no need for masks
no cause occulted
we're not ashamed,
we're not revolted
but still in your mind there's this pittering, pattering
singing so lightly and mocking yet flattering
saying you must be as mad as a hatter
-don't listen-
what have they done for you anyway?
we get it,
change is not undaunting
but who said change?
with change left wanting
and still in the middle left cringing from frailty,
still isolated, still held by what's cradled me,
coming of age that must have belatedly
shown me
so just think of it logically
it's just like fam'ly
calm and caring
apart - a world
dark, overbearing
and finally a trickle of suns
in peace and broken patience by jace-briggs, literature
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in peace and broken patience
You get to this point:
where all she touches turns to gold,
between her fingers hangs your soul,
and if she cares, you'll never know.
You're not supposed to.
If you could see-
it's gladly given, gladly taken.
She's never wrong, but you're mistaken.
with your chest cavity left vacant
and that's ok though.
I can't forget it.
The gorgeous smile, my lack of words
and then this feeling, so absurd
with beaming eyes, a sigh unheard.
What can I do now?
I don't think I get it.
These feelings soared on satin wings,
now chain me down, unsettling
just leave me be, to do my things.
In peace and broken patience.
Mirrors and Marionettes by jace-briggs, literature
Literature
Mirrors and Marionettes
Dance, my little puppets, dance
they sit there, frozen, all - entranced
with eyes glazed over, gaze askance
not knowing what she's doing
"now watch" explains the puppet master
'"I've seen you dance, now please dance faster"
through gleaming scenes of alabaster
and each puppet - a 'one man show'
eluding to some prize unspoken
tongue in cheek, focus unbroken
her lies like strings, her smiles- false tokens
and they swallow all the falsehood
a bow and flourish- show continues
each puppet through a different venue
can't break the string, must tear the sinew
and one escapes the scenery
with strings now broken, flee the scene
you'r
To stroll amongst a field abloom.
Its beauty like enduring chorus,
brightly beaming,
nearly overwhelming in its grandeur.
A chorus of a thousand angels,
harmonic yet unique.
I pass amongst this field unnoticed,
a phantom to the flowers.
Their beautiful blossoms yearn for sunshine,
something I am unable to give.
My walk continues unnoticed.
Reaching out to touch a petal, it leans askance,
avoiding contact for a more pleasurable kiss of sunshine.
Thus my walk continues,
searching for just one flower I may touch, one I may truly see.
I mean no harm.
Within this garden,
this paragon of mysticism,
I remain a ghost left only to be
I tried to look for solace
but gave up and I found piece
My piece had one shell chambered,
close my eyes wait for relief
the storm before the calm
and an admittance of defeat
I chuckle at the spectacle:
A depressed man packing heat
He sits within the confines of infinity
tortured by his ecstasy
he breathes like he feels
like he can never get the feeling free
immobilized by his freedom
torn to pieces by his inner unity
he screams "why won't you pity me?
why can't the rest of the city see?"
A city
an abbreviation
in one's mind much like a nation
without the mental retardation
from effects of cheap pop culture
culture
famed and flaunted
by those haunted by their own inabilities
sauntered in and watched you
breaking apart from the inside with help from your false saviors
why won't you read the bible?
you've got all your selfish answers
but your requests
I'll hold you in my hands again
my hands, and not my arms
there's no love left, this is the end,
try not to be alarmed
let me ease the pain you feel
come close 'twil be all right
you hesitate to think it real
masked in dim twilight
I cannot give what you'd receive
what you wish for the most
you've lost your love, so you may grieve
but to you I'm just a ghost
listen as the piper plays
your body gently, softly sways
he whispers silently, he says,
"come follow, pay the price"
lurch then follow with the tune
prancing soft beneath the moon
slowly fade and start to swoon
"come follow, pay the price"
is it doom? our path awaits
to hell? or heavens pearly gates?
the piper leads, then boldly states
"come follow, pay the price"
sinister yet innocent
the tune is harsh, malevolent
but it still draws, and thus i went
"come follow, pay the price"
is it to our graves we're laid?
a memory to slowly fade?
was it worth the price you paid?
we followed, paid the price
I'm here to entertain,
for you and for the smiles
I'm here to stand with rhyme and joke
with charismatic style
these words are woven in and out
like pendant on a chain
but as i merely said before
I'm here to entertain
so laugh and think I'm witty
that's why I"m here, you see
i only ask for more applause
"and please, no inquiries"
a meek, simple performer
i hide behind no bright disguise
i speak to you to go to sleep
lullabies to paralyze
so we shall see
'cause i like me
in liking me
i do feel free,
I'll dance in all this glee
so unprepared, like everyone
I'm not yet done
lets have some fun
the game's not oe'r, the game is won
while prancing having fun
having fun and playing nice
we have no vice
just roll the dice
for having fun is my life's spice
and eating ham fried rice
although this rhyme makes little sense
do not be tense,
ladies and gents
while kicking cans, and hopping fence
ill try not to be dense
Mirrors and Marionettes by jace-briggs, literature
Literature
Mirrors and Marionettes
Dance, my little puppets, dance
they sit there, frozen, all - entranced
with eyes glazed over, gaze askance
not knowing what she's doing
"now watch" explains the puppet master
'"I've seen you dance, now please dance faster"
through gleaming scenes of alabaster
and each puppet - a 'one man show'
eluding to some prize unspoken
tongue in cheek, focus unbroken
her lies like strings, her smiles- false tokens
and they swallow all the falsehood
a bow and flourish- show continues
each puppet through a different venue
can't break the string, must tear the sinew
and one escapes the scenery
with strings now broken, flee the scene
you'r
listen as the piper plays
your body gently, softly sways
he whispers silently, he says,
"come follow, pay the price"
lurch then follow with the tune
prancing soft beneath the moon
slowly fade and start to swoon
"come follow, pay the price"
is it doom? our path awaits
to hell? or heavens pearly gates?
the piper leads, then boldly states
"come follow, pay the price"
sinister yet innocent
the tune is harsh, malevolent
but it still draws, and thus i went
"come follow, pay the price"
is it to our graves we're laid?
a memory to slowly fade?
was it worth the price you paid?
we followed, paid the price
in peace and broken patience by jace-briggs, literature
Literature
in peace and broken patience
You get to this point:
where all she touches turns to gold,
between her fingers hangs your soul,
and if she cares, you'll never know.
You're not supposed to.
If you could see-
it's gladly given, gladly taken.
She's never wrong, but you're mistaken.
with your chest cavity left vacant
and that's ok though.
I can't forget it.
The gorgeous smile, my lack of words
and then this feeling, so absurd
with beaming eyes, a sigh unheard.
What can I do now?
I don't think I get it.
These feelings soared on satin wings,
now chain me down, unsettling
just leave me be, to do my things.
In peace and broken patience.