Stasis (2000)

optimism high
shot down low
fear, fate, and lies
darkness come
scare surprise
loathing
and groaning
daydream’s dream
night comes
so sweetly
all disappears
never moving forward
stasis of the mind
cantrip calliope
nightmare’s cold grasp
frontiers
and happiness
leaving naught but lust
when nothing remains
it’s a step back
regress
well thought out lies
cover blistered souls
all so frail
all so broken
dusk’s embrace
dawn’s goodbyes
never moving forward
stasis of the mind
darkness seeps in
covering
surround
breadbox whispers
vinegar covered dreams
golden paths to nowhere
blood stains to home
a breadcrumb will be gone
a breadcrumb runs away
the stones
the stones
the hardened stones of me
they are the path
they are the truth
all that’s left of me
all that I can see
death ridden happy trails
dark stalked in sleep
broken backs
souls demised
the end may surely come
sour taste in my mouth
sour poison to the core
lost lives
past hopes
crumbled with a glance
dropping all
needing more
overhang
surround
willows and wisps
and all feeling lost
dance in the ballgown
dance, puppet, dance