Drifting mind
Slaughtered within
Its own rages
Brutalizing itself
Uncaring; damage done
Lost, calling silently
Screaming into
Empty echoes
Heard by no one
And surprised
By the lack
Of response
Heedless of its
Own demand
For isolation.
This vacant
Land inhabited
By the muses
Of misery
Tag: Poetry
Tyranny of the Urgent: A Haiku
Lost within the now
Tyranny of the urgent
No future in sight
A Haiku From The Past
Upon air I fly
Drifting lightly, clouds below
Light flows into night
This one came from my notes. Written in 2010, but not about air travel.
Tasty Grace
Flowing gracefully
Lovely delights upon bread
Peanut butter rocks!
Freedom’s Call
Life is resistance
Often reflexively done
Freedom’s cry is loud.
Young vs Old
Despairing of youth
Lamenting lost old ways
Habits of the old
Forbidden
What is forbidden
Is not always wrong, rather
Damages power
Flame
Heat and light emerge
Clamoring over tree bark
Night descends to dawn
Challenged
Challenged by a ghost
Only perfection allowed.
Frustrating myself
Fighting against negativity
Dark, evil thinking,
Creating anguish within;
I shall be sunlight
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 