Shadow Beasts

 I feel the pulse beneath my skin,  

The night's alive, the fever setting in,  

Through the darkness, I hear her voice,  

I can't resist, I've got no choice.  

Moonlight ignites the flame inside,  

No place to run, nowhere to hide,  

Feel the rush, the hunger grows,  

I'll lose control, let the wildness show.  

Chorus

I am the shadow, I am the beast,  

Craving the darkness, seeking release,  

Feel my blood racing, feel my breath rise,  

Tonight I come alive,  

Tonight I come alive.  

In your eyes, I see the spark,  

A dance of light in the sea of dark,  

We collide like thunder and rain,  

A savage love, what beautiful pain.  

I taste the night on the tip of your tongue,  

A whispered secret, a breathless run,  

We’ll tear apart this sleepy town,  

The flames burning it all down.  

Chorus

I am the shadow, I am the beast,  

Craving the darkness, seeking release,  

Feel my blood racing, feel my breath rise,  

Tonight you come alive,  

Tonight you come alive.  

Bridge

Underneath the skin, there’s this hunger,  

An ancient truth that pulls us under,  

Through the mist, I feel your heat,  

Two wild things lost on the city street.  

Outro(?)

The moon is our guide, the night is our friend,  

We'll dance till dawn, until the end,  

Feel the heartbeat, feel the need,  

Embrace the wild, become the seed.  

Chorus

I am the shadow, I am the beast,  

Craving the darkness, craving release,  

Feel my blood racing, feel my breath rise,  

Tonight we come alive,  

Tonight we come alive.

I was listening to one of the songs that completely infected my brain several years ago ago, and caused me to dream and write about several different things that do not exist in this world. I listen to that song today and this is what came out. 🖤 

The Possibilities are Endless

In shadows, something whispers—

a voice I almost know, calling from

a place beyond the edge of thought.

It’s a flicker, a fragile thread

pulling me into the dark,

where love might be waiting

or absolutely nothing at all.

A step forward feels like

a step into the abyss.

What if those bright stars above

are cold and indifferent?

What if their light

leads only to an endless night?

I blindly reach out,

the future is a delicious stranger—

a warm hand that might grasp mine

or slip away like a morning mist.

To love, or to retreat

to safer yet lonely ground—

I’m left to wonder

if it’s courage or madness

that beats in my chest.

The Virtual Losses

I want more than digital ghosts,

than pixels shaped into words, 

encrypted secret zeros and ones, 

fading with the screen's light.

I want more than messages, 

random thoughts sent through wires, 

however sweet and delicious, 

arriving without a soft caress.

I want your laughter in the air, 

not just letters spelling it out, 

your scent in my lungs, 

our bodies close, your voice real.

I want more than words. 

I want you, here, now.