MAK
I've always enjoyed reading poetry, and English is one of my favorite academic subjects, so I suppose it's only logical that I would eventually write poetry. Well, I have, and some of it's here. :) This isn't your standard rhyming and measured beats poetry, because, quite frankly, I have neither the patience or the dicipline to write in such a structured form. :P There is some structure, however. The title of each piece runs down the left side of the poem, but other than that, topic's the only rhyme or reason, and they're topics based on my internal mental connections, rather dangerous to try and make sense out of, if you ask me. ;)
Enjoy!
MAK



T
hanks for all the joy and laughter
S
o sorry for all the pain and sorrow
H
earing your voice lifted my spirits
O
minous clouds rained on your parade
A
ffections whispered filled my need
S
creaming silence deafened us
N
uzzled security from my shoulder
O
ceans of tears you cried alone
K
isses full of magical passion
R
age against myself harming you
Y
our body locked in my embrace
R
esistance to error correction
O
ur souls drawing close together
Y
oung hearts violently broken
U
nder it all was...love.
7-29-03



D
o you remember me? Of course,
E
verything gets trapped in your head.
A
re the thoughts now docile and tame,
R
efined from a seething sea?
 
F
or you, is your path any clearer,
U
nshrouded by the veil of Time?
T
olls paid by strife, passage assured,
U
nafraid of the twists and turns,
R
elying on an inner peace I lack,
E
ndless joys spread before you.
 
S
hall I be found, burried deep in you,
E
choes of a time before aged wisdom,
L
ingering to remind, or is it you,
F
ound in my hopes, tears and dreams?
6-27-02



C
areful what you wish for,
O
r you may some day receive it.
U
nconditional love is dangerously powerful.
L
ife gains colors, right before my eyes;
D
eath gains new sting, separation.
 
B
ut that could never be, not for me.
E
vil tendancies preclude magnanimous grace.
 
Y
et grace continues to gain limitless strength,
O
n heart's door it pounds, never to be invited in...
U
nless, already I know thee?
4-30-01



N
o one likes a quitter,
O
nly losers quit.
N
ature abhors a vacuum...
E
vil assumes many forms.
 
F
ear is the mind killer,
O
ld habits die hard,
R
eality bites.
 
Y
ears go by...
O
ut of the blue,
U
pside the head with a 2x4.
5-20-00



M
y mind is flawed, aren't we all?
E
rrors crop up in abundance...
S
omething beautiful is unearthed, intricate, precious...fragile
S
omehow it gets damaged, dropped, thrown, or simply squeezed to death.
E
verything splendid entrances me, I chase it with abandon, but once I catch it...
D
on't touch it, you'll break it...perfect is too intimidating...
 
U
nderstanding this scares me, I'll never hold something perfect for long
P
erhaps something tried & true, weather worn, battered by the elements...something better.
1-20-98



I
stand in awe, gazing outward...
N
ever have I seen anything so amazing, so beautiful...
F
loating before me, suspended by a masterful design
I
s the scope of a lifetime, myriads of strands.
N
on compos mentis silently calls to me, so many choices,
I
ntoning a frightening cacophony from the syllables of life.
T
o chose from this tree of glittering lines boggles me,
Y
et there is hope, borne upon angel's wings, heralded by a child's ringing laughter on a cold Bethlehem morn.
 
W
hile I stand here, befuddled, confused, chained by my temporal existance
A
nother looks on...smiling...at me, and this sylvan network of a future.
I
n a word I've never heard, much a kin to the sound of a lover's heart,
T
here it comes, pulled from its brethren, carried on a breath from God...
S
plendorous beyond my wildest dreams, the plan I can never behold.
1-4-98



A
sigh cannot contain this feeling
L
ament seems too short a description
O
ld is this pain
N
ever diminishing in severity
E
ver fresh in my heart
 
I
ndulgence in self-pity helps none
N
egligence of emotions is ineffective
 
A
gony raises its silent howl
 
C
ursing fate gains me nothing
R
aging against the machine gets me crushed
O
ptions are broadly few
W
inning does not appear to be one of them
D
elightment flits about me on gossamer wings of whim
10-7-97



