SleeplessVolcano : Writing

How sweet the music was

How sweet the music was

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Harmony, it sounded like Until silence echoed Into the distance A sweet melody, Once crystal-clear, Became murky. The music stopped playing I..
Words from memory lane

Words from memory lane

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Those eyes They pierced My soul My heart Broken Yet whole My lips Will soon Forget Those words This day She said
Taboo

Taboo

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Don't do this Don't try that Keep it clean Don't eat your hat Don't risk much Do not touch Stay unseen Don't be James Dean Don't think s..
Three songs, and then my own

Three songs, and then my own

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Sing me Sing me Sing me to sleep Her voice tried to lull me to sleep And it nearly did I had a frog in my throat A stubborn fuzziness in my ..
The beauty of hindsight

The beauty of hindsight

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


"a fun poetic challenge"
Her sad blues

Her sad blues

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


She enticed me to indulgein her full-color thinkingBut I overindulgedon icy indigo, and addictive azureand realizedit's best to get back to my grays -..
Love etc...

Love etc...

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


At least she only threw me in a moat And not in front of a bus The crocodiles were sleeping So I could swim out But to be safe I'll stay off ..
Flirting with poetry

Flirting with poetry

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I tried a sonnet But Shakespeare's ghost silenced me And free rhyme was born
It must have been love

It must have been love

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


It gave me love So it must be true If the pen is mightier than the sword, then Why are so many poets heart-broken? Love only has one syllable But..
Failed

Failed

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Confronted, relentlessly, with lies Morning, noon and night, He changed his soul's answer sheet And graded himself Into the red.