unsung

beneath the shiny smile and out of sight
inside us all rages a private fight

a lonely long war that we must battle

through demons that dance and preen and prattle

through hope that sweetly soars only to fall

like a baby’s soft fist hitting a wall

through every day that seems like a farce

with laugh lines drawn tight to disguise scars

remember then; the game face is a warrior’s mask

that holds a raging rapid in an iron flask

for courage is just pursed lips singing a song

and fear becomes bravery by playing along

so while the world sees only what you show

here’s to the hero within that nobody knows.

ram cobain

immortality

across chasms deep and vast

long after I’ve breathed my last

after I’m nothing but dust to see

my words, they will breathe for me.

ram cobain