Paul White

That noise that bursts and fluttersIs still there, but no longer takes the leadThe fog, my cold companion,Still persists, but slow-silent in retreat The calm, my constant craving,Is in sight, no longer out of reachMy soul can sense the stillnessAs I pause to appreciate the peace … [Read more...] about All Clear, By: Paul White

I suppose I first knew about it whenYou and I (so inseparable)Became separate then.When the light of romance began to diminishAnd my mind wandered now and again. So, when I failed to remember a dateYou had stamped on your heart,Send a bouquet too late,You sent scores of subtle reminders for days;Empty bed and a mouth full of hate. I knew then that I should have … [Read more...] about John’s Revenge, By: Paul White

standing at the bridge of empty welcomeswatching shadows feast there and reclaim you,sensing that the worst was yet to come,i blew long deep trenches heavy in your way; rained scars and wounds - more than necessary -aching pain solely to undermine you.scrambling fumbling ever ever onwardsyou cried and laughed at what we had become. my heart so torn, in pieces … [Read more...] about Clarion, By: Paul White

Today I set a friend freeI say a friend, but we rarely spokeI texted and received apologiesAnd promises of future chatsWith beers and good times I was getting over a hard timeSad news that wasn’t welcomeAnd my home-life had to changeWe were no longer co-locatedBut the city is small and opportunities many Except it wasn’t, and they weren’t. Today I set a friend freeI’m … [Read more...] about Shiny, By: Paul White

Immersed amongst the heaving throngAnd tethered to no other soulAlone with overactive thoughtAdrift, bereft of all controlI must break through the blackened skyThat only damns me to my fateI cannot leave my soul weighed downI know I must learn not to hateAnd face each day with clarion callEach dawn to contemplate anewTo open up my head and heartAnd find someone to tether toI … [Read more...] about Untethered, By: Paul White