Archive for May, 2024

By the Perfection of Thine Art

May 25, 2024



By the perfection of thine art
Which pass'd for human thine own heart;
By the delight in others' pain,
And by the brotherhood of Cain

Lord Byron

Fake phony nasty creepy
Crusted over smile
You're as warm and cuddly
As a crazy crocodile

Big shiny boots
Stompin on my heart
Killing all my dreams
By perfecting your art

A living nightmare
You'll never change your ways
You went out for a snack
And ghosted me for days

You slept with my buddy
My brother and my priest
My soul is despoiled
And my body's growing yeast

Those wacky sparkly girls
Always catch my eye
I'm destined for destruction
But I'll never know why


by Richard W. Bray


Wystan and Emily

May 11, 2024


life comes at me in rhythm
words come at me in rhyme
toil teaching wisdom
the only place is time

walk along the seashore
frolicking in the snow
tasting all the sunshine
existing as i go

Wystan and Emily
sang a sonnet just for me
silently throughout the years
it danced a journey to my ears


by Richard W. Bray