i am by ahsek novel

STANDING/tall and formed/i am peace/i am war/gathering souls for good/asking god why/not once did i lie/to myself/memories buzzing like honey bees/screams and begs of please/speaking/clear and confident/i am the voice of reason/not because this is/my favorite season/standing/tall and formed/i am tired of waiting

clockwork by ahsek novel

THE TICKING/ ticking and ticking/and ticking constantly reminds/chipping away at time/a present sublime/confusion became normal/so/i was immune/to the dysfunctional illusion/that forgiveness healed every wound/but/this pain inside was real/as darkness revealed secrets/never known in light/deeper than pins/pricking fingertips/deeper than razor cuts/that bleed truth/slipping back into a grave/reality/inhaling and exhaling self love/for the promise/of morning will come soon/with a blanket of stars/forever ticking/chipping away time

manifesto by ahsek novel

THE ASSUMED intelligence/consumed by arrogance/is toxic/a sonic boom as smoke/fills the mind/destioned for doom/blues clues stuck out/nevermind those comments/no floor plans or landmines to learn/no speeches or preaches to heed/but there is a need/for attention/who should they ask/for permission/sidenotes wrote after/each toke/spirits broke/a paper trail of emails/and idle threats/was there ever a phone call/a warning left/on a static line/hollow tone dials with echo/the voicemail rings true/innocents young and old/suddenly gone

shine by ahsek novel

THERE WILL ALWAYS be/those who will never/understand that there/is so much more/to life/than what is seen/for happiness is not/determined by material things/life is love and love/is happiness and happiness/from within displays/a beautiful bright spirit/for those to see/we all shine/when we are true/to ourselves and/no amount of money/can duplicate or replace/the realness of who/you are/there will always be/those who will regret/their choices with/bitter hearts and closed minds/they will never know or/begin to understand/that there is so much more/to life than what/is seen/they are blinded/by the flashing lights/but will never know or/begin to understand/what it truly means/to be free/to be proud/to be a complete being/they will never/know their beauty/or their purpose/and will be/lost forever/while the rest/of us/continue to shine