P.O.W.

Snap back like a bowstring
Ringing in my ears
Kinked-up as an old phone cord
Fingerpainting smears
Sit up straight and notice
All the crackling and pops
Wake up and smell the coffee
Order life on the rocks
I'd hold that thought a moment
If it didn't scald and burn
Drop the ball into the street
We live but we don't learn
The ropes experience taut
Stretched and frayed I'm praying
This doesn't make me snap
Opportunity or challenge
Both might be a trap
Inspired to climb higher
Winding up the twisted stairs
One flight at a time, no mind
I only work in pairs
Dizzying motivation high
That brought me back to earth
Reality is spinning out
Now was rebellion worth
All the endless wars I fought?

Therefore,
Schmitty

Conexus Dawn

It’s cold and dark and empty
Aboard the Conexus Dawn
In the heartless voids of space
Suspended gaunt and wan
Spinning in a daydream
Glowing, vacant eyes
Reaching without touching
Brushed by soft starsighs
Floating amidst tendrils
Dusty red across her face
Wrapped in white, forgotten ice
Gauzy lattice shines like lace
Reflecting wayward moonshine
Forsaken souls, drunk on death
Skeleton crew stiff in state,
Sentinels standing guard on what is left
Of the dream far-reaching
Past what they could grasp
Fallen on the frontier
Barren, lifeless, last

Therefore,
Schmitty

Breaking Free

Set my poetry in motion
Thaw the time I froze within
The dull metallic grind
Daily turns my dreams to dust
A shimmer in the wind
That blows a changeless chill
Across a wasteland soul
Dry and weary, let me drink my fill

Set my feet in motion
To the rhythm of your heart-
Beat, fit the one I find
In between your breaths
I sit stoic, disengaged
Watching the others fly
Let me dance on air
As you hold me, when I feel you sigh

Set me free forever
Loose my imagery again
The words got lost somewhere
With my ability to trust
Confident insecurity
I can do anything, but no matter
Remind me how it is to be whole
Find the princess in these tatters.