"Today is a Beautiful Mess" By Elexer Lyra

Today is a Beautiful Mess

By Elexer Lyra

Today is a beautiful mess.

Desk full of useful clutter

given no place to officially be,

but a spot I know where it is.

Headphones are on one side

on top of small blankets of paper,

on the other a lamp is having a 

conversation with a stranded

bottle cap.

 Ginger candy is hiding under

a coupon sheet,

wanting to be eaten, 

but my mind rejects as

a slight throbbing occurs under

damp, long, and heavy hair. 

"Smells like Autumn" by Elexer Lyra

Smells like Autumn

By Elexer Lyra

Nutmeg and cinnamon,

pumpkin in pie shape,

silk touches taste buds

and glides down

with grace

like the tangerine,

lemon,

and cherry leaves.

"Naivety" By Elexer Lyra

Naivety

By Elexer Lyra

How do you sit on your 

window sill

and not see the hell

beyond your door?

Eyes gaze at

beauty

while mistaking

high-pitched wails 

as music.

"Listen to the Ocean" By Elexer Lyra

Listen to the Ocean

By Elexer Lyra

Coastal waters 

of understanding

wash over me

in a blanket

of gratitude

and warmth.

As your lips move

and mine

stay silent.

Your words are threads 

of fishing line

tying my mouth 

shut. 

"Mazes of Success" by Elexer Lyra

Mazes of Success

By Elexer Lyra

Turning paths of

metropolis

circles in meditative

mazes of thought.

Motivational posters

for the finish line

with no hint of it's

location.

Found only by those

who kneel,

dig with bare hands,

forget the maze,

and find the tunnels

lined with gold.

"Unspoken"by Elexer Lyra

Unspoken

by Elexer Lyra

Twisting thoughts

on parchment paper

wings,

flutter through the

hearts

of overactive souls.

 Body full of

words unwritten,

run from heart

to head,

pulsing to be

spoken.

"Friends of Luna" By Elexer Lyra

Friends of Luna

By Elexer Lyra

Luna illuminates our care

as you hold my hand

and I pet your hair.

Light of nightly troubles

helps wash them away.

You are my friend. 

You are my Luna.

You are my light.

"Grasp Your Stars" by Elexer Lyra

Grasp Your Stars

by Elexer Lyra

You are more

than your work.

You are worth 

the effort.

Play with your ball,

lay on your back,

and see the stars.

Grasp them

with your unleashed mind.

"Sky of Never-ending Wishes" by Elexer Lyra

Sky of Never-ending Wishes

By Elexer Lyra

As I go,

know,

I love you.

I will not

leave

for long.

You will see

my shadow,

and hear

my song. 

The brush

against 

your leg,

the weight

on your feet,

the scratching

at the door,

more than your

memories

of me.

Though now 

is hard,

and I understand

why,

keep your head up.

Your dreams belong 

in reality

and not 

in the sky

of never-ending 

wishes. 

"Caught In Numbers" by Elexer Lyra

Caught In Numbers

By Elexer Lyra

Caught,

In-between fighting,

For my individuality,

And fighting,

For my future.

In the end,

Will I only be a number?

The number

Of tattoos I have,

The number

Of piercings I can have,

The number

Of how many times I think I've messed up

While others say it's okay.

Statistics make up this world,

And,

Make me feel stone-faced.

How do I make the statistics work for me,

Instead of,

Making my heart race

Under the intensity

That I will never be good enough?

Which is funny,

To me,

Because I think everyone else is.

"Cinders" by Elexer Lyra

Cinders

By Elexer Lyra

Scolding pencil tips

melt into my veins.

A cauldron is alight

to hone the fire

of pen and paper,

lit by moonlight.

Hair catches the flame

and fills the brain

with motion,

until the body glimmers.

The last stroke makes me

cinders.

"Kaleidoscope Rainbow" By Elexer Lyra

Kaleidoscope Rainbow

By Elexer Lyra

I change my colors

To match my soul.

I am not stagnant

Like a pond,

Happy with the smells

Of a complacent life.

I am,

More one color

Then the next.

Never a flat shade.

I have edges of emerald

And violet,

To breath in the grass

Between my toes.

Onyx centers

Grounding me.

Always moving thoughts.

Triangles of indigo

And tangerine,

Lend me knowledge

Between the pages

Of books

And experiences.

I am a kaleidoscope rainbow.

"Visions of Mermaids" By Elexer Lyra

Visions of Mermaids

By Elexer Lyra

Water falls on my body

Like a cold iceberg. Lilly

Showers powder silk-like skin,

As the thrust of winter winds

Brush my hair with delicate

Grace. Plucking articulate 

Vocal cords.

"Dancing With Succulents" by Elexer Lyra

"Dancing With Succulents" 

By Elexer Lyra

Silent strokes

Of dancers

Feet,

Floating

Through air

With sweet

Longing.

For Summer’s,

Drying dreams

Of Gaia’s

Ice,

Melting,

In earth,

To meet

Lips quenched.