Author Archives: Arcane Cognition

About Arcane Cognition

I write what i see. I write what I know. I write what I feel. I do not write what i think.

Single

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A single song, a single kiss
Who would’ve thought that I’d have missed.
That single song that moved my heart,
That single kiss that tore me apart.
You never know how lonely it seems,
Till you stare at your shattered dreams.
The dreams you thought they would come true,
But deep inside you really knew.
There was no way for it to be,
There was no one that could foresee.
And as that life goes passing by,
You wave to it and slowly sigh.
Farewell my life, my love to be,
Farewell the dreams that could not be.
Farewell the song that stole my heart,
Farewell the kiss that tore me apart.
For I will make another start,
And I will make another heart.
For a new song, and a new kiss,
And hope it turns out better than this.

1989

And Still The Silence Draws On

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An empty void, a thousand people can not fill,
A quickened pain, that for a cure there is no pill.
A deep chill, to the bone for which no one can warm,
Aloneness so absolute, even among this swarm.
And still the silence draws on,
Until the wintered dawn.
Will they find me frozen here,
From the dampness of this chill?
A loss so costly, that no money can pay the bill,
A hunger so great, that it can never have it’s fill.
A look so lost, that it may never find a way,
aloneness so absolute, though there is a place to stay.
And still the silence draws on,
Until the wintered dawn.
Will they find me frozen here,
From the dampness of this chill?
Though my friends are many, and emotions deep and wide,
And in my silent solitude, I do run and hide.
Oh the feel of worthlessness, bitter and complete,
Aloneness so absolute, I only hear my heart beat.
And still the silence draws on,
Until the wintered dawn.
Will they find me frozen here,
From the dampness of this chill?
12-15-2001

She Leapt

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She lay bereft of human feeling, deep inside the night,
Her heart lay broken, glittering shards, losing the fight.
Did he ever notice? Did he ever mourn?
Did he ever care for her? will he yet this morn?
Had not her eye cast upon, the ring as still she wept,
Then perhaps this tale could go on, but this is where she leapt.
The sorrow that collided, from this still ring of gold,
Was passed on undecided, to the next of kin and sold.
I have it here within my hand, the cause of her demise,
And i know that without me, her story would not rise.
So here’s to Love, oh parted one, here’s to blessings’ stage,
For once you had a heart, now you are words on a page.
9-27-2006

She

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The dreams flow on to the paper,
The dreams she would not have.
The dreams she would’ve had later,
If she didn’t end up on a slab.
The cries flow on to the letter,
The letter she was writing,
The letter said she’d be better,
If she had continued living.
The lives she shattered on to the floor,
The lives she always touched,
The lives would have been so much more,
If she had thought so much.
The sorrow she felt as she died,
The sorrow she had to end,
The sorrow was the reason she died,
If only she’d had a friend.
5/20/89

The Shadows of Yesterday

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Why can’t sometimes the world slip away,
In the meaning of a bright new day,
Why can’t I ever seem to shake,
The shadows of yesterday caught in my wake?
How could it be, so seeped in Silence,
When I turn my ways to violence.
And I think that it will change,
But everything’s always so disarranged.
I turn my faith up to the Lord,
But am I faithful as the Adored?
Lest I slip and fall and hit the rock,
The shadows of yesterday, they do stalk.
So now who am I, Where do I lead,
As I glance at my trusty steed.
What do I do, how can I be,
What I know is deep inside of me.
I still stand here in confusion’s steep,
Wondering why is my life so bleak.
When does it end, the pain so hard,
How much more till I play that card.
I stand by myself, to see it all,
It’s hard to face up to this withdrawal.
I am who I am, I want what I need,
But the shadows of yesterday do perceive.
I reach for the light beyond glitters of Hate,
I run towards it before it’s too late.
And I scream and I cry with my tortured soul,
I beg and I try to keep my control.
But can someone tell me, how far I must go,
So I can achieve my ultimate goal.
11-3-98

Shadow

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Sorrow makes my heart yearn to break,
How much longer will this shadow take?
This clown mask I wear is not to fool,
Just a gleam to make a hot day cool.
No tears are shed, the smile will stay,
How long til the shadow fades away?
The dream relived, the song resung,
Until the old has re-begun.
I wish to fly to distant skies,
But the shadow lays in lies.