W
onder has lifted my eyes, but
I
dolatry followed quickly thereafter
L
ike turned to more, more than fondness
L
ust raced in on its heels
 
I
dle fancies become daydreams, then desires
 
K
nightly virtues struggle to retain control
N
either can suffer the other
O
vert carnality wrestles virtuous purity
W
ildfire corruption burns white to charred black
 
L
oathing grows within me
O
cher flames lick at my soul
V
irtual sample of what I deserve
E
vasion of grace freely given
 
I
nternal battle rages hotter than ever
F
eelings of disgust, filth, for even thinking
 
I
ntrusive images cover my eyelids
T
entacles of perversion cling to my mind
 
C
aution swings in as a defense
O
ceans of thoughts swarm in my head
M
erciful forgetfulness isn't found in a wall stud
E
xercise energizes my body, gives my mind free reign
S
leep is fitfull and hard-found
 
F
reedom from my thoughts cannot be found
O
riginally pure ideals, written in stone, are wearing
R
eading them before was hard enough, but blurred?
 
M
iraculous love would be all I'd see, what else could love
E
bon-hearted me, with a mind to match?
9-3-97



H
eavy burdens press down on me
O
riginally they were only memories
W
icked deeds and thoughts
 
C
ravings I chose to endulge
A
nger I allowed to lash out
N
othing can excuse my actions
 
Y
et, you still speak to me
O
ffering sympathy, understanding, forgiveness
U
nlike anyone else, it truely seems you love me
 
L
onliness frightens me
O
ne person seems so small, so weak
V
ariance in the world keeps me confused
E
veryone searches for my hiden motives
 
M
oving is so dangerous in a changing world, yet
E
very time I fall, you're there to lift me up
 
L
ongings tug at my heart and mind
I
ntertwined in mortal combat, thoughts battle for my attention
K
indness seems always accompanied with a catch
E
fforts on my part to do what's right fail, repeatedly
 
T
houghts comandeer my will, and again I fall
H
oly fingers, clean and pure, daub the blood from my brow
I
nterfearing thoughts are squashed as I find the look in your eyes
S
hining at me, far brighter than all the stars, Infinity, and the love it holds for me
8-31-97



Y
ellow stars swirl in their cellestial courses
O
ranges hang from their life-supplying branches
U
ltra-violet rays trigger melanin production
 
L
aws traced by Newton continue to hold true
O
rbits of sun, moon, and earth stick tightly to your plan
V
iolets bloom in the season you chose for them
E
ggs are laid, grow, and hatch, just as you've prepared
 
M
olecules are attracted, repelled, and bond according to your design
E
bbing tides follow your schedule, world wide
 
H
uman beings rule the earth, blessed to be in your image
O
rdinary people are exaulted before men, by thy choice and power
W
omen are blessed with the love that grows in them along with their child
 
M
en take heart when they hear of the Paradise on the other side of death
U
nwholesome thoughts tremble and flee from your presence
C
ounting all these to your glory, more glorious still remains
H
eaven you left, humbled as a man, you died to reclaim my soul
 
L
ove's greatest expression was stretched on a tree, under God's curse
O
nly the death of a perfect man could buy the rights to my soul
R
everence was what you deserved, but man caused you grief instead
D
ying infinate deaths, you showed your infinate love...for all of us
8-31-97



T

rained ears...
Delighting in the whisper of the Lord.
Straining to hear a child's cry.
Willing to hear both problems and solutions.
A

heart that breaks...
Painfully aware of Christ's love.
Easily moved to care.
Not afraid to get "too involved."
R

esiliant spine...
Rigid to stand when the lines are drawn.
Flexable enough to brush off being wronged.
Polished to a pure white, ground with truth.
G

entle hands of love...
Soft enough to cradle a bruised heart.
Large enough to enclose a scared child's hand.
Small enough to tremble with anticipation.
E

yes to see...
Not as the world sees,
Nor as I see myself,
But as God sees.
T

ongue to speak...
Truthfully admitting reality,
To warn as I slide,
To encourage when I fall.
7-8-97

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