in gentle strains

in gentle strains.
+++++++++++

in gentle strains
sing low my sweet/
till my ears become
half-sane again.

my pretty says good
prayers discreet/

(and makes death a 
comedian.)

the world was never
mine to lend/but if it
was i'd give to thee/
true passion's balm to
touch, and mend/
for all eternity!

j.s.h.

planting seeds for thee my lord

planting seeds for thee my lord.
(For My Friend Cherie.)
+++++++++++++++

how is it that
i ate dirt and
looked into the
face of god?

is heaven
what
you dig for?

a world
beyond what
is preached
by frauds?

(and babylonian
whores.)

without faith
my works would
be dead..

the spirit
in me
spoiled...

and so I
keep it in
my head!

while tilling
this soil

of discord.

(planting
seeds
for thee
my lord.)

for Cherie.

because I can
be dark any day
of the week,
but we all need
a bit of light
sometimes.

a perfect nightmare end.

a perfect nightmare end.
++++++13+++++

And Night Continues
grinning...

a most appropriate
End.

(to the days bad
Beginning.)

I'm always defeated
in these Wars!

(unless the Loss
of Self means
Winning)

My tears are lead,
pouring from A
Bullet
Riddled Heart...

shot down by A
Smile that Once
Raised
The Dead!

(only quickly to
depart.)
++

and...
The Waves
Continue
Crashing...

(an appropriate
chorus for that
Shadow Laughing.)

I never Get
Life's Stupid
Joke!

knock knock..
Nobody's
There!!

(or asking.)

++

and...
the Light continues
Sleeping...

Creating The Perfect
Nightmare End!

(to The Love that
I Was Dreaming.)

j.stephen.h.

what insanity tastes like

what insanity tastes like....
+++++++13+++++++

She asked me 
what insanity
tasted like,..

so i 
kissed 
her;....

then Her Lips 
Smiled A Band-
AiD Knife!

(which 
covered
My Hearts'
Blisters.)

We went into
A Black Hole
filled with Light..

damn it was a
sight!

Angels danced
with Unkempt
Souls!

(once stained
By Father Night.)

+++++

she tells me
what insanity's
like,..

afraid that I
won't listen.

The Routine Hell
of Modern Life!!

(that boredom
we don't mention.)

1,000 Times
More magnified...!!

(when Love is
Tragic Repetition.)

j.stephen.h.

My Prettiest Nightmare.

My Prettiest Nightmare.
______________________

There was
something
in Her Eyes
that Murdered
Me,..

(like the broken
way she stared.)

but
never
before had
Death looked
so Pretty!

(that I became
addicted to A
Nightmare.)
+++

By
Thirteen
O'clock
I was
Obssessed,..

and craving
Devil
Kisses like
 Morning
Cigarettes...

While imagining
(in My Head)
Love's Bleak
Caress!

(and the way
Her Phantom
Figure stirred
beneath that
Tattered Dress.)
+++

"Just
Kill Me!"

(I
Screamed.)

"Every
Second
of Eternity."

"For if
You
Are Death,
how
could Any
Man
be Scared?!!"

And then
The
Lovely Devil
Smiled A
Shattered Beam.

(Before I
was
Awakened
from
My Prettiest
Nightmare.)

J.Stephen.H.

in the dim lit desert of my dreams.

In The Dim-Lit Desert
of My Dreams.
_____________________

In The Dim-Lit
Desert of My
Dreams,..I met
A Wandering
ShadowMan
who's Smile
Consumed The
Stars.

His Eyes
Bled Undead
Memories.

(which
seemed
to open up
old Scars.)

"I would'nt
tarry here for
long."

The Shadow
whispered
lightly..

His Voice
resembling
a Siren's
Song.

(which crept
Like
Madness
Deep Inside
Me.)

Nor taste
That Poisoned
Eros Flower
Other Souls
have Tasted."

"For it Stains
The Mind
and
leaves Hearts
Soured!"

(till The
Hours of
Life
are Wasted.)
__

Then
I
awakened
Choking On
My Heart,

Trying to
make sense
of all I had
seen..

But The
Mirror
tore
My Soul
Apart!!

(Once I
Realized
The
Shadow
Man was
ME.)

j.stephen.h.

this inner-sunny-twilight-Sickness

this inner-sunny-twilight-Sickness.
__________________

Is Silence The
Answer then?

(To A Grieving
Heart which
Weeps.)

Will The
Stars ever
Shine again??!!

(in a World
where Reason
seems to Sleep.)

Could Shadows
be The Cure?

(to this inner-sunny-
twilight-Sickess.)

At Moments
My Mind cannot
Endure!!

(though Other
Times it Dreams
Relentless.)
_ _ __

Is Faith The
Answer
My Flame?

(To The
Multitude
of Mysteries
I  Pursue.)

Oh, My Sweet..
if I could but Live
Forever for a
Day!!

(I'd spend
Eternity
with YOU.)

j.stephen.h