Hoplites march to a bloodied beat, void of all notion – their impending demise. The sickle shines brightest when sun catches blade, and children and wives dance frenzied in mind. They are but ants to deities of old, no man can compete with the terms they have set. Inner conflict […]

Adolescent ambitions fill stairwells in a concrete jungle, as excreted profanities plague graffiti-strewn passageways. Forgotten by time and men with power – a place of past glories. But this yearning revolt of youth catches rejuvenations’ eye. Saddened by fresh death each week in the old-quarter zone, solemnity beckons for the […]

  Gilded light travels through moving green, as a solitary rose blossoms in sharpness. Dead cover ground, where roots meet soil, and a jaded cry echoes through disparate times. Rainwater leaks from dejected clouds to whet the appetite of parched terrain. A howl is performed with gusto aplenty, and the […]

Blackened, beaten land has no master. Hushed auburn glows paint the skyline, as twilight pulls curtains over savannah plains, and uncertain times fill the air with dread. Daybreak comes with sweet sincerity, the prairies are hazy with rising heat. A horizon filled with promise and hope, another night of unease […]

My love for you cannot be cut down by the Sword of Damocles or pierced by an arrow from the Epirus Bow.  The temple of stone, built from our passion, is where I worship your place by my side. Licentious thoughts, dormant without the cry of spirits to plead through […]

I’ve never been able to relate to The Black Dog metaphor, for depression. Perhaps it’s because I had a black dog growing up – those memories were some of the happiest I’ve ever had. Perhaps it’s because he always seemed to run away from home and that is something I […]