Threats and Scare TacticsWhen I get off a bus, the driver usually says,"Have a nice day."As in at school.Nice day at school.Well, here I'm a puppetMy strings are the friends and collegeThey’re keeping me animatedKeeping me on the stageBecause let me tell youI have an actNonchalant in class and this smile on my faceIt’s only been painted there.I’m a puppet with loose screwsI feel constantly pulledWith the stress of tomorrowSchool to me is a swimming poolEight feet deep and five yards longWithout knowing how to swim, I'm pushed inTold to get to the other sideAll I want is to get to the other side without drowningI reach and reachSplash and struggle to get to the edgeAnd the threats and the scare tacticsMake the sharks in the waterDrowning already, now being torn apartAnd at the end of the poolDuring the weekendThere’s only an angry and disappointed parentPleading doesn't work with water in my lungsThe coaches blowing whistlesRightIntoMyEars.I'm a kid in t
Sonnet to Self-Righteous ScriptsThink you to be the right, straight, and narrow?'Tis you who bear the spear of Rafael, you say?Carry the banner, you who are right and we the wrong.Colorless sight doing thyself no favor, believe me.Clinging to the Old, snapping away like cornered dogs.You speak practiced words, loud enough to block your questions.Your ignorant tongue, no one died and made you God.Open thy foolish eyes, step into cold waters and may you not drown.Girls in shorts, boys in dresses, lipstick is made for any lips.Say you, "Hark you demons, for you shall burn in Hell."Well I take up my cross and shield, yet you sharpen swords.My Father's hand will lay the smack, not another man.I see you merely on an Earthly throne, who are you to measure me?Love is love, change has come, and yet again you revolt.Hands fit in human hands, regardless if one be man or woman.Seethe in self-righteous hatred, you repeat your script.Change be your worst fear, and cower you do in its colors.May you not confuse you
Never Let Me GoBrian laid crying on the couch, head in his hands. He heard the front door open followed by the sound of footsteps. He didn't care. He felt the person approach until he was standing right in front of him.Not a word was exchanged. There was a silence for a few minutes. The figure in front of the couch reached out and rested his hand on Brian's shoulder. It slid to under his chin and gently forced his head up. Brian finally looked up through teary eyes into Ryka's deeply concerned ones. With one look, Ryka knew Brian didn't want to tell him what was up. He didn't care. He sat down beside Brian and pulled him into an embrace, letting Brian rest his head upon Ryka's chest."Shhhh," Ryka stroked Brian's hair, slowly yet firmly, until Brian's hiccuping sobs settled into sniffles. Ryka whispered, "Are you going to bed?" Brian simply shook his head. "Alright then."Ryka turned to the side a little more and pulled Brian even closer into him. Brian clutched Ryka's shirt when he moved, thinking
I did have a lot of fun with the pressure!