the irony be

the irony be.
__________________

why dear
sweet...
must you
my irony
be?

the ..thorn
within
my hearts-
bruised-
ass!

which always
seeks
strengthening.

(yet breaks
like so much
glass.)

when you
needed
a devil,..
i the devil
was..

(ditto for
angels.)

and all
because..

without
you I
strangle!!

++++

i have
screamed
(through the
centuries)
my protests
against the
gods who
cursed us.

(from that
heaven
where they
dangle.)

+++

so...
why
(my
sweet)
must
you my
Irony
Be?!

am I
Truly
(now)
The
Nothing!!!???

(you refuse
to see.)

j.s.h.

the same bright fated star

my love..

though we may be 

worlds and seas 

apart..

we wish upon

the same bright fated

star.

while sharing a single

beating heart!!

(shaped by love, and

pain, and scars.)

thus i am with you

anywhere you are.

jsh

noose necklace

My noose necklace
tightens more by the
second..

and soon..my throat will
constrict and suffocate
the remains of my
conscience..

As love (that broken
flower)...grows more
painful by the hour..

(and I'm left alone
to drown in my nonsense.)

j.stephen.h.

i dont know where to begin

i dont know where to begin.
________________

Let not the title
confuse you...
there is a certain
optimism beneath the
surface madness..
Hope in spite the
Certainty of Suffering.

(and a profound love
which  opposes those
lackluster marionettes
who wear hateful
masks to obscure the
Grim-Hearts-Bleeding .)

I Walked in your Shoes..
Yesterday...

Today I wear a Dead
Man's Boots..

He was My Brother..

I, His Father...

The Tie which Binds?..
TRUTH.

(until it all became
A Lie.)

How far should I take
this thing Love?...

I've seen the Abyss,
and it's not so terrifying
as that Empty Stare
which see's beyond
Me to Another Grave..
where Muses Bath in
The Devil's Pond..
and Plot Vengeance
every Yesterday!

but I'm sure nothing
would impress "You"
anyway...

You who has
seen it all and earned a
Blind Mans' T-Shirt..
to Celebrate how
you Always Win.

so, Perhaps I'll title
this: "The End"...

yet...

(I don't even know
where The Hell to
Begin.)

j.Stephen.h

my sister in chains

My Sister in Chains.
_______________

Do not lose
Faith My Sister
in Chains,

for there are
Angels With
You In The
Cage,

who Understand
Your Inner-Pain,
and wipe the
Tears from
Your Sweet
Face!

I know right now
The World Seems
Dark,

and Tomorrow is
Unknown,

but I keep you
Always In My
Heart!

(so you Never
are Alone.)

Do Not Lose
Faith My Sister
in Chains,

for I Hate
to See You
Cry,..

and though
you Entered
Broken into
That Cage..

(You Shall
Come Out
A Butterfly.)

j.stephen.h.

"be not forgetful
to entertain strangers,
for thereby some
have entertained
Angels Unaware.

-hebrews 13:2-

shooting star talent destined to fall.

shooting star talent destined to fall.
_______________________

in a Perfect World
The Heart would not
so falter...

and The World
would have a
Heart.

with Devils Short..
and Angels Taller!

(More Sun Opposed
to Constant Dark.)

Definitions of
Death would not
be Required Reading
in The Cradle of
Youth.

For A Loving God
would look down
upon us all.

without endless lies
concealing One
Fine Truth!!

(less shooting
star talent destined
to fall.)

j.s.h.

i showed love my beast

I Showed Love My Beast.
_________________

I showed Love
MY Beast, and
She did not Shudder.
(but smiled at me.)

Oh God,This must
be Faith.

(as the damned like
to say.)

Must be Forever..
Or Another Murdered
Yesterday!

(which holds
My Weary Soul
Together.)

Is this what Genius
Sounds Like?
(when falling
in Love.)

A Madman scraping
Dust from Mansion
Floors??!!!!

(in His Finest Sunday
Gloves.)

+++

I showed Love
My Beast, ..and
Laughter Pained
Her Eyes of Blue.

"Surely you Mock
Me!?"
(I screamed.)

"NO My Devil."
she replied.

((It's just that
I Am Beastly
Too.)

J.Stephen.H.