Beyond the Mirror

Beyond the Mirror

mimic, himself in the mirror
perfect reflection of self-healed
beyond gaze, a man crumbles
disease rotting from within 
worn strands of hands
grasp for help, but only shake
with a smile, but it is fake
the man is riddle with decay
hiding his decline only to protect,
the target, is not to be known.

11/17/21 – Andy McRae

NIGHTMARES

slivers in time
divide my mind in fine
a world in miniature
framed at my door
when I move
it centers more 

splinters in my mind
telling me where to seek
the bottom-line sunk below
now i am swimming at sea
amidst floating insanity 

fissures in this sphere
my head cracking under pressure
now i see through the field
of shimmering lines that divide
reality from nightmare 

a land beyond
of terrifying dimensions
nightmares waking
my eyes are darkened
by the shadows
reality a glint
that tickles the back
of my head
but i belong now
to the realm of 
NIGHTMARES

11/4/21 – Andy McRae

Sol

Sol

Can the Sun’s rays,
bring down the days
counted from the last
until the very brave

come forth to claim
that the days were never slain
by the very gleam
carried before the rain

lost in weeks of reflection
those days of inner connection
brought on by the Sun
or turmoiled by the winds

moved by the thought
that these reflections brought
raised to boom away the winds
in hopes they sweep away my sins

the moon grows cold
late autumn world
my sun is gone away
but my stars are here to stay.

11/13/21 – Andy McRae

Shadows and Sticks

Me Reading the Poem
Shadows and Sticks

caffeine hyperdrive
a manic stuck on auto drive
retrograde mental projections
back turned, I left in rejection
illusions weaved in my mind eye
forsaken by the very reality, I
a world of shadows and sticks
bending the truth, as the candle
	burns down to the wick
                I feel sick

10/18/21 – Andy McRae

Warped Visions

Warped Visions

Spectral figures haunt
A maddening taunt

Beckon the demons
They torture my soul
I hurt them once
Now their spirits
Hurt me evermore

My mind is ablaze
With twisted images
Of the deadly glaze
Warped visions
Taken by the ones
Harassed my mental
Insanity pleasures glad

Taken from them
Given to me mania
Forever illness
Images that haunt
Warp the mind
There is no exit

11/14/21 – Andy McRae

The Crunch of Leaves Under Foot

The Crunch of Leaves Under Foot 

leaves dancing in the tumbles of the breeze
decay falling down, to the ground, so brown
my mind filled, thoughts scattered and worn
this body torn by stress, no time to decompress

a black silhouette mourns down the cobbled path
leaves on the left, death on the right, time behind
soft footfall leaves crunched leaves under heel
how can a man feel when the world is dying

11/9/21 – Andy McRae

a Funeral

Just a quick sketch I drew. Just starting to get back into drawing.
a Funeral

death in casual passing
to mourn the trespassing

feel the tears form in eyes
retain forlorn goodbyes

wish back love lost past
gather not but flowers harassed 

will seeping through bone
growing so old and alone

vision fades to naught
lying in a tomb of distraught

11/10/21 – Andy McRae