Poetry > Dark

A Killer’s Nightmare, A Deadman’s Dream spans from 1985 to 2015, many of these ‘scribblings’ written in my later years. Each writing varies in style, topic, and pentameter. And each word - a subtle brushstroke upon a darkened canvas with few strokes of hope and promise, sublimating upon spiritual, philosophical and psychological elements. Part One: Nightmares and Dreams, is a collection of thoughts, ideas, poems and songs scribbled upon paper, myself the only audience. Many of the writings were never meant to be read by others, their syntax cryptic and disguised. Only 70 writings were selected for this section. Part Two: The Other Side, shifts direction away from the emotionally f ...

Introduction: In 1978 I began writing in earnest, sci-fi stories and thoughts, by 1983 I had begun writing for therapeutic reasons. In 1989 after hearing some of my work, my friend David Cucuzza talked me into reading at the Espresso Bar coffeehouse in Pasadena. These poems are from this era, up through 1993 my first marriage, grad school, singing with the band at the Upland Boar's Head and working numerous mental health positions. They are my development, my art, my identity love, peace and knowledge,

Remove those rose colored glasses. Life is frustrating, empowering, loving and dark. If we explore the darkness, it can remind us just how beautiful it can be to exist in the light.