Ballad of Empty Strife by The-Utopia-Code, literature
Literature
Ballad of Empty Strife
No ashes
No real tears
No hidden fears
Before tragedy appears
Walking blind
From the dried salt
In the wind
To lie is a sin
But my lie
Is held within
Dedicated to honor
Underclassman
Under someone
Else's banner
The pain no longer smarts
It is back to bein plain stupid
Hoping for a visit from cupid
It never matters
When the blood spatters
Pain is not real, remember?
One last lie and
I promise to bear truth
It is me who is so uncouth
Is that a hint of blame in your eye?
Fear not I will not cry
No ashes this time
Pleasure so sublime
Tragedy is impossible
Hidden tears in this crucible.
Unbelievable, undeniable
Irreproachable, unforgettable
It's always because of me
Wishing for perfection
Even when I cannot see
Duality of Perception by The-Utopia-Code, literature
Literature
Duality of Perception
I was walking beneath the summer sun.
It was incredibly hot that day.
I started to feel anxious,
Like something I was expecting
Did not happen in sync with this
World of impossible reality
I was on hold, pending the receipt
Of the unremembered object.
I continue to walk,
The shadow of the sun at my back
Had become two
Everything had two shadows
Deep, solid black shadows
Without a guess as to how,
I turned to face this double sun.
I immediately broke into tears
The sight of the dual sun was
Indeed emotionally charged
I was transfixed, frozen in place.
The sight of the dual suns
Did not cause discomfort
Looking directly at them
Caused no discomfort.
I was sweating beneath this
Miracle, and the heat was unmistakably
Intense.
The world began to separate into
A myriad of colored shapes
All breaking off piece by piece
I was in a state of confusion
Fear hung behind me
If I should turn around.
Soon the geometry was a kaleidoscope
The colors overlapping to form
More intense colors of
Bruised Ego [redux] by The-Utopia-Code, literature
Literature
Bruised Ego [redux]
Night so black, it’s almost blue
Like the deepest water
Taken back too far, to you
Like a heartless slaughter
With rhymes so strange
They’re almost true
Even on a border
Where the idea was imagined
Write it down, just don’t drown
Follow me - into town
Guitar so tight
The strings carve our dinner
Like a psychopathic sinner
Wearing the jewellery that night
Like a law-breaking beginner
Jaw breaking entertainer
Reminded me too much of you
They can feel it too
Friends with no good morals
Like poison crossbow quarrels
Deep inside it stays true
Like singing off-key blues
I code this time
With ancient symbols
Drinking wine with elfin thimbles
Inside our minds like crashing cymbals
Since, it's not enough to fill my mind
With empty ambivalence.
Learn not from this repast
It will not last
Yet still I tell
Whisper and yell
One was the one
From summer sun
To winter fun
Two did tell of
Something not to tell
Three was passion
A wet rainy lesson
A few more
For each
I found the door
Just in time
These seem to rhyme
I so took to using
My passions my losing
So far
So soon
No more did swoon
For my wanting ways
Minutes to hours
Hours to days
So many lessons
So many ways
Now I lean into the wind
Repose, resolve, rescind
So many untold, yet
I dare to be bold
Another story
Bought, and sold.