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• Tiles - Asp
• Remember To Forget - Tiles
• Beneath The Surface - Tiles
• Tear-water Tea - Tiles
• Sacred & Mundane - Tiles
• Hide In My Shadow - Tiles
• Markers - Tiles
• Another's Hand - Tiles
• Spindrift - Tiles
• Paintings - Tiles
• Capture The Flag - Tiles
• All She Knows - Tiles
• Window Dressing - Tiles
• Slippers In The Snow - Tiles
• Dancing Dogs - Tiles

Streams of blood I wish I could,
But I can not turn back.
The beating of my heart is all I hear.
Know you never knew the hell I'm going to.
I cut myself again.
Going home
To the tiles
Dearest night I am not frightened anymore.
You are the one I'm waiting for. I curse the day.
I still hear the beat but you will not succeed.
This is the only way.
Going home
To the tiles
Flickering flickering lights
And blazing fires before my eyes and feel the tiles.
No sound but my thundering heart,
Lock me in and tear my pain apart.
Escape lying on the table,
Say grace and fill the parting glass again!
Close the door turn out the lights,
Lock me in and I can feel the tiles.
Going home
To the tiles

Here I stand unsteady
Dignity in hand
Trapped inside a vacuum
Hostage in wonderland
I try to run slipping & sliding
Stumbling blindly off the cliff
What if - adrift - I can't get back
Numb I can't understand what's been done
By the other hand
This is now it's not the same
The anguish calls to stake it's claim
Sharp in relief time creeps on by
I try to make my peace
With what is & what might be
Home in another time
Memories persist without rhyme
Sounds trigger thoughts trigger pain
Whispers of doubt still remain
Clinging to regret
I struggle to resist
Scars that won't forgive
Can't I remember to forget?
Paranoia building a wall
Naive misconceptions
Feeding a future I cannot recall
Chaos as I think & feel
Groping blind for the truths that I conceal
Allalone upon my throne
Intentions fail to lift the stone
Wear the badge of resentment proud
I try to make my peace
With what is & what might be
Home in another time
Safe & secure of some things
I could be assured
Walk the slippery slope of the past
I choose to dress up my burden
Call it salvation as it drags me down
I try to make my peace
With what is & what might be
Home in another time
Memories persist without rhyme
Sounds trigger thoughts trigger pain
Whispers of doubts still remain
Shackles rust as I release the past
Free from bitterness
Without looking back I can

Catching a sign beyond the window
I cannot see into reality
The things I'm told - they cannot be
This world is not perfect
Politicians voting for bureaucracy
With no regard for you or me
Who can sense what lies beyond
What hides beneath the surface?
Our faces frozen into stone
While lying dormant it's concealed
In our subconscious
The sleeping giant of unknowns
Stars and stripes expand horizons
Everybody needs to have a stronger voice
There is no color, there is no choice
Some think they're our saviors
Playing us like ivory pieces on a board
There is no loss they can't afford
Who can sense what lies beyond
What hides beneath the surface?
Our faces frozen into stone
While lying dormant it's concealed
In our subconscious
The sleeping giant of unknowns
There is no want for views
To flood our minds
Rhetoric means nothing
Holding onto empty words
When the vision is blind
Who can sense what lies beyond
What hides beneath the surface?
Our faces frozen into stone
While lying dormant it's concealed
In our subconscious
The sleeping giant of unknowns
Beneath the surface are unknowns
Beneath the surface nothing shows

