The cell is closing in on me so empty of content except me dark despair swallows my mind lovely memories I long to find I cannot remember without pain brought back to grim reality. My surroundings define me absolutely, I cannot rise to spiritual truth, locked in this cage of lies, I wish not to … Continue reading Panic Room: Cassandra Kulay
Category: poetry
Into the Mouth of Madness (After reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness): Gerald Herron
Into the mouth of madness, a man left to his own devices, poked, prodded, by isolation, the jungle heat, and diseases. A man's mind is a fragile thing, like the intricate mechanisms in a Swiss clock. Leave it unattended for too long, it will tick a different talk.
The Lull: Hanna Friesen
The Lull: Oh How I want to Impress you And so if I Let it all go And just BE The scary thing Is, I may Bore my onlookers Whom I need To keep on their toes Or the edge of their seat... So maybe one day I'll take the risk Of embodying boredom And … Continue reading The Lull: Hanna Friesen
Hoar Frost Again: James Adamson
Is it beautiful or ominous? the still and frozen limbs of trees that lace and stand like of stalagmites that shock us even though it took so long for them to form. Frost is simple so much like a sleeping horse, the the way they stand and even blink dead asleep. Even heavy laden snow … Continue reading Hoar Frost Again: James Adamson
My Devil Inside: John Oross
How can I heal inside? Hanging onto my foolish pride? How I do waste away Not sharing what I can say In silence, I do hide I find it hard to confide Trust is a serious thing But I give away nothing How I ignore my pain That drives me quite insane Why can’t I … Continue reading My Devil Inside: John Oross
An Homage to Winnipeg: Jordan Derksen
An omage to Winnipeg. A true city of peace and beauty, a city where you can get frostbite at Festival du Voyageur and sunburn at Folkfest. A nightlife of, music and friendship, with drinks a three cheers. We talk the night away in alleyways smoking and joking just want to hang out because it's cold … Continue reading An Homage to Winnipeg: Jordan Derksen
Rose Color: Margot Block
So she had said how I wanted to tell you all my life Every single movement wrapped in words Instead, I smiled with rose colour on my lips And how we failed to paint the marvellous truth Dropping a brush with a red handle Have grown rocks scratching the surface Blessing the palm and the … Continue reading Rose Color: Margot Block
The Sound of a Stream: Robert St. Germain
The sound of a stream is deep in your mind, Just search your heart and it's yours to find. A warm summer breeze is your soul, It waits to free you when light turns to coal. The chirp of a bird can sooth your pain, So, don't let it all drive you insane. Mountains are … Continue reading The Sound of a Stream: Robert St. Germain
Would You Love the Real Me: Shane Boyachek
Would you love me if you knew the real me? Would you love me through it all? Through all the mess, through all the pain would you love me through it all? Through the storm, through the calm would you love me through it all? Yes I love the real you, yes I love you … Continue reading Would You Love the Real Me: Shane Boyachek
My One Good Friend: Stephen Sigurdson
A person comes into your life, everything changes, awkward and new. A person who you could laugh with and talk to, like we were always together, meant to be. A person who you could hold, like two halves of a pounding heart, never missing a beat. A person who you want to be in every … Continue reading My One Good Friend: Stephen Sigurdson
