Joe's POETRY The Demon's last stand The darkness, thrown back into oblivion Demons howl in defeat, as their attempts to posses my spirit are thwarted Inch by inch they try and gain back the ground they once ruled The new found life scars their merciless eyes The freedom of the infinite light shatters the shackles that once held my soul Everything is anew I will prevail The battle is over the war is won
Mirror mirror on the wall As the man in the mirror stares back at me and grins, I laugh at him For I know that the illusion before me is but a sliver of the real me Timeless, everlasting, eternal This is who I really am He laughs again, an evil sinister taunt As I walk away from him he is left alone, defeated and shattered He is nothing without me I am everything without him The light in the darkness
The Journey The journey begins, and I am thrown into the unknown As I look back at the familiar one last time, the smiles of loved ones is all I see, as everything else fades to black That is all I need to see All that matters at this moment I turn and look ahead Strange and adventurous days are calling me My spiritless mind screams at me to turn back, as I continue to walk forward Each step brings me close to myself, closer to freedom I carry on over land and sea wayward to my destiny As hard times befall me, my mind, body and spirit work as one to prevail Voices and echoes from the past heed hurt and help me Time carries on and so do I As my body and mind rest, my spirit gives me glimpses of what will be Unrecognizable images unconsciously guide my being on the right path Faces I see along my journey pass their wisdom on to me Some wisdom more profound than others Some experiences have a longer lasting impact than others Serenity becomes me as the beauty of the lands overwhelm me As the sky glows red with light, so does my spirit glow The fruits of life taste sweet, then sour, then sweet again New faces brings new insights and growth to my spirit Many lessons I must learn on my journey Time carries on, and so do I The road widens as friends help me along my way Though brief, still have a long lasting impact As friendships tighten, my spirit smiles Confidence becomes me as I grow older, wiser New perspectives on reality bring new inner peace A new world opens up to me As the road curves then forks, my destiny takes control Past experiences are brought back into the dream The time gap closes in, as years ago seem like just yesterday The truth of time revealed Time carries on, and so do I My spirit takes the reins and directs my mind and body Chance occurrences happen more often as the dream is reality The mind struggles for control, but is denied My spirit is strong in the closing steps My prayer has been answered by the universe
The shackles shattered To break free from the misery Leave the stereotyped world behind Where men and women are marked at social situations Men predators, women their pray Fueled by alcohol, the weapon of choice to destroy everything pure Do not forget your mask before you go out You do not want to be caught without it Sadly I have played that game, I once walked that land But I have found a path to new more fulfilling pastures I have burnt the old bridge and do not intend to build another A door has opened for me and I have walked through it This new land has so much more to offer me Pure honesty, no lust, just love The coming of a new age is upon me, no more misery I have found a place where I can fit in, where I belong Where I can leave my past behind me Finally I can shed my old skin and burn my false mask I feel reborn, like I have been given a second chance at life My ultimate has become reality My dream has come true Thank you
The puzzle As the winds of time blow in one direction I am swept away, high above the clouds Looking upon my life, like an eagle searching for its pray Looking for consistency, a pattern, a meaning for why things happened As I begin to piece the puzzle together, certain pieces do not quite it, yet These pieces will fall into place as time goes by Patience brings understanding as the puzzle builds itself In time it will be completed, and a smile will form on my face as the puzzle simply called my life is put together Every piece is put in its proper place As I look at my puzzle from my birds I view, I laugh at all the odd shaped pieces and see how they fit so perfectly into place A work of art |
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