Austin Hennings : Writing

Bloom and Decay

Bloom and Decay

A Poem by Austin Hennings


See what you're seeing it when you're seeing itReporter of the dirty secondsDays miscarryWhile the others play on the swingsBloom and decayShelter the..
Boundless Tranquility

Boundless Tranquility

A Poem by Austin Hennings


I wonderWhy my leg becomes numb when you're laying on meThe red river flows through my fingersIce pours through my eyesHow can I feel somethingSo impo..
Long Island, New York

Long Island, New York

A Poem by Austin Hennings


Draw the drapesWhen it's too grey to look outThe lawn chairs in the summer timeCrush my fingers every time I unfold themCars mask the notes that bleed..
When Rain Falls Hard and Knows It Shouldn't (Splintered Heart)

When Rain Falls Hard and Knows It Shouldn't (Splin..

A Poem by Austin Hennings


I took for granted what was given to meAnd if I get it backI know I'll lose it againI can see it through miles aheadAnd not know it's the best it's ev..
Vacancy

Vacancy

A Poem by Austin Hennings


They wavedMelting at the thought of vacancyComing back seemed as frighteningArms as open as the middle of the sunJumpWe can both standKicking pebbles ..
Instinct

Instinct

A Poem by Austin Hennings


InstinctLike butterflies and honeyWhen the bees splitLost in the wanderlustFragile state of solaceCracks in the skullsBrought on millions of years bef..
Immaculate Divinity

Immaculate Divinity

A Poem by Austin Hennings


ChillsImmaculate divinityPaint the skyShades of shades of shadesThese clouds don't come oftenFor some maybe they'll seeButterflies with wings like cot..
Plead

Plead

A Poem by Austin Hennings


The quicksand risesAs I search for the branchThat slipped right throughMy splintered handsTo pull back up and save myselfAnd ask the skiesTo give me a..
Believe

Believe

A Poem by Austin Hennings


Kiss the skyIt'll help youAnd what you need to beIs everything that I have told youCan you see?
Black Day Sunshine

Black Day Sunshine

A Poem by Austin Hennings


Black day sunshineCome back to meYou've been away for too longI didn't know your painLay behind the warmer skiesBlack day sunshineThrough the rainThe ..