I may not truly be
a character
from JoJo..
but as it stands,
I cultivated
my own style
of narrative-based
ripple mojo.

I knocked
on Heaven’s Door
so many times..
that if you were
to substitute
his manga artistry
for rhimey riddle
weaving..
you may as well
refer to …

Dear God,
I pray to you..
please always keep
your watchful eye..
over the hearts
I had the privilege
to hold..
if only for a time.
The hearts
that I was never
meant to keep.
I pray you help them
find their respite
elsewhere..
Help them sleep.

I never wished …

Who did you go into
the forest wilderness
to see?
Was it the humble sower
of sublime and wicked
seeds?
Or did you rather go there
so that you may gaze
upon the many fruits..
that over time
upon The Tree he tended to
developed and matured?

I ask thee …

To all my Sadducees
and Pharisees..
feel welcome
to make use
of your God-given right..
to point your finger
and to gloat at me,
all day and night.
My truths, indeed,
have the contemplative
authority to rock your boat..
but if your faith is real,
I’m sure that it …

I tell ye,
there is something greater
than The Temple.
One day, even The Temple
shall become naught more
than but a wall.
For, every monolith of dogma
that stands tall..
The All-Father Kronos
shall eventually
turn to nothing.
Each and every one
shall fall.

Even The Temple of His …

My yoke is easy,
and my burden
is light..
it illuminates
the darkness..
that which dwelleth
on my inside.

Once observed,
some aspects
of ourselves
we cannot
easily unsee.
But only by
embracing them
do we carve out
a thorny path..
towards setting
ourselves free.

Only The Devil
that we …

Now that my
chess match
with The Devil
has concluded..
who else is there
still left for me
to challenge?
Other than
The Fifth One,
known as Death.

Every ambitious man
at one point tried
to play her..
but not a single one
has triumphed
over her quite yet.
Not …

For a nervous system
that has lived
for so long in pursuit..
In truth,
it feels surreal
to apprehend
a sense of peace.
Nobody left to chase,
nothing to prove..
my heart is finally
at ease.

I have my girl.
I love her
oh.. so.. dearly.
That is all I …

It may be true
that there
will always be..
a bigger fish
still swimming
in the sea.
But a bigger fish
is not my heart’s
most coveted wish.
May she end up
upon some other
angler’s dish.

I want the little fishie
that’s already mine.
The One …

Nothing feels
nearly as shameful..
as hurting those
we love the most.
Whether or not we do it
in a flight of heart..
nevertheless, our ugliest
becomes exposed.

What’s done is done..
and no apology
can ever quite undo
the damage
we’ve inflicted.
And our wrongdoing
cannot be …