Life is full of fleeting moments,

Ephemeral yet full of hidden compliments,

They pass by like a silent stream unnoticed,

Waiting for a glimpse reflection to show up and own it,

Yet we are blind since childhood and never notice,

We go through life with everything out of focus,

Sleepwalking, snoring, we remain hopeless,

Yet when we come alive all moments are precious,

Moments may be short lived but ...

Swirling smoke rises from the ashes,

Vanishing into the ether in ephemeral dances,

From the smoldering embers of our life,

Burned beyond recognition still we survive,

Silent screams get tossed and lost in the unknown,

Residual tones repeating in the echoes,

Palms are sweaty, fists are clinched,

Heart beats hard, whole body is stiff,

Swirling smoke vanishes like sand through our fingers,

Others lik...

It all started when I was really young,

I spent my days hiding from the sun,

Biting my tongue, in the shadowy grip that clung,

Squeezing my throat, starving my lungs,

Feeding me lies that dripped from their tongue,

That I’m all alone just a fight to survive,

To disappear in the sun, from the world outside,

Yet within my mind, truth was denied,

Chaos into delight, voiceless thoughts collide,

Where ...

Lonely people you are not alone,

You feel lost and scared a house without a home,

I know how it feels I have been there too,

Feeling lesser than less broken through and through,

Hiding in the shadows of one another’s shade,

Just step aside and see you are a light that will never fade,

Like stars up above shining in the night,

Standing by ourselves fighting with all our might,

Against the whispers ...

From dusk till dawn,

I get so many feeling they leave me withdrawn,

Growing and growing like an uncut lawn,

I look in the mirror and I don’t recognize me, i feel like the real me is gone,

From anxiety to depression,

They try an take over me like an out of control infection,

From feelings of worthlessness to feelings of rejections,

From others and myself they threaten without question,

From PTSD to...

In a hopeful heart where wishes in the night vanish without a trace,

Each one a shooting star I continue to embrace,

Each one that’s unfulfilled darkness takes it’s place,

Yet night after night I continue falling on knees to pray,

As I wander through fields of hope while sweet nothings fill the air,

As dark clouds fill my mind with dreams I long and wish to share,

Yet with each one that remains un...

Andrew Brown

My Life Pt.1

By Terry Salmon

11/29/24

Ever since around the age of three,

I was shown what it meant to be,

betrayed be my family.

A slave to a twisted fucked up reality,

receiving beatings from my alcoholic father daily.

Driving my innocent mind crazy,

breaking me, obliterating me, crushing my soul,

shattering me.

Victimizing me mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritua...

MAGA is the true 4 letter word,

That thinks America is the best place in the world,

Influencing people to hate and devalue others worth,

Like sheep to the Devils den they are lured,

By the 1 percenters they are manipulated and assured,

That violence is the only answer is absolutely absurd,

Once a rallying cry for hope and renewal,

Now a deceptive lie that’s untrue and truly brutal,

Just a slogan b...

No matter what happens in life it all comes down to this moment,

Whatever you are experiencing right now is life, show up and own it,

Life is now unfolding before our eyes, no lies, no bulls**t,

You can add all the thoughts, ideas and feelings on top of it but this moment is still what it is,

Whether it’s loved or hated, fulfilled or wasted, real or painted,

Depressed or precious, blessed or anxi...

Death tells secrets that no one can hear,

We live in our little bubbles controlled by our own fears,

Don’t be afraid anymore and embrace your tears,

Their not signs of weakness but streams that can heal,

Cry not for mourning but for the moments we shared,

For the times we felt lost alone and scared,

Remember the the good time’s that showed us how to care,

Death happens every moment of everyday,

De...