My heart whispers
All that reason cannot hear
Tear-water tea consoles me
Melancholy, calm and still
Contemplating things that seem to me unfair
Flowers wilting in a vase
Lines that crease a child's face
Shadows dancing as candles burn in solitude
As droplets fall into the kettle it overflows
Wonder steeps in release
I drink from the cup of wisdom bittersweet
Tear-water tea restores me
Words that wound and love that kills
Can't see the forest
For the trees distract our view
Answers written in a book ignored
Empty boats to captain through the storms
Expectations that beckon through a prison door
The journey pulls my head from the sand
As we weep with the wise
And reject laughter
Crowing from the mouths of fools
Weakened by the strain
Old habits return
Like a hand outstretched
Grasping for the stick unfetched
As droplets fall into the kettle it overflows
Wonder steeps in release
I drink from the cup of wisdom bittersweet
Tear-water tea restores
Simple and pure
Silent recourse
Cleansing remorse reveals
Silver the lining that shines in the tin
At peace with truth

Evaporate
Drop by drop
Sinking inch by inch
Feel the ebb and flow
As momentum slows
Accumulate
One by one
Changing bit by bit
Ivory tower test
Entertains the guest
Hidden in the space between the words
Another dialect to learn
An ounce prevents a pound of cure
Sacred and mundane
Articulate
Word by word
Standing face to face
Bridges burning still
In a test of wills
Manipulate
Step by step
Twisting day by day
Addicted to the fight
Words as sharp as knives
I see blue washing into orange and red
Fanning sparks to flame
Details multiply
Never twice the same
Assimilate
Choice by choice
Shrinking lie by lie
False identity

I feel a presence
I catch you movement
In the corner of my eye
Keeping its distance
Features hidden
with passing time
Exerting tension
I still grate against the pull
Keeping pace with me
More than company to see
Hide in my shadow
Deep within my wounds
Hide in my shadow
Brick by brick
I build my tomb
exerting tension
I will grate against the pull
While this dissention speaks
An plays the fool
Every fall the fear is always there
I like to visit my despair

[PART ONE]
I can't see inside the present
Staring down the road reflected in the sun
More said than done
I'm immersed in introspection
Setting stones of speculation one by one
Longing for something more
Tomorrow cannot come
While I wish my time away
Safe in my comfort zone
Ignoring cold reality
I can feel the strings attaching
Stumbling blocks overturning under me
[PART TWO]
Scraping toward
Faint rewards
Fabricating milestones
Living in
Stately whims
At a place beyond my reach
Wanting – searching
Scanning – yearning
Markers guiding me
Skating past
Liquid glass
On my way to something else
I forget
What I get
Before it's what I've got
Planning – tracking
Clipping – posting
Markers sticking to me
Scraping toward
Faint rewards
Skating past
Liquid glass
Cue cards show
All I know
Markers pulling me
[PART THREE]

Bullets split the air
Sounds of destruction and despair
Break the silence - sense the fear
No place to run, no shouts to hear
Creep through the silence
Crouched on his knees
Lurk in the corners
Fault what he sees
Lost in the timeless
Age of vengeance past
Force justice blindly
Another's hand is cast
Signs of life are gone
No trace of fate to linger on
Lost perspective - hopeless rage
Live for the thrill of a war engaged
Creep through the silence
Crouched on his knees
Lurk in the corners
Fault what he sees
Lost in the timeless
Age of vengeance past
Force justice blindly
Another's hand is cast
Creep through the silence
Crouched on his knees
Lurk in the corners
Fault what he sees
Lost in the timeless
Age of vengeance past
Force justice blindly

