Going Back Inside

Going Back Inside

By Brandon Palzkill     

Premature nighttime

falls on a colder day…

Summer has ended.

Form Follows Function

Form Follows Function

By Brandon Palzkill

Feeding my imagination,

unearthed ideas reveal themselves;

narratives screaming out to be

cast into shining creation.

Tempered, my chosen words become;

I paint a rich poetic picture

of intricately textured  imagery,

neatly interweaved with

fuliginous subtext.

Over time, I’ll breathe

refreshing life into my efforts;

my words exist, at long last. 

Photographs

Photographs

By Brandon Palzkill

All these photographs;

vivid postcard memories

of my long forgotten past.

Each one, a window;

carrying me across time,

toward forever yesterday.

Rebirth

Rebirth

By Brandon Palzkill

What had he accomplished,

when all was said and done?

What did it amount to?

He took stock of his life;

explored the consequences

of ill-fated decisions

and poorly conceived ideas;

individual threads

spun into the web

that was his failed existence…

As each wasted moment

flickered through his memory,

the web became a net,

entangling

and constricting,

as fine strands of despair

wrapped tightly around

his throat.

He gasped and choked

on his own shortcomings,

clawing at the growing walls

trapping him within,

desperate for freedom.

Yet, each silken strand

carried its own silver lining;

the promise of change.

He stopped and took notice;

found the surrounding web

was so much more than some mere trap

to bind him to his own

sinking disappointment.

Finally, he saw it for what it was;

a cocoon; a catalyst;

the spark of metamorphosis,

destined to transform him.

Isolated in

his converting chrysalis,

he waited for the

transmutation; the rebirth;

waited for his ideas

and decisions

to spawn the man

he was meant to be.

It’s been a slow transition,

but he’s been patient;

he sees the change within,

sees the world change around him,

and knows he’ll finally be

himself.

The Build Up

The Build Up

By Brandon Palzkill

Anticipation;

waiting for one moment

to change your whole life.

Waiting for as long

as it takes;

waiting for your train

to finally come in.

The build up; the hype;

anxiety in pondering

the veritable possibilities

of that important moment.

When the time comes,

will it be all you wanted?

Can it hope to meet

your heightened expectations,

might it be everything

you feel you deserve,

or will disappointment

abound?