One More Lie

One moment bliss
The next, despair
This train wreck called
Life stills the air

The hope once strong
Has left my soul
Starving for answers
In pain, I mull

Life gets better
That's our lie.
All alone in my room
I yell and cry

The need for peace
Is nigh, but grim.
A search for truth
lies within.

The lullaby of lies
Rocks a baby to sleep
Yet those lies to truth
One day we will reap

Perhaps there is more
Than can truly be seen
Life lives reason.
What will mine mean?

Betrayal & An Unescapable Truth

The Ultimate Betrayal
That first night, Our first kiss
The first time, What joy and bliss
I hear your name And my heart cries,
Longing to see Your loving eyes
A moment late I arrive
You're lying there, Her by your side
Stopped in my tracks, My breath is gone
I never thought You'd be that one
To hurt my pride My senseless thoughts
How could you ever... I should have not
Walked in that day. It made me wail
You there with her - The ultimate betrayal.

An Unescapable Truth
A lone man
A simple plan -
Death.
A parents child
A man defiled -
Lost.
A friend to us
A lover at once -
Revenge.
A happy day
Of men who pray -
Gone.
A world of peace
Man's anger ceased -
Unknown.
An murderous death
To an innocent man -
Unforgivable.
The last chance of a world
Torn to pieces -
Christ.

I know these have completely different meanings, but I'd really appreciate if you told me what you think of them. I wanted to capture the moment in the piece, and as the writer, I want to know if the readers think I accomplished that. You can probably tell I'm in a very pessimestic mood today. Life sucks, and then we die. Yep, that's about how I've been feeling recently. At least it gives me a lot to write about... enjoy!

Haiku Poetry

So, I want to share some haiku's I've written (I really like haiku's by the way - they're so simple and lovely). Tell me what you think. I don't know if they're any good, just things off the top of my head.

A New Life
the shell has broken
new beginnings lie ahead
no protection left

Thunder
Blissful stormy nights,
Thunder rages in my soul
As quietude sleeps.

Tears
Silence engulfs the
crisp, clear evening until
crying tears my soul

Ok, here's my last one. I really like this subject, but I don't think I portrayed/caught the moment quite how I had imagined.

Forever
Life's sweet melodies
Fill wanting hearts with thoughts of
Forever near you.

Water BOM...

Yes, the title is a play on words. Bear with me. I'm in a very strange mood today.

I made the weirdest comment earlier... it was me-ish, but not really. I was at Sue's house; we were watching a movie with a couple of other people, and she had this Brita water filter. I've seen all of these filters before. They're usually not interesting, but this one was. It had this little tiny cap on it so that whenever you poured water, the cap went up, and then back down. I don't know why, but this made my day. Yes, it's odd, but true... (don't judge).

Last post, I wanted to write a poem, and I think I have the perfect topic. I just finished reading the Book of Mormon and it was my first time reading the entire book. I must admit, I can't believe it took me such a long time to read. The most amazing book I've ever read, and I've read some amazing books. There is so much information, so much knowledge, so much strength. So, here's my poem. I hope you like it.

One Book, lying with it pages open to read.
A novel of lives, the
last dying breath of a main character.
The pages are filled with pride, love, sacrifice.

I slowly close the cover. Months pass.
Every day, I open the book and read a passage,
a page, a verse.
Much is read, few resonates, little is truly understood.

The words seem to mock my inability to comprehend them.
Time spins backwards and slows down in the musty pages.
I feel myself being torn away from the problems of this
Life, and finding light through the struggles of others.

Engulfed in war and battle scenes, I am soon
to enjoy the serenity and peace of the pure
Love of Christ. Lives are changed,
whether they lived centuries ago... or today.

There are no secrets kept from the most faithful
of followers. Stay on the path and all
will be revealed, given time. Proceed with faith,
give with hope, care with charity.

Give unto a fellow man, do not engage in
worldly ways. Keep oaths and covenants.
Remain pure. He is the life and the light of the world.
God is good. And all is well.

Let me know what you think... I haven't written like this in a long time, and these are a few of my thoughts. I just thought I'd try a new way of expressing them.