Michael Eugene Cantrall

Time is never taken,
Time is only given.
And only given those
Can hear devil’s laughter
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Sun shines for you, Mom
Happy skies are your blue eyes
Stars twinkle for you
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Bright Star
Your star shines bright
and can blind those
whom have trouble
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Living on the edge of worry
tears are not a sign
my stare will always bind us
forever locked in mine
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Well, this is quite beyond comprehension
I slipped into soft sleep and awoke here
After hours, in Abbey House Gallery
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I walk within this midnight garden bloom
Where purple petals trance in silver light,
And the jewel'd vines wrapt round the rusting gate
Share sweet jasmin'd incense with twilight near.
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Sweet, the silence when they opened the door.
No ringtones he heard, as he was in flight.
Something was there that switched off the on light.
A wafting of foul warned something hides more,
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Finding his grave this fast feels very strange.
I had been looking forward to browsing
an array of other headstones to see
who he has for neighbors, and for how long
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Withered beings haunt these misty hallways,
And murmur curses at the mossy walls.
There are surgeons draped in moldy green scrubs,
And nurses with their darts sting things that stir.
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Alone she dances through this desert
With no direction, just a promise
The bitter waters yield no comfort
Drifting dunes whisper blame
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Alone she dances through this desert
In search of purpose in this place
The slotted canyons echo entice
To ride this river wrapped in lace
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Nothing to Something,
Then back?

Before I was, I wasn't
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Still warm here tonight
Crickets cheer
Indian Summer
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Shallow pond, beware!
The scorch of summer's sun blast
Poof! Behold! A cloud!
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To survive this world
You must know only one thing
She whispered to me in a dream
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The ancient oaks sleep
Shadows make their plans tonight
The great-horned owl winks
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A million ants march
Up a giant redwood tall
Stellar blue jays snack
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