Waiting. Holding. Stay the course.

Abrupt clank of cold steel…

Compacted urges; neatly squared and tamped down

Daily grind fading; object of fantasy consumes

Palette striking only for blandness of contrast

Emancipation of spirit compounding…

Exigencies of restless soul beat loud and chaotic 

Contemplations condensed and bound

Arc of permanent dullness haunts thought…

Labelling the present incidental 

Variation limited to nuance; ostensibly equivalent 

Blood rushes.

Storm on horizon approaching, or passing?

Doubt strewn with abject contempt

Pain coming in sporadic waves...

Pity aphorisms that serve only to haunt.

Cast asunder - extrinsic dream unfulfilled...

Feeble amphibian; cruel fate seemingly sealed...

Fast fading light harbinger of end to outdoor play...

Board shorts cut long, hibiscus prints prevail...