Tag: poetry

In Madness, No Time

In Madness, No Time

They come in through the holes
	in the walls 
They torment me so, in my dreams
	I am awake, shake me not
	I might brake
In the light, I see darkness
	in escapable pits, despair!
	alas, I am down there
Lo, I am forsaken by them all
	the ones to guide me to the hall
Bright the lights in my eye
	yet all I see is dim
	visions of nigh
Written on the walls
	in orange dotted lines
In madness 
	no time

10/18/21 – Andy McRae

Doom & Destiny

Doom & Destiny 

Shade befallen vale 
There I dwell 
Where I fail 
To put to quill 
Such things as I will 

Seeing spiders crawl 
On the walls, 
In the corners of my eye 

Creak of bones 
Hidden in my walls 
Banging, 
Begging to be released 

Of this world I saw a fall 
On an autumn wind 
I forsee destruction 

As words seem to fail me 
I find myself unveiled to thee 
Can you see through my walls 
Are my shields transparent 
Am I that aberrant 
Doomed to lie in decay 
Destined to die in dismay 

10/5/21 – Andy McRae

A Tune of Autumn

A Tune of Autumn 

Heather on my lips
Needles in my eyes
A wisp smoke on the eve
Before it all burnt down 

Daydreamt dragons
In a lair exquisite
I pilfer one piece
But only leave
A little toasted 

Silver melody bellows, 
Carries through the wind
Past my ear as I wallow
Bunkered under a willow 

A tune of autumn
Of the end of seasons
Yet the beginning of others 

9/11/21 - Andy McRae

Atrocity

Atrocity

Looking for patterns in the ceiling
Find some, finding none.

None is some, and some is a lot,
A face staring back at me
All night I see you
The clown haunting my dreams.

Shrieks and shrills
Screaming wills
I find the wall talking back
Am I sane or am I broken
Is this all but a dream.

The wall whispers atrocities
Terrible things.

8/8/21 – Andy McRae

Luna

Luna 

Sunset fallen mind crest 
I feel the heat beaming 
On my neck. 

Twilight creeps on 
And I do miss the sun 
In shadows and greys 
I find myself lost in my ways. 

Dark nights take over, 
Time to embrace my lover 
A goddess of Luna. 

Dawn is soon to arrive 
But my love has thrived 
Lunacies dancing in my head 
Words flashing before me in bed. 

By mornings lit 
The world seems shit 
And I am a glaze 
Left in a daze. 

8/5/21 – Andy McRae

Feathers of a Bird, Scales of a Lizard

Feathers of a Bird, Scales of a Lizard 

In mountains of black smoke
I dwell in the back of minds
I wonder alone in the streets
At night I look to take you
To make into an image of divine. 

Wine drunken by the goblet
Shepherds herd the herd 
I ponder the meaning of 
My soul
No more madness
Now is a time for gladness
As we soak ourselves in snow 

Glowing eels in the river
Watch them go by, fly by, in the air
Why? Am I a monster who attacks
The feathers of a bird, the scales of lizard
If there is no protection from me
Then who am I to be me? 

6/21/21 - Andy McRae

To Pieces

To Pieces 

Torn pieces of paper
A soul no different. 
Laughing aside calamity
Pushing aside sanity.
Dancing in the street
Bare ass naked.
Wandering those same
Streets later in shame. 
Wondering who knows
Who can see through
This facade I put on
Just for your joy. 
I am dying inside
Little by little. 
As my soul is torn
To pieces, like paper. 

6/21/21 - Andy McRae

Watching Seconds

Watching Seconds 

Staring at the clock, watching seconds tick
Waiting all the while, feeling myself decay
Like words written on paper, that turns brown
Only to fade away, tatter, and disintegrate
Feeling the wind on my neck, in my hair
Telling me that it is time to move on
Time to pick up, pack up and set sail
Staring at the clock watching seconds tick
Waiting all the while, knowing I avoid
A life that awaits me beyond, it's not long
Before I shall find myself out of time
My clock unwound, my mind unsound
And nowhere to go, for I locked all the doors. 

6/8/21 - Andy McRae