Quake

All is a tremble.
Bow down,
Oblivion is here.
Oaks fall,
Denied foundation.
Fauna falters,
Death in master’s core.
Can’t run,
Can only crawl.
Can’t hide,
Where would you?
Accept thy wrath!
Accept thy sentence!
Accept thy cruel end!

- Rasui Akira

written on February 14, 2006 – 4:30 PM

Gale

Deaf I was,
Fury forceful.
Wisdom drowned,
Ignorant to deception.
Touch swayed to doubt,
It is now certain.
Howls harbor whispers,
Speaking of hope eminent.
I may not grasp thy context,
But I could inhale it,
Taking back all that escaped,
Living with what’s been forsaken.

- Rasui Akira

written on February 14, 2006 – 4:06 PM

Frost

It’s a while,
Since you basked in the blizzard.
I’ve watched,
As spikes pierce flesh,
Depleting little warmth you have.
Can you still feel the shards,
Though frozen in senses’ death?
Your invitation seems rewarding,
But time will thaw you slowly,
Instilling the much unbearable.
Your ridiculous plight,
Could never grace you with apathy.
Because you belong in a world,
Drenched in it.

- Rasui Akira

written on February 14, 2006 – 4:22 PM

Phoenix

Passion brought me here,
And it shall lead me to thy end.
Judgment guards the gates,
Where plains shelter you.
Wings lent can’t exalt me.
Pinions revisit ashes,
Plummeting, earth into glass.
Eyes will succumb to dusk,
Life will join the winds.
This is not my undoing,
Only my rebirth.
From where I’m left dull,
There I shall awaken,
To come to you again.

- Rasui Akira

written on February 14, 2006 – 3:36 PM

Silence

Sounds confined,
Echoes infinitely.
Reluctant,
Response is devastation.
I wait,
Not to ignore,
But to be attuned,
Until granted an invitation.
My silence is not my defeat,
It’s only words never spoken.

- Rasui Akira

written on February 13, 2006 – 8:43 PM

dedicated to someone

Sober

Spirits whisper,
Hollowness to fill.
Bitter,
Hypnotizing,
Toxic,
But inviting.

Redundant,
The plight at hand.
Muted,
With every sip.

I yearn to flee,
From ravenous grasps.
But assumption,
Seems saner.

Senses disabled,
Stubbornness triumphant,
Eating at insides,
Sickeningly sweet.

It burns,
Scathing hell’s fire.
No one could help me,
Neither could I.

- Rasui Akira

written on February 13, 2006 – 08:35 PM

Eve of the 14th

Luminous can’t shine.
Buried in dunes,
Hope of oneness’ bliss.
Unforgiving circumstance.

Sacrilege I indulge in,
For detention.
Deaf to sage’s wisdom,
Inescapable truths.

Heart would sleep,
Burdened by pondering,
Lasting countless moons.
Glory haunts.

Sun will celebrate soon,
Yet I remain to this eve.
Merriment, bitterness,
Cruel irony.

- Rasui Akira

written on February 13, 2006 – 8:28 PM

Lost

Lush thickness,
An evergreen labyrinth.
Monsters lurk,
Spawns from distant slumbers.

Unconscious, fallen angel.
Strangeness blankets,
Giving chills.
Screams escape.

I awaken,
Silence’s shattering.
Unfaltering,
Rushes to agony’s origin.

You’re here at last, yet distraught.
Hands I offer, unresponsive.
Alas, though I’ve found you,
You never found yourself.

- Rasui Akira

written on January 28, 2006 – 4:12 PM

dedicated to someone

Content

“If you realize that you have enough,
You are truly rich.
If you stay in the center and embrace
Death with your whole heart,
You will endure forever.”
- Tao Te Ching, Chapter 3 (Lao Tzu)

It’s been like centuries since I first yearned for an unconditional embrace -- a cradle already being shared by those around me. I frequently glance at them while imagining that I too was having the time of my life, gazing into the eyes of my beloved. Oh, how a wonder it must be.

If only I could dream and never wake up…

I do try to manifest my fantasies, ever diligent to the endeavor. But it seems like different rules apply. All attempts were granted with shameful defeat, followed by months of intensive self therapy. I remain, still alone.

A drunken smoker.
A stubborn fool.
A wandering idiot.
Unhappy, frustrated, broken.

How could I truly smile? How could I say “I’m ok” without feeling guilty? How could I be real if I can’t even accept reality? If only I was content.

Content…
… Of being alone
… Of being lost
… Of being captive

If only I could… Could you?

- Rasui Akira

written on January 28, 2006 – 3:48 PM

Marionette

In eclipse,
Head bowed, arms up high,
Lifeless on constraints,
Captive by a dictator.

Velvet parts, awaking.
Ceramic eyes fixate.
Massive glare,
Anger to reciprocate.

A jolt, command impending.
Shameful dances,
For living forest.
Cardiac, core ruptures.

Luster fades, filthy.
Renewal to abuse again.
Infinitely bound,
Never will be her own.

- Rasui Akira

written on January 25, 2006 – 4:29 PM