A Refusal Of Belief

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Static forms on the tv set,
The information they forgot to get,
Was once on the 5 o’clock news,
When a dying man was singing the blues.
But now the systems change,
Now we stand to place the Blame,
A foolish pride in a foolish game,
Oh look Mommy here comes the rain.

It’s a refusal of belief that’s clear.

She screams in pain, the angels cease,
Where is this God for her belief,
With eyes so closed you’d never see,
What’s standing right in front of thee.
Souls escaping from a lead blazed trail,
As blood drenched money pays the bail,
Fat as they are they couldn’t fathom,
That something else out there is random.

It’s the refusal of belief I fear.

Through space and time we plant our eye,
On something further in the sky,
Heaven help us if we should die,
The confusion they caused with blatant lie.

It’s the refusal of belief I hear.

1998

Please Stop the Rain

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I know you saw me standing
Please stop the rain
And I don’t know what you’re planning
Please stop the rain
It isn’t what you think, he and I
And when I turn and look at the greying sky
I see the tempered storm that brews in your eye
How could you even think, that I would lie
Please stop the rain
I only wanted to please you
Please stop the rain
I just did what I could do
Please stop the rain
I wouldn’t do it on purpose, to make you cry
And now on the horizon, I see a darkning sky
I sit here and pray, for the ground that’s high
For the anger you posses, a feeling I should die
Please stop the rain
I know you don’t believe me
Please stop the rain
But it’s you who do decieve me
Until you stop the rain.

6-5-96

Practicing Escape

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If sometimes you look out of the corner of your eye,
And you see me doing something strange, don’t ask why.
I’m just practicing Escape.
If sometimes I say something just a little out of place,
And I don’t seem to want to look up into your face.
Don’t worry I’m just practicing Escape.
If you see me walking and observing what’s all around,
And it seems I’m searching, but nothing I’ve found.
I’m just practicing Escape.
If I seem tired and I’m lost deep in my thought,
And if I’m recalling of some Foe that I’ve fought.
Don’t worry I’m just practicing Escape.

Escape for me, should come easy, that is what you think,
Escape for me, so plain to see, quicker than you can blink.

If sometimes you look at me and I quickly look away,
And the problems that we have are saved for another day.
I’m just practicing Escape.
If you wonder if I hide my thoughts deep inside,
And for some strange reason take you on a strange ride.
Don’t worry I’m just practicing Escape.
If you think my feelings I’m hiding and wont show,
And you’re making plans to keep me and not let me go.
I’m no longer practicing Escape.

Escape for me, with practice is easy, I’m quicker than you think,
Escape for me, no one will see, vanished before you can blink.
8-27-96

Possession

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I see all around me the Power you Posses,
And I see the magnitude equaled in your caress.
Oh how you rule my life, with your passion,
And the others do collide and come down crashin.

A possession so Dear,
You protect it with Fear.

I remember the way you used to try to control me,
Fear gripping nights, they now enthrall me.
For I always knew, that truly deep inside,
Without me, there would be no Dark Ride.

A possession so Dear,
You protect it with Fear.

I see you outside me for everything you are,
I accept all of these things, though I don’t go far.
For if it were my Power, T’would be the other way,
Rest assured just like you, I would make you stay.

A possession so Dear,
You protect it with Fear.

Our esoteric love leaves nothing in it’s wake,
And beyond all else the Bonds shall never break.
For we two see each other for whom we Really are,
And no harm can come to us from under this Star.

A possession so Dear,
You protect it with Fear.
8-3-96