Thursday, March 30, 2006

One word

It's just one word.
That's all I need;
one word to feed
and warm my blood.

One silent whisper,
a gleaming eye,
that makes me fly
crazy towards her.

You cannot say
I'm not aware:
I can take care,
come what it may.

But there's one thing
I don't control;
I simply fall
into her spell;
and it is, well,
of course, one word
which makes me cry,
and die,
and wait...

forever here,
forever hers,
forever
love

Finished on 08-20-1997          

Nightmare Nº 1

The head is falling,
can't be controlled;
the dream is coming
the trap has sprung.

And filled with nightmares
it's going to be;
running through ashes;
drowning at sea.

Hideous dark faces
when you look back;
you're lost in mazes.
You're out of luck.

The ears are pierced
by a thousand screams;
the air is so thick,
you cannot breathe.

Forever and ever
it will go on;
you feel you're dying...

and the day won't come.

Finished on 08- 31-1997    

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Charibdis’ missing

Far away
I hear Scylla singing.
Just for me.
I’ve tried
to cover my ears,
but the beast
keeps reaching in.

Longing for something
I don’t quite see.
For someone
I’ve never kissed.
For a little bit
of church wine
in your tears.

Chinese games,
the soul fades
beyond the sunset.
Tie me up,
pour the wax,
let me pass
Through.

Finished on 07-24-2002    

Anthropus Phagia

Eat me raw.
Unboiled.
While the flesh is still
tender
and young.

The crispy crust that’s
my skin.
Salty, bronzed
by the sun.

Try my innards,
rich, tasty, creamy.
Dreamy boy or girl
that’s devouring me
with unabridged
passion.

Reach the point
where you will know
if you are the consumer
or
the consumed.

Finished on 06-20-2002    

Alice in chains

Hole of pain
of pleasure of dispair.
The sinking feeling I know
comes after tripping,
whenever I cheat myself
about the reasons
my mind works for.

Tyger burning bright,
jumping sideways
over the stream,
Flowing into unknown parts
of the rabbit.

Fill me, rabbit,
teach the meaning of
Pink
to an empty vessel
of imaginery.

Trust you I don’t;
the tooth is green grim
Prima Donna of lust
opening the hole
Of pain
Of pleasure
Of despair
to suck me in
once more.

Finished on 07-18-2002    

A matter of shapes

Sit and think.
And sing
of the lovely world
it’s been offered me.

Now, you know,
the shape matters
So.

Blink and pit
your fear
against the backdrop
of a lovely mound

made of flesh.
Like none of the rest
the best
that tests
the trembling lips
of your evanescent
Innocence.

Finished on 05-12-2003    

Feline meaning

Kitty kitten pussycat,
clawing at my leg,
show the smile
of your bare teeth.
And then lick my hand.

Finished on 03-08-2004    

Shadow play

Lying in my bed at night,
I keep staring at the ceiling
and wild images keep bringing
thoughts of the strangest places.

There it goes a savage beast,
born in the Garden of Eden;
it keeps thinking and believing
its Maker feels sorry for it.

But whatever its destiny is,
it has freedom, it has choice;
it has a heart and a strong voice
that help it through the long journey...

With the corner of my eye
I barely see a smiling devil
it is waiting, smart and clever,
to make the right proposition.

For the fate of the strange creature
is to sin now and tomorrow;
and feel pity, pain and sorrow
for the wrong path it has taken.

And there's no salvation at hand
not a single thing we can do:
'cos were the beasts, me and you,
and we're condemned to suffer.

In my ceiling all is straight, now.
I can safely go to sleep, now.
I only wish I had dreamed of
these dreadful things I have foretold.

But it's not like it: they are true.
And we're the beasts, me and you
forever and ever condemned to hunger
and shunned out of the Garden wander.

Finished on 08-25-1997    

The endless army

I feel them walking on my head,
back and forth, now and then;
countless columns and rows,
again and again.
Now I see just how they are,
tall and dark, cold like stone,
taking their time to go 'round,
again and again.
And I hear them whisperin' low,
word by word; and that's the curse:
silent voices; my head bursts,
again and again.
How I wish that I could say:
"never more", just like the Crow;
but I fear I barely know
my own depths, my silent winds,
my lost faith, my tears and dreams
that keep coming like that curse;
the evil spell cast upon me
by your fading voice alone.

So I know this time for sure
they'll keep fullfilling my bane:
they are coming after me.
Again and again and again.

Finished on 08- 25-1997

The Void

Have you ever looked at it?
The long and endless void?
That's where I am standing now:
naked, wasted, with no God.
It is a cold and lonesome place,
filled with wind and darkness;
one step beyond this cliff
it's where lies The Madness.
The demons who roam around
are not devils from before;
tables have turned, time ago:
it's us humans they adore.
They are Fear, Distrust and Hate
and their sibling Jealousy;
theirs's a magic I don't want,
their powers are not for me.

I've decided to walk the edge
never mind what lies below.
I prefer to trust my feet,
than having to take a bow
to something that doesn't be;
something we're not even sure
if exists outside our minds
or only in our feverish dreams.

But if I believed in one thing
only one thing, small and sweet,
that would help me go my way,
and save, warm and protect me:
it's my Love, for you to keep
and yours for me, just to make it.

Finished on 08-12-1997

Friendly baloon

Baloon,
oh red baloon,
let me grab your tail
and take me to the moon.

Fly high,
setting me free,
and put me gently down
in a place where I can be.

Baloon
good old baloon;
that way I'd leave behind
my misery and my doom.

Baloon,
yes, my baloon,
I love the way your name
sounds;
it's good;
just makes me think of ups
and downs...
and going through.

Baloon,
the last baloon;
you know it's swell
to have at hand
a trusty friend
like you.

Finished on 08-31-1997

A painting

Frozen but alive.
Dead but breathing inside.
Longing for the better days
of laughter in the sun.

Unexplainable word
comes to the tip
of a tongue
not used anymore
to be overworked.

Changing but the same.
Different but away.
Missing the good old days
of laughter in the sun.

Finished on 08-15-2003