I once lied about my persona online to a stripper in a chat room ( Read more... )

He's a master of all guises.
A sinister chameleon,
A gnat
Who would hunt you down
And drain from you
Every last drop of life force,
For his hunger knows no end
But his boundaries are well defined
So his wings may never sprout.

xo Charles

This game has rules even though they've been long thrown out.
You have to start at a particular spot on the board,
You have to move forward so many spaces at a time
At which point there are usually either dire consequences,
Or timeless rewards awaiting
For those brave enough
To roll the dice.

xo Charles

"Psst, Lighten Up".

xo Charles

How it must feel
To be that old tattered afghan
To be the one with the fibers pulled loose
To have been something with worth
To know what has been and what will be
Is the unforgivable sacrifice
One must give in order
To have that special design
Stitched across your chest.

xo Charles

It was early morning (late night)
That I had the realization
That I only ever truely
Have realizations
In early morning
From late night.

xo Charles

In the end,
We will all exit
The same way:
Tragically
Publicly humiliated,
Strung up and hanged
From a makeshift,
Mirrored "1"
With a silk noose
Made from the fibers
Of our unique losses
And our same old
Convictions.

xo Charles

I sent away
(6 - 8 weeks ago)
For a free sample
Of "Freedent" gum
Or something.
And it came today.
It was only one stick
But man,
Was it good.

xo Charles.

Fall asleep
Tonight like a sick dog waiting
For a spot to
Clear
On the master's bed.

Lay still and
Restless; a ghost-ship
Floating on an endless black
Sea of contemplation.

Manifest delusions to
Take the place of dreaming
So that when you "awake"
It will not have
Seemed quite
So fruitless.

xo Charles

Little brother
This place feels
Hollow.
Everyone in black
Trying too hard
To look
Genuine.

Your the only one pulling it off
Though
It always
Plays out the same.
The family consoling
Left wondering why this
Has happened.

With us left
Wondering why this was
An open
Casket funeral.

xo Charles