Why Do We Seek Oblivion? Dark and stormy waves threaten To end the Venture before it begins Angels and Sages weep as they marvel At this Continue Reading
I Had A Lover Once
War was my lover, once. She allured me, slowly and cunningly Whispers of foreign lands, dreams of glory, brotherhood, and valor I had a lover Continue Reading
My Heart Aches for Her
My heart aches for Her In the quiet moments of the day In the lonely hours of the night In the simple and mundane In the excitement of new Continue Reading
Breathe
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.Training takes over, I need gloves!Where the fuck are my gloves??Hands slippery with sweat struggle to put them on,Too hard, Continue Reading
The Fear
I smelled it, the first time.The stink of Fear, underscored by the whites of his eyesIn the dead of night, We Men sent to take him-His children Continue Reading
The Gray Before Redemption
I think it’s safe to say I have a habit of ruining my life. Perhaps it’s the redundancy of normalcy that triggers my self-destructive habits, or Continue Reading
“Breathe”: What It’s Like to be a Special Forces Medic
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Training takes over, I need gloves! Where the fuck are my gloves?? Hands slippery with sweat struggle to put them on, Too Continue Reading
Rage and Sadness
I’m torn Torn between two worlds, two emotions Two paradigms Cut in two by my past, and the healing that offered me solace and a new Continue Reading
We Who Walked With Death
Friends walk together, and lovers Fingers entwined in knowing caress Breathless whispers of moments past Linger, as the light Continue Reading
Only The Sovereign
Tonight, tears draw linesThat only some findWhen despair gets a hold of yourLast set of minds My Brother Alone in the nightNo one by his Continue Reading
Transcendent Hope
Far from the first thought when I look at this picture of me;Those eyesFull of hateFull of rageFull of murder I believe that warriorsEither become Continue Reading
Don’t believe for a moment that you see what’s behind these eyes
You see my smileAnd kindnessI’ve worked so hard Only to shroud All the Terror and MiseryEvery shred of Horror I promise -I’ve spent a Continue Reading