Blind Love
By Justn Purdy
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art too hot, too controlling
Suck up life’s moisture by thy too bright ray
Smolder mine soul, whilst thou sing.
The eternal summer shall never end
And thus I can never escape thee
All of my will, to thine shall I bend
Burn me black, curse me and blind me.
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This is, rather obviously, taken in part from a sonnet written by Shakespeare. The first line is entirely his, in fact, but I took it in a much different direction than he did (I think he called the woman more temperate, or something).
One Key, One Door, One Life
By Justn Purdy
A million doors to live this life
And I possess but one key.
Behind some discord, endless strife
If only through could I see!
Shall I write on In vain?
Turn to music or other?
To not know the answer… such pain!
Which doors hold back tempestous weather?
Ah, to have but one key.
Mirror of Truth
By Justn Purdy
Ah, dark mirror of truth
Shine in my heart
Expose my lies and sins, yes, both
Deep in your depths… an escape from happiness’ dart.
Bright darkness of reality
Shield me from what you show
And thus, forever, might I not have to know.
A Fool’s Tale
By Justn Purdy
Love? Ha!
I once sought it
Oh yes, and heartily.
I searched high and low
And lo, none could be found.
I had it once (or so I think)
But I left it far behind me.
New horizons, new ordeals
And yet there is no sunrise.
Fools and harlots mark this land.
None will take my love.
Ripped Apart
By Justn Purdy
What is my faith?
I know it exists.
It has to be real.
And yet it’s not pure
And yet it’s not true
For I’m a hypocrite fool.
Idiotic and lowly.
Lowly and lonely
For my sins pull me apart
Apart from the father
Apart from my heart.
And just what is my heart?
Physically, much.
Healthy, beats on
For the rest of my days.
Spiritually speaking
I’m on my death’s bed.
Filthy and blackened
It sputters and starts.
My sins have corroded it
Ripped it apart.
Bigotry… Idiocy
By Justn Purdy
Accursed epithets!
Of race, of deed, of life.
Individuals torn apart
By differences of nothing.
Black or white
Or white or black;
What in the world does it matter?!
I cannot _believe_ this idiocy
Thrown on a basis of color.
Gay or straight; so what? I say.
Though I practice the second
The first matters not.
A sin? Some complain
Again: ha! I say.
No moreso than the adultery
Oh, adultery of women with men.
Beating them, stoning them…
Idiocy.
Rank foolishness, practiced by _morons_.
All for differences oh, too small
Bigotry’s haven is here.
Silence is Dross
By Justn Purdy
Silence is golden, they say.
Believe not their twisted lie
Hell’s fire, darkness, come what may,
None is worse than not caring why.
Let your words flow forth like honey
Be not silenced, come what may
Don’t let threats, or bribes of money
Keep you from what you must say.
Truth, though here, is hard to find
Round life’s path it winds and winds
Ever trapped within your soul
But no thought or word shall it unbind.
Be not silenced by that thought
For ever there must be a way
But if the truth… if it’s not sought,
That light within shall not see day.
Curse
By Justn Purdy
In this life is sadness all
For all of our world is accursed.
All of our race, engaged in a fall.
For all human beings are accursed.
There is no light to be found
Only darkness, forever accursed.
And for our own will we have no bound.
Our minds create all that’s accursed
We live in a land once of beauty undying
But our efforts create things accursed
We now our dear Lord God’s will are defying
And for that, we all are accursed.
Everyone’s Story
By Justn Purdy
Behold the one of darkness!
His sins are infinite Hell
His life is a fool’s, no less, no less
The wages of sin doth now knell.
He takes joy in defying
His lord God all-knowing and
Even now cheating, living, lying
His life is nothing, fine black sand
His story is shared by all.
Make-Believe World
By Justn Purdy
Life? Bah.
There is no life
There is no truth
None in this world.
We live an illusion
An illusion of lucid thought
When, indeed, we are fools and madmen.
We live in a make-believe world
A world we created
Because our eyes are stitched shut.
Where, in truth, do we wander?
A sin we thought was private
A secret sin is viewed by millions
Our idiocy, though hidden, is know to all
After all, this is just an illusion.
And just what shall be when we’ve gone?
Nothing at All
By Justn Purdy
Echoes of despair;
Loneliness lost
Or but gained?
Life of fools
World of falseness
Dreams of nothing
Time goes by
Yet nothing changes
For nothing is real.
Time is nothing
Meaningless
There is no time
There is no world
There is no universe
There is no reality
There is nothing
Nothing at all
Except thee.
Missing You
By Justn Purdy
I left you without so much as a whimper
Our last words were but to speak again
And without you I have no life
Nor any truth
Nor any love
Nor any name.
Do you know how very much I do miss you?
I was a fool to have wandered away.
And now you are gone, I am certain
And took with you all light in my day.
I wonder; do you miss me as I miss you?
Do you yet think of me from time to time?
I suppose that’s too much to wish for.
But I want simply to live on in your mind.
I’ve changed so much, dearest.
Since those times a full two years before.
You’d be proud, I think, of what I’ve done.
I’ve tried to write you a song
But no melody can capture your heart.
I… really miss you, Candy.
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I’m sure this means little or nothing to you guys, but… well, I wanted to put this up. Two years ago, when I moved to Mississippi, I left behind the most wonderful person in the world. Do any of you guys know what it’s like to really be in love with someone, and to have that someone really, really love you as well? Hoo... thankfully, I am over her now, but I can still remember that love, and how it felt. Of course, the REASON I got over her... well, I know there's at least one of you out there that can guess.