Set Me Free!

I ventured a voyage,
In a semi-wrecked ship,
On the weary and desolate seas,
Obscenely foolhardy and dreamy bold,
Away from the hearts so cold,
Over to the other side of the world,
Where there's eternal sunshine,
And everyone plucks the gowans fine!
Harrowing journey for mind and soul,
A quest for emotion, inspiration,
And maybe, wisdom?
And with well-placed intentions,
Only to find myself ensnared,
In your little ornate glass case,
Of stereotypes and mindless pride,
Of misplaced faith and prejudices,
Suffocating me to death, the incessant nag!
Unshackle me, the lowly you!
Let me soar the skies, carefree,
Finish what I started, For
Doing so would set you free, too!

Cowardice!

I pity you, you wretched being!
For your heart is cold,
Your mind is void,
You're as hollow as fear,
Devoid of empathy, and
Worse than an incubus,
You're just a spineless eel,
You strive to feel,
For that you could kill or keel!

One Night..

I thought of you one night,
And whoosh! You'd arrived!
Or was it just your apparition?
Or a figment of my imagination?
Yet, there you were, with all the glory!
With laurels around your head, and
Carrying a sword studded with diamond,
With flagrant contempt for the rules,
Or, for me?
You dazzled me with your chimes,
Shackled me with your rhymes!
A fair maid, wasn't I, or a naive slave?
The travail of a loving soul, atoning
For the sins I haven't committed!
One of your greatest skills,
Killing me softly! Deftly slashing,
Across my arms and my legs,
And my heart and my soul!
I see you, in haze,
One last glimpse of your face,
Decaying in the stink of my blood!
Aah, I wake up from slumber,
To the dark silence of my room,
Drenched in sweat and tear!
Phew! 'twas just a dream!
Or, was it?
Unless, perspiration is as red as wine!