Solitude

Worn out.
Tired.
Dazed.
Asleep.

Not aware of life, or what it keeps.

Unknown.
Hidden.
Shadowed.
Locked.

My mind shuts down, with the ticks of the clock.



    -Devin Gaughan

Why?

I lay beneath the stars one night,
and dream my dreams with mind's sight.
Time ticking away and nothing to do,
I wander and wonder if true loves true.
With sparkling lights glittering above,
I think of what makes us long for love.
Partnership, companionship, mate, and friend,
Just another body is all it is in the end.
What is love, and why does it matter?
The pain intense with the heart's shatter.
We weep and cry with pouring eyes,
And we never stop to ask ourselves "why?"



   -Devin Gaughan

Pain (Haiku)

Storms raging with hate,
Oceans crashing with anger,
Tears flowing with hurt.

   -Devin Gaughan

Balance

I think of life, knowing not what it is,
And contemplate the birth of hatreds.
I don't want to imagine a world where enmity reigns supreme,
You know deep down exactly what I mean.
Without hate, we would not recognize the love we cherish so dear,
We wouldn't value it, it's significance not even slightly clear.
I wish for the world to only love,
But I do not want affection to lose it's meaning.
No matter the one you share the feeling above,
From within all of this hate, your love you're weening.
Soon to flourish with blossoms of joy,
Our love is something we must simply enjoy.

-Devin Gaughan

Benevolence

I just want to be,
I just want to smile,
Can I be free?
Just for awhile?
I don't want to sound sappy,
I just want to play,
Can I be happy?
Just for today?
Leave us alone.
Let us live life.
The joy we have shown,
It's drowning in strife.

-Devin Gaughan