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Slight of Sleight

A Poem by Gaige

I wonder if I could save myselfFrom all these fragile miraclesWhat I wouldn't giveOr let be takenTo not be the still boySo easily shakenWalking uphill..

Weak and Human

A Poem by Gaige

My revenge is silenceTo the voices in my headGhosts haunt this machineMade of soul, sinew and fleshHappily vicariousorVicariously happyWalking the wor..

Relentless

A Poem by Gaige

I admire your fireThe electric burnOf your touchI want for ashesSmoldering momentsFor which I lustWill I rememberPulled to lengthBy ceaseless yearsBre..

Perspective

A Poem by Gaige

I am bound in translucence;A hollownessBetween walls that can feelLost in the world's storyAnd in all the beautyThat takes place hereMy time takes its..

Nomad

A Poem by Gaige

I am more than linesDrawn into the sandMore than the seasonsThat weather a manI have tread worn pathsRunning east to westChasing a sun ever-set

Pipe Smoke

A Poem by Gaige

I draw from my pipeAnd watch smoke-etched linesPaint my faceWith hazy memoriesForlorn and sublimeI touch upon the lostThings foreignand beautifully ab..

Madness

A Poem by Gaige

A misunderstood prodigyWith an adequate lack of mercyA master of philanthropyWith a disdain for humanityHale to the victimAnd bear silent witnessExorc..

The Wandering Path

A Poem by Gaige

I've always counted stepsand passing road signsbut I've never botheredto keep the timeI've waited on lightPromised in a sunrisewondering what is one m..

Callow; his disappointment

A Poem by Gaige

Awakening to a dayRestless and wearyPassive, wasting awayCaught by insecuritiesColdthoughtsa cancerMaybe he'd be better offWith silent serenityA brief..

Shipwreck

A Poem by Gaige

illuminated by seams of deceitdecrepit sleep finds me in dreamsfailing faith won't let me believewishes slip beneath sun swept wavesin ocean-air i am ..