untitled

when nothing is left and you cant find the answers
for why things have gone and disappeared into blackness
i've tried to remain but change happens fast
too fast to notice until it's long past
trapped
etching inside are proverbs
i've been here before the static no longer bothers
fathers
cannot make life any harder
mothers
love lost to drugs
my offerings are altered
custom fit crosses that come taylor made
i've buried the hatchet reopening graves
being haunted by demons is hard to forget
i'm waiting for patience that doesn't come quick
my quest continues maybe this is as good as it gets
my clothes are still ripped from the the chain linked fence
full of incense from the bowls that were lifted
laid open and bare in the presence of drifters
the organized mislead
organic mechanics
trapped in the orbital magic of bad habits
and the ancient agreements
of those who have come to a decision
nobody asks for the life that their given
a prison surrounds the tap water with bars
we all fall apart and reopen scars

by wes

I've Walked Through the Desert Heat


a poem by our friend Scott Mitchell

I've walked through the desert heat
I've felt its sun blister my skin
I've shivered in the Montana snow
And even predicted my own end
I've slept with one eye open
In an alley way where junkies fix
Stolen from corporate America
Just for stupid silly kicks
I've sat for hous on city streets
Sparen for left overs and change
I've lied for the sake of lying
When the truth wouldn't hurt
I've lived a life of insanity
So illogical and absurd
And those who've tried to love me
I have simply pushed aside
Drunkenness and self loathing
Are the fortress walls in which I'd hide
Lord please take this sinner
And please save me from myself
I'm lost with no real direction
I need you Jesus an no one else
Come into my heart, Dear Lord
And teach me to walk within your light
Weaken me, for you're my only strength
Walk with me both day and night