Ryan Halterman : Writing

Deaf Ears

Deaf Ears

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


The sight of you warms my heart, fills it with passion,My eyes drink you in and hold you there,Before carrying you to my mind,Where you dance, you mov..
The End

The End

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


I remember the end like it was yesterday,When the final pieces broke loose and came tumbling down,When the moon crashed into the earth,When devastatio..
Bang Bang Baby

Bang Bang Baby

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


Some people say that its an addiction,Not my fault an unlucky affliction,Others think I should be locked up after my conviction,I just pull the belt t..
Mother of Babylon

Mother of Babylon

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


They call you a w***e and make you out to be trash,The bringer of evil an unholy gash,So their holy mother can take your place,Steal your cup and make..
Whitecoats and a Tree

Whitecoats and a Tree

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


You say you're CrAzY. You say I know that but my memory is hazyWhat I know is the world is cRaZy,And that if you look at god in the mirror you see a d..
Morella

Morella

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


I lied in a bed that was not my own. In an all white room that was not mine either,The room was tiny it made me claustrophobic,Silence hung over the r..
The Blues

The Blues

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


You don't need to know anything much to understand it,You don't even need to understand it. It's something you feel,Something that moves you,Speaks to..
Telling A Stranger Goodbye

Telling A Stranger Goodbye

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


I tried to find you today so I could say goodby but you were already gone,I was thinking we could talk for awhile for old times sake,Talk about the we..
The Skipping Record

The Skipping Record

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


The record skipped again, I am back where I was before, exactly where I don't want to be.Back in the hospital standing in the middle of the hall,There..
Self Portrait

Self Portrait

A Poem by Ryan Halterman


He was the kind of man who struck many people as an interesting, others as just odd,He had his own way of speaking, some times in riddles or codes t..