"Something wicked this way comes"
Joanne d’ Arc
By AJ O’Brien.
Dark dreams, black silk
woven from shadows
and born of fire,
soon to be caressed
by the words
of a lonely martyr.
Kneel within the ashes
of a crime gone by,
and in silence pray,
as you listen to
Joanne d’ Arc cry.
Self destruct
By AJ O’Brien
Beyond my blue dreams
beneath a heart laid bare,
the enemy whispers
Spike me if you dare.
The clock stands empty
gonna say goodbye,
taking Route 66
spread my wings and fly.
I am the needle
and it’s eating me,
ain’t fighting no more
what will be will be.
This road is so dark
and I can not see,
that every hit I take
Is slowly killing me.
Insanity
By AJ O’Brien.
And we stand together
you and I,
climbing above the screams
of an asylum.
Our eyes, indecent shadows
dancing upon the weak.
Malice was a forethought
our hunger obscene,
pursuing wicked dreams
to an unknown place.
You and I,
we were damaged hunters.
Opening dams scarlet bright
eating forbidden fruit
we drank from fountains red.
And down this sinful road
you and I,
we did happily tread.
Ghosts
A Haiku
By AJ O’Brien.
Haunted house, quiet.
Ghosts have gone on holiday.
Benidorm. I think.
Monkey on her back
By AJ O’Brien.
A candle burning hope
searching for her God
within a greying town,
came upon a man of old
dressed in golden brown.
Spikes pierce the silence
given a free trip
to no man’s land.
She had found hunger,
became one of the dammed.
Within her veins
the killer sang
songs of death and decay,
and so hard she tried to stay alive
but fell along the way.
Asylum
By AJ O’Brien.
Shadows turn to dust
voices melting
slipping to the floor,
reality
tumbling memories,
an unwanted smile.
Far away echoes
charred remains, a distant place.
A graveyard secret
mistakes stain her mind.
Someone to love forever
meaningless thoughts that float away.
It’s hot down here
By AJ O’Brien.
Captured by death
came at me from behind
the devil lay in wait,
stole my soul.
Man, am I in a bind.
Whispered a rancid demon,
Hear the Master’s word
you will be set aflame
and your pleas for death
shall go unheard.
You are kidding me
I’m really at a loss,
what did I do wrong?
I don’t belong down here.
Go get your boss.
You will burn for eternity
your soul be dammed,
the stench of your corruption
shall bring joy
to this unholy land.
You’re not listening to me, are you?
