Lingering

My mind
My thoughts
Are foggy
Clouded
By memories
Of a life not lived
The remnants of a
Ghost
Lingering in the frame
Of a picture perfect dream 
Where light reflects the colors
That pour from my eyes
And hands
Dusty with the time
Falling through the hourglass
Into wonderland
And beyond
Where you live
In the haze of a daydream
Long forgotten
In the corner of a room
That light no longer touches
But is filled with whispers
Of once upon a time
And happily ever after
Until the sound
Of those words
Drives you mad
Into darkness
And the ghost returns
Howling with the wind
Broken like the glass
That lays around your feet
Reflecting the color
Of your madness
As the ghost just sings
And sings
And sings…

Original Work: KH 1/31/15

Sink

I was drowning
Even though
I could swim
The light burst
Through the waves
And pulled me
Back in
Blue of the sky
Blue of the sea
Blue of your eyes
Staring at me
Sinking
Sinking
To the bottom I go
Low
Low
To where
I don’t know
My arms cannot pull
My feet cannot kick
I’m drowning by choice
I forgot how to swim
Until the light
Did pull me back in…

Original Work: KH 1/31/15

Calling

I hear something
Calling me,
But the sound is lost
Before it reaches my ears.
I wish to hear it,
And trap the melody
Of the words
Inside my mind,
But it’s gone too quickly.
The sound keeps calling
Never reaching,
Always at a distance
Untouchable
Unheard
My ears straining,
Desperate to catch a whisper
A breath
Of this hidden language.
If I could just hear that sound
Clearly
If it just came calling
Loudly
I could follow its music
Into the life I’m meant to live
Walking toward the echo
That is trapped in that hidden valley,
My eyes hungry
For the endless horizon
My future in the sunset
Fading into night.

Original Work: KH 1/7/14

My Mirage

You were merely a mirage
In the dusty, empty wasteland
Of my deserted existence
But you were necessary to me
Like the water I craved
You quenched that corner
Of my parched soul
Thankful forever
For your image
In the sunny drenched horizon
The thought of you
Kept me alive
And fueled my being
Nourishing my broken body
And soul
As I crawled over the hills
Of suffocating sand
Desperate for something
To keep me going
When the sun had depleted me
Of everything I had
The mirage
You
Your image against that sun
Forever at high noon
An oasis
Lingering in the haunted desert
Of my squandered
Lifeless existence.
Thank you.

Original Work: KH 12/23/14

She’s Gone

Oh I miss her sometimes
I remember when she used to be here
With me
Standing beside me
Through life
Through the trials
The tribulations
The struggles
The pain
She never lost hope
She always remained strong
She had faith
She believed
She was better than me
By miles and miles
But now she’s gone
She’s left me in the dark
Where she’s gone
I haven’t a clue
I wouldn’t even know
Where to start
To look for her
To find her again
To bring her back to me
I want her in my life
But she’s lost to time
The ages have taken her
The past is her home
And I’m not allowed there
Anymore
Oh where’d she go
Where’d she go
Why’d she have to leave me so
She was brave
She was strong
She knew life would work out
She hadn’t been broken yet
Oh I wish to meet her again
Some day
When the sun is shining
On the blue water
Of that small seaside town she loves
I hope some day
She’ll make her return
But I’ve lost my belief
In that happy ending
Because every time
I look into the mirror
I realize she’s left me forever
Because we used to share the same eyes
The same lips
The same hair
And now
I see an imposter
She’s left me
That girl I used to be
She’s nowhere to be found
In the reflections that I see
Maybe one day
Our green eyes will meet
Once again
And we can hold each other
Just like old friends.

Original Work: KH 12/11/14

How Much?

How much time ticked away
As each day
After day
I grew older
But not wiser
I grew up
But fell down
I had dreams so big
They could crush all of humanity
For they were certainly crushing me
Where did it all go?
All those minutes
Hours
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
I have no way to mark the time
No memories to guide me
So I know
I’ve been alive
I’m drowning in indifference
And aching sadness
Consuming my mind
Like a dense fog
In the early morning
Unwilling to lift
Until broken
By light of day
My soul is hit by a tidal wave
And it shakes me to my core
I stumble and fall
And I must teach myself
To remain on my two feet
At what age
Do I become strong
And sturdy?
Time cracks me open
And all of my rambling thoughts
And pointless daydreams
Come pouring out
Like the explosion of a star
Or a comet streaking midnight sky
And I feel full of light
Hurtling into endless night
Eternal darkness
My mind gets lost in dark matter
And I am left with time in my hands
Spilling out
Like water I cannot hold
As my tears mix in
And create a mess
Of broken dreams
And lost life
Broken hearts
And lost time.

Original Work: KH 11/20/14

Washed Away

On that quiet sea I float
Away I go
Away I go
I drift into the great unknown
The abyss engulfs
My mind and soul
The water wraps around me so
Poetic words shake my mind
Awake me to life and time
I could write
About the sea
And all it always means to me
For centuries that pass and fade
For time cannot bend or break
Eternal words through my fingers slip
Like water held inside my hands
And splashed across my warm skin
The letters of my phrases
Written to the sea from me
Decorate from limb to limb
I bathe in all I could not explain
And wash away my sins
My words still dance
Inside my head
To the sea
I do love thee
Forever and forevermore
I’ll come knocking
On your door
I float away
I float away
That quiet sea
It lives in me
I drift into the great unknown
And know I’ve finally
Found my home.

Original Work: KH 11/5/14

Goodbye, Hello

Where’d she go
Where’d she go
Oh my love
No one knows
She’s best lost
For quite a while
Wandering and rambling
Here and there
And everywhere
She talks of journeys
She speaks of paths
Not walked before
That exist
Just for her
She speaks in a voice
With a lyrical tone
Magical and musical
It moves round and round
She sings alone
As she walks down
That empty road
Her mind jumping
From place to place
Up and down
And back around
She’s always getting lost
In the thoughts
That consume her soul
Her heart beats for
The open road
Her feet always take her
Where didn’t know
She needed to go
But there she is
Once again
Searching for home
Where did it go
No one knows
Where’d she go
Where’d she go
Goodbye
Hello
No one knows
No one knows
She’s been lost
For quite a while…

Original Work: KH 11/5/14

Before

Who were you then?
Who were you then?
Before you knew
The world would break
Your heart?
Were you full of light?
Were you full of fire?
Were you full of life?
Were you Alive?
Bless whoever you were
Before the world took your soul
Crushed it into dust
Blew it gently away
Into the wind
Of another day.
Bless you
Bless me
Whoever I was
Before I could see
How the world
Would steal my flame
And douse it
With tears of pain
My flame
It burned far too bright
For the world
Stuck in dead of night
My flame
That was lit
And burning
In my soul
I let it go
Bless that girl
Find her
Find you
Find who you were
Before life
Extinguished your fire
Reignite it
And let it burn
Down
The
World.

Original Work: KH 10/31/14