so glad my world is crumbling
‘cos i really want to start again
i won’t try to hold the pieces
and rebuild the walls in vain
things can never be right again
but i can weave a flaxen path
i won’t pack my travelling bag
with either despair or wrath
i’ll thaw my hands o’er new hearth
’til i emanate a renewed hope
i won’t let them claw me into
their inhuman brutal death lope
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2024
He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity’s sun rise.
by WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)
Public Domain Poetry
as much as i fear dying
i’m leaning into persistence
and yes i will endure
as much as i know the rules
i’m leaning into the impromptu
and yes i will dance and play
as much as i remember
i’m leaning into here and now
and yes i will believe for tomorrow
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
i have gnawed on misery
thrown peace of mind to the hounds
auditioned for dread shadows &
spun despair into crowns
i’ve swung on rusty wolfsangel
’til twisted tongue tasted sense
depending not on fogyish gods
only upon blood & instinct
you failed me &
they failed you &
the gravity of truth will
bring it all crashing down
i will fall as though i meant it &
much prefer running blind
i’d sooner hie than fulgurate
in the dimming of your minds &
i’d sooner tear all your throats out
to the last tooth & breath
i have gnawed on misery
it’s now your turn… or fucking death
you failed me &
they failed you &
the gravity of truth will
bring us all crashing down
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
how much do you really know
is it enough to get by in life
is time the la peau de chagrin
upon which you can make your mark
they say this is the way
can a shrine replace the shrunken heart
how heavy is your dedication
do you wish to join the holy bores
or master self emdr
they say this is the way
it’s your choice to go or stay
have you never seen a kisser
kill off his darlings out of spite
is god the trauma in religion
are you the hearth that warms the home
it’s your choice to go or stay
tomorrow begins today
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
unbolt me 