SleeplessVolcano : Writing

Memories etched in ink

Memories etched in ink

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Contact not foundmy address book saidand like a houndthoughts chased in my headDid I delete you?was it for real?was there a clue?how could this heal?t..
I laid my burden down

I laid my burden down

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I laid my burden downat the foot of the treeI planted to remember youI laid my burden downThe first fallWhenI saw the brown and yellow leaves.I laid m..
Once upon a color

Once upon a color

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I took a pink pencil from your desk but I struggled I found another quite like the December blue of your eyes but my words ..
Against the same rock

Against the same rock

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


In the morningmy head I hit against a rock I love to hateit laughed, then smirked, and enjoyed its stronghold grip.At noon, amazingly,I did it againth..
Buckets full of blessings

Buckets full of blessings

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Anointed this place because you made peaceA fearless family can now taste life.Now walking this road of righteous release -Evicted, we pray, is all th..
One day

One day

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I'll come back for you Once the chains of my Rebellious exuberance Have rusted off In the acidic brine Of my tears Until then Stoke the fire ..
Love does that

Love does that

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I wrote her a letter With my fountain pen It blotched - Love does that. I tried to fix it - Love does that. It smudged even further -..
On my ash heap of hope

On my ash heap of hope

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


What I have readI have becomeNow a perfect purge is neededTo eradicate these sensual subtletiesTaking my heart hostage so many timesIt is timeTo stop ..
A dream of tears

A dream of tears

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I have forgotten howto cryMy tear ducts haveabscondedSo even when I see ahungry childAnd sadness burnsinsideIt remains a drysadnessAs if I havesqueeze..
Next to the river

Next to the river

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


My thoughts flowed down the restless streambouncing over rocks and dreamsthe waterfall they did not fearwanting gravity to pull them nearAt once they ..