Block

there are moments
when the potential
is all I crave
and inevitably
it will not
manifest

Less

I want to reach out
take it
I want to remember
what it felt like
but I've danced too long
staring at shades of grey
no longer recognizing the life
behind the lies
trying to survive
instead of living
instead of believing
I have to prepare
hold my ground
whether holding back
or holding on
I cannot differentiate any longer
but place myself
in the line of fire
compare myself to everything
and tell me it all
amounts to less
than nothing

Fire

inside my thoughts
surely entertained
as feelings breed images
vile and stained
things I tell myself
too caught in the fray
things I tell myself
to keep you away
deceptively warm
burning flame
lures you closer
promising the same
with truth comes cost
take it in trade
your heart to the fire
more thorough
than a blade