Men are from Mars - 

Venus' light shining down,

Starving ambitions wanting.

Madness seeps in through Mars' crown,

To make the dark less daunting.

Tattered Flags -

And in a bleak and barren future wasteland,

the tattered remains of flags will be all that remain

of what was once a beautiful world.

Searing Wound -

A searing wound. 

A gasp for breath.

Legs giving out, collapsing now,

Bleeding arms reaching 

to struggle against

The light seen by the doomed

The universe's death

Acceptance -

I've never dealt with so much pain

Like an endless spring within my brain

May I find release?

Or just disdain?

For myself, of course, this curse within

A raging storm that shows no end

I know storms pass

but I've come to love

the feel of rain.

True Love is One Sentence -

When one sentence can be

the difference between

lifting joy, seething rage,

or crushing despair

you know it's love