Archive for September, 2023

love song

September 23, 2023

on a hilltop
in the kitchen
over rainbows
down a well

in the snow
under pressure
on the sunny side of hell

in the dumps
on a barstool
so many things I’ll never tell

on the lawn
in my car 
across the sky
it rings a bell

in your bed
by your side
falling fallen fell


by Richard W. Bray

ill-contained horror

September 20, 2023

Extract the joy
Extract the youth
Extract the filling
From a tooth

Emptiness destruction greed
Demonic ghouls
Despoil and feed


Extract the truth
Extract the light
Extract the hope
Forever night

Emptiness destruction greed
Demonic ghouls
Despoil and feed


Extract the life
Extract the soul
Extract the love
That makes us whole

Emptiness destruction greed
Demonic ghouls
Despoil and feed


by Richard W. Bray

Paying more and living less

September 14, 2023

Tune in for some friendly lies
Amuse me when the village dies
Forever in Eurasia wars
Who knows what we're fighting for?

Existential shit show 
Hiding from your shadow
Blindfolds when things get funky
Pin the tail on the monkey

No salvation on the screen
Always washed but never clean
Smash a dream and kill a smile
Add another to the pile

Self-destruction lost its charm
Another dead from needle arm
Paying more and living less
Who's the author of this mess?

by Richard W. Bray


genius of hurt

September 9, 2023

You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said 
You didn't like me at all
You're a legendary genius of hurt
It feels like I crashed into a wall

You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said 
You didn't like me at all
I was such a silly stupid mindless fool
Prancing like a puppy with a ball

You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said 
You didn't like me at all
The world was a wonder and a dream
Then suddenly everything was small

You acted like
You liked me a lot
Then you said 
You didn't like me at all
One moment I was standing on a cloud
I never knew I had so far to fall

by Richard W. Bray

Winkle and Wankle and Wunkle

September 2, 2023


Winkle and Wankle and Wunkle
Got attacked by an angry old skunkle

Wankle and Wunkle and Winkle
We're quite overwhelmed by the stinkle

Wunkle and Winkle and Wankle
Took all of their change to the bankle

Wankle and Winkle and Wunkle
Bought a new house for their uncle

Wunkle and Wankle and Winkle
Have an auto that's purple and pinkle

Winkle and Wunkle and Wankle
Keep plenty of gas in the tankle

Wankle and Winkle and Wunkle
Dribble and pass and slam dunkle

Wunkle and Wankle and Winkle
Roller on skates at the rinkle

Winkle and Wunkle and Wankle
Often smell musty and dankle

by Richard W. Bray