, unconditional matterThis energy what truth and love doth driveEscorting hopeof ..
Sight of My Soul

Sight of My Soul

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


My eyes a-light in darkness Ingrained with faith and love And blink I do in brightness Despite pride and fear I know This blood pumps through m..
Broken Glass

Broken Glass

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


I lay the broken glasson the sandwhere-unto shards at sea of broken plan...The world is behind me...And I,with my palms up,am knee high.As I blink the..
 Seeking You

Seeking You

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


It is an arduous task..severed from youwhen all for eternityour lights mingled,illuminatingtimeAnd our whispers of love fogged the backdropof life to ..
Not for Sale

Not for Sale

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


" Not For sale" For Sale does not feed echelons of existence. And power does not maintain purpose. The values of the sincere heart do no..
Free Time

Free Time

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


If I had everything I needed,everything I wanted would I still be inspired toinspire?With but a twist can dropand force fireAnd everything goeseven th..
Taken and Away

Taken and Away

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


I would feel myself at timestaken awayIndulged in all that appeals to feelingSettled in the morass of delusionCumbered with the completenessof confusi..
Deck of Hearts

Deck of Hearts

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


“Deck of Hearts”What obtrusion denies love..?Inept am Ito deny the heart.My voice seems to echo,with eternal reflectionand ongoing,rests m..
More Than I

More Than I

A Poem by Matt DeFranco


Oh, ineffable ambitionIf only these wordsbrought you to fruitionI pass you by throughoutthe day I see the the magnificenceattempted displayedAs I whis..