What better way
is there to greet
The Fifth One,
known as Death..
If not by drawing
cards..
out of my trusty
Tarot deck.

If not by
letting fates
determine
words for me
to fit within
this shimmering
free verse.

When much remains
uncertain..
it is best to let
uncertainty …

All turns to past
that once was
our today.
All snow
eventually turns
to rain.
All turns to past,
all goings
and all comings.

All comes
and goes
to nowhere
into nothing.
But nothing comes
to go without a trace
that’s left behind it..
unforgotten.

And in playing out …

I won’t go quietly
into the night.
I’ll stay awake
and guilty of
this heinous
crime..

Of living harder
than a heavy stone
and faster than
the stinging of regret.

I don’t avert my gaze..
as I stare down
into The Blackest Eyes..
of Death.

Who exactly is..
The Black Swan?
Nobody ever saw
him coming..
now he’s gone.

Out of left field..
because his field
is always staying
in the right..
where you do not
expect him
to be landing.
He’s in flight.

Beneath his
mighty wing,
you find yourself..
before he …

Stick around
and you shall hear..
A melody
that echoes from afar..
But resonates
as though it’s near.

Suspend your worries.
Pacify your fears.
The more you strain
your eyes,
the more the image blurs.
But if you
loosen your perception..
everything
comes into focus..
crystal clear.

Relax your …

I love you so hard
that sometimes
I cry.
How are you
real?
How are you
in my life?
How did I
live so many
years
without you
here?

I do not know..
I do not care
about the rhymes
or reasons
for your coming,
but one thing
is clear …

How do you beat
a losing streak?
Definitely not
by sitting there
and feeling weak.

You can lament
yourself to death
all day..
About all sorts
of shit
that doesn’t seem
to go
your way.

Except these
ruminations
won’t improve
your situation..
brewing on losses
only brings you …

In essence,
life is a dis-ease..
there’s always
something bugging
us.. and pulling on
our heartstrings.

Whose fault is it
that ‘tis the flavor
of existence
for the feasting
that we get.
I do not see
so many
other options
on the menu
yet.

You learn to love
the …

Know thyself..
and thou shalt know
God and the universe.
Whichever truths
do not reveal themselves
to us through observation..
shall be revealed to us
through Logos.

He does not
speak to us
through reason..
Rather through
reflections of
Himself
in our Dasein.

This One
is but a single
word …

What could compare
to love I feel for you?

A spark of sunlight
glimmering
upon a drop of
morning dew?
But it evaporates
at noon..
whereas my love
for you
is always true.

Perhaps the stars
that shine upon you
overhead at night?
But you can’t see those
clearly …