The Unknown God

A poem by George William Russell


Far up the dim twilight fluttered
     Moth-wings of vapour and flame:
The lights danced over the mountains,
     Star after star they came.

The lights grew thicker unheeded,
     For silent and still were we;
Our hearts were drunk with a beauty
     Our eyes could never see.

A day in the life

A room with no windows

A door with no house

Let's play a game

I'm the cat you're the mouse

Run for the closet

You can't hide from me

What's in the cupboard

Lock the door lose the key

This is only a game

You don't have to cry

Tell me you love me

And don't ask me why

Time for a shower

Will you ever feel clean

Pull back the curtain

On all that you've seen

Tucked in the covers

Now we can sleep

Close your eyes, say a prayer

For my soul to keep

Goodbye

Pain is real
Love is dead
Screams the voice
Inside my head

A rotten deal
A broken heart
Now my world
Is torn apart

I chose to fall
You chose your lies
Now you can't
Look in my eyes

Your goodbye kiss
Still haunts my dreams
I can't let go
Or so it seems

There are no more
Tears to cry
I can't give up
I have to try

Find a way
To fill this hole
Find the strength
Within my soul

Some things I've realized

I talk too much when I don't write.
I eat too much when I don't cook.
I hurt too much when I don't love.
I yell too much when I don't cry.

side note:  We are all artists inside. How we express that, defines our lives.

Dichotomous

Find the time to lose your mind

Promise me you'll always lie

We ran ahead, got left behind

Now you believe we'll never die

Sometimes real is hard

Sometimes pain is dead

What if all our life

Was only in our head

Pie

Grab your knife

Get a slice of life

Eat some pie

Before you die

A list of her hungers

Hungry for freedom

But scared to walk alone

Everything I learn

I wish I would have known

Searching for truth

But hiding in the dark

Wanting direction

Afraid I'll miss the mark

Wanting love

Afraid to give

Afraid to try

Afraid to live

Can't stop now

We might be close

Find the place

That no one knows