Serve the need
Spin the fable
Disguise the deed
Weaving straw to braids of gold
Splash the whitewash on the screen
Sins of omission fashioned to mislead
Signals mix as hairs poise to split
Tiny loopholes confuse intent
The facts irrelevant
Excuses right the worng
Cast illusions
And our hazy recollections
Guard the way down
On the slippery slope
Most of the truth fails to show
The shifting blame
Rises up to stake it's claim
I wade with my back towards the waves
Shielding my eyes
The spindrift burns like the acid words
Numbing my mind to be justified
Overwhelming
Can't fight the dumbing down
I sink to the peaceful deep underneath
Free from the plastic crown
Still spinning around
Dress up the orutine
Bells,whistles, & neon light
Sedate the will to fight
Distractions to amuse our attention
And our gray convictions
Fan the flames of discontent
And...
I wade with my back towards the waves
Shielding my eyes
The spindrift burns like the acid words
Numbing my mind to the justified
As bitterness begins slowly creeping in
Push & pull us apart
Fingers cross
Death do us part
Simplicity holds no escape
Toss a coin in the air
Spin the plates
Ignorant to consequence
Pay the piper for the dance
I see ego thrust upon the throne
Held high to deify
I see how we choose to believe
Answers that deceive & ease the pain
Distant wisdom may prevail someday
Scrape the whitewash from the screen
Tiny loopholes irrelevant
Excuses meaningless
The neon is black
When our recollections
Prevent another lapse
On the slippery slope
I wade with my back towards the waves
Shielding my eyes
The spindrift burns like the acid words
Numbing my mind to the justified
Overwhelming
Can't fight the dumbing down
I sink to the peaceful deep underneath
Free from the plastic crown
Spinning around
Sow the seeds
Fearless we replay
Themes from timeless ages past
Courting all seven sins
What was & will always be
Protected from ourselves

Trapped inside this dark and narrow mind
Far from the outside
If I could stand beside myself
And see what you see
Left alone high upon a shelf
Dust collects on things discarded
I retreat while the world passes by
Scars to justify
Am I a fixture in time and place?
As our old promises fade
Like the paintings we see everyday
That hang in decay
So the familiar feeds neglect
Too plain to perceive
My finger points to my demise
But three point back at me to my surprise
All the same I'm a fixture in time and place
As our old promises fade
Like the paintings we see everyday
That hang in decay
So the familiar feeds neglect
Red and blue pale to black and white
Images live and speak a thousand words
In solitude clouds grace the tranquil sky
Sense the calm sighing in pain
I'm a fixture in time and place
As our old promises fade
Like the paintings we see everyday
That hang in decay
So the familiar feeds neglect
Simply too plain to perceive
Color drains from the scenery

Toe to the chalk line - mark and set
Birthright conformity - a safety net
Lay down this bird held tight in hand
Beg favor from a distant emerald land
Chasing whims again...
Features blur in a casual glance
Pulse and promises notch the blinders tight
Capture the flag
Embrace prosperity
Hanging in the corridors of power
A withering vine of simple things
Waiting to die
Lift the symbol high
Indifferent to the present tense
A sense of purpose sits upon a fence
Sidelines strewn with blind regret
Haunted by voices that cry neglect
Standing in the rain
Wishing might explain...
Capture the flag
Embrace prosperity
Hanging in the corridors of power
A withering vine of simple things
Waiting - biding time to die
Raise the flag
Standing alone upon a hill
Dust upon a sill
I awake to a silent shout
Misguided past
Spent in endless quest
Time grinding down
Wisdom traded for mistakes that never end
Fences to defend
All while happiness wears a frown
Now the morning bell
Echoes out of step with modern decay
Capture the flag
Embrace prosperity
Hanging in the corridors of power
Capture the flag
Misplaced prosperity
Smothered in a blanket of desire
A withering vine of simple things
Waiting to die
Raise the flag
Half-mast alone upon a hill

All she knows
Is what she's told
Is fact and fantasy
Life in harmony
She stands alone
Shadow on the wall
Gently lit her silhouette
Reflecting tall
She spins to look
On my command
The shutter clicks she blinks
And laughs offhand
I slow the pace
And pause to stop and think
Here is a moment
Where good fortune winks
Eyes that sparkle
And eyes that shine
Hazel eyes smile
As they peer into mine
Canvas blank
The slate is clean
With nothing in between us
Simple and untarnished
She is all she seems
All she knows
Will turn to gold
Colors spill in waves
Off the path she paves
She dreams a place
Chapters in a book
Stories long with heroes strong
How blue the sky would look
Then she stops to see
Who's listening
Seeds of consciousness
Come creeping in
All I know
Here is a moment
Where good fortune winks
Eyes that sparkle
And eyes that shine
Hazel eyes smile
As they peer into mine
Canvas blank
The slate is clean
With nothing in between us
Simple and untarnished
She is all she seems
Someday when she feels the comfort fade
Holding on to this humble place
All she knows
In her hands she holds
With little evidence
Of fading innocence
Eyes that sparkle
And eyes that shine
Hazel eyes smile
As they peer into mine
Canvas blank
The slate is clean
With nothing in between us
Simple and untarnished

