January 29, 2017

Feel The Strain

Watch as my hands burn
Fuel the pyre of my desires
Find a way to warm your soul
Feel the strain of your fire

Watch as my hopes fade
Envy the vacancy of my fears
Find a way to calm your heart
Feel the strain of your tears

(c) Marc Noël 2017

January 26, 2017

TBT: Corner Shadows (2003)

My eyes
Have seen darkness
A darkness
Even the night
Never sees
And I might
Have missed it
Hadn't I seen
The light

My heart
Has heard love
A love
Even the gods
Never hear
And I might
Have missed it
Hadn't I heard
The screams

(c) Marc Noël 2003

January 22, 2017

Never Enough Time

I wonder how long
It takes to be perfect
There is so much trying
Never arriving
Tell me how
I come to achieve a balance
Before I fall to my demise
Crying

I wonder how long
It takes to be happy
There is so much worrying
Never appreciating
Tell me how
I come to understand my self
Before I run out of time
Dying

(c) Marc Noël 2017

January 19, 2017

TBT: Atlantis (1999)

I feel the water
I see the blue-
Atlantis

I kneel for you
My hand-
I see you're nearer

And when I speak your name
I feel free, I feel you-
Atlantis

I see the wildlife
My man-
I see us together

I feel the air
The air of truth-
Atlantis

(c) Marc Noël 1999

January 15, 2017

Slumber

How many hours does it take
Until it feels like time stands still
I’ve waited far too long
For fate to bend my will

How many dreams does it take
Until it feels like I’m not sleeping
I’ve waited far too long
For slumber to bring me healing

(c) Marc Noël 2017

January 12, 2017

TBT: Either Way (I Am) (2000)

A new fruit will blossom
With the life I can change
Ask about the gift
You can get from the ocean
Walk towards the altar
My mind brings to peace
Either way, I am
Entitled to question
The practice I am receiving

Say good-bye
Jungle of my heart
Ask about the kiss
You can get from the ocean
Walk towards the sea
My mind brings to peace
Either way, I am
Never going to dispel
The practice I am receiving

(c) Marc Noël 2000

January 08, 2017

The Empty Fortress

Navigating changes in my life
I was confused with my choices
Never seen what I could see
Always criticism in others’ voices

Embracing challenges in my life
I was developing my fortitude
Never seen what I could do
Always doubt in others’ attitude

(c) Marc Noël 2017

January 05, 2017

TBT: Unfallen (2010)

I felt like
The night before
My hand in shadow,
Untamed
I felt like
There was more
My thoughts in sorrow,
Retained

I left feeling like
The day never mended
My truth displayed,
Mistaken
I left feeling like
I had ended
My thoughts in emptiness,
Unfallen

(c) Marc Noël 2010

January 01, 2017

Remorse

Compelled to follow
The path I never chose
I was observing
My dutiful remorse
I ensured
Complete satisfaction
And found weak beliefs
To discreetly enforce

Imposing to those
Who bully my cause
I was reassured
I could be persuading
I obtained permission
To change my mind
And found vulnerable emotions
Swiftly fading

(c) Marc Noël 2016