Soundbites: 5-7-2026

Neither Here Nor There Caught in transition Straddling the line Neither here nor there Truant to define Change to mark my entry Change to bid my leave Almost here almost there Living — in between ***** In The Rafters Alone he resides in his fortress Embittered and humbled by life With four darkened walls to surround him A kingdom of sorrow and blight Self-pity betroths and becomes him Engaged to his torment and pain And hope but a fleeting lost notion That hides in the rafters — unclaimed ***** The Myth Destroying tomorrow in search of today The myth in abeyance — where present I pray (Dreamsleep: June, 2026) False Words With more than one side to a story Someone is obviously lying False words to defend what at best is pretend Truth as the victim — there is no denying ***** Three Words The smile of a baby the sound of goodbye a moment endearing a deepening sigh Those things that we treasure and some that we don’t wrapped often together in souring notes There’s pain in the leaving but joy that’s implied upon your returning three words in reply A door shuts behind you where love calls your name and all through the wasteland — there kindle’s your flame ***** Flowing Under Rejecting the past I found a way forward My exit route open all roads pointing East Yesterday frozen today flowing under The cold and the barren — whose waters run deep ***** Lost & Missing Knowing enough to feel I’m right But not enough to know I’m wrong Caught in the distance of misdirection Lost and missing — a world gone wrong (Dreamsleep: June, 2026)