Show me what I want to see
If it keeps you safe
[Part One]
Tell me what I want to hear
And what keeps you safe
Talk tempts fate
The game is engaged
She plays with fire
Vanity sidesteps around common senses
Shrugging off conscience embracing pride
Twisted scenes bring comfort in delusion
Hide reality from the line of sight
The harvest to intrude
Fight proof
Hollow her words ringing absurd
Lies to save face compounding disgrace
Light filters through the veil exposing guilt
Clutch the straws of logic lost
Hanging on the cross
Ignorance lives in bliss with blinders on
While it shows denial is en vogue
Age-old wisdom's whisper dies from neglect
Our egos to protect
Now that I know
How little we know
About each other
Tracing an image of a portrait
That we wish was true
But the colors run
Faces I see
Tell little about What to believe
Layers of window dressing
Barely hint at what's beneath
Covered up like paint on rust
Who to trust?
[Part Two]
If I can still recall
Simplicity seemed like nothing at all
Summertime days to spend without end
Hazy warm faint scent of pine gracing the air
We let our whims take us away
Not to return as Eden drew to a close
Careless deeds strip my faith
Heart on ice I retreat
I wish true were false & fiction were real
Bit by bit the mirage fades from view
Never taught finally learned
The corner turned
Wish I may wish I might
Forget illusion's charm
Now that I know
How little we know
About each other
Tracing an image of a portrait
That we wish was true
Fashion covers all we hope to hide
Faces I see
Tell little about
What to believe
Layes of window dressing
Barely hint at what's beneath
Now that I know
How nothing we show
Really matters
Optimistic-pessimistic
Expectation to blame
[Part Three]
So much happens that we can't perceive
Safe in a cloak of ignorance
With passing time childish notions finally die
When the pain we endure
Compounds with consciousness
Delusions to protect & survive
Reflecting on what I know I will never know

Peaceful
Lay your head to rest
The mountain climbed
The summit reached
A reel of moments plays on rewind
Quiet burden endured
How odd this sense of welcoming
Grateful for release
"Because I could not stop for death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality"-Emily Dickinson
Hurdle through the night no light
No time to rest or stop on this hasty flight
The day arrives
Wearing slippers in the snow
I see the footprints leading to home
Pages yellow & dry
A calendar suspending time
Memories kindling a cherished spell

Stand back and watch - order falls in place
Left by the wasteside - misled in our haste
Following leaders - but they should follow behind us
Bearing the clout - casting more doubt
Drowning in water too shadow
Nip at your heels - they gnaw at the rope
Hung by a thread - left without hope
Look up and focus - gamble and risk your routine ways
Turning the gear - time drawing near
Embrace the plain we face our fear
Time consumes time
Quick to grasp - too tough to find
Time consumes me
Like dancing dogs too quick to see
Racing full speed - cliffs looming ahead
Pushing and pulling - backwards we tread
Calling the names - Beads of sweat forming on my face
Blurring our sight - jaws storking tight
Memories fade to brave the fight
Time consumes time
Quick to grasp - too tough to find
Time consumes me
Like dancing dogs too quick to see
Time consumes time
As thoughts race through my mind
Time consumes the doubts we believe
Like dancing dogs too quick to see
There's no harvest where nothing is planted
There's no reason this road of success
You must argue what's taken for granted
To the last
Time consumes time
Quick to grasp - too tough to find
Time consumes me
Like dancing dogs too quick to see
Time consumes time
As thoughts race through my mind
Time consumes the doubts we believe