Works by Tyler Cross

Catagory: Poetry

Blood Rose:

The coffin stood proud and stout

And relatives gathered around

Conversations to the crowd

A sea of suits and voices

Bickering over the will

And there she lay

Hair fell over her cold face

Black hair fell on her black dress

Was I truly the only that loved her

Not as mere money

But as the woman I loved

Chattering struck my ear rapidly

Overwhere the money went

Overwhere was the manor

No tear fell from any blind eye

But I I felt the first tear drop form

Her slightly bony face and long black hair

Tightened in her final gesture

A man spit on the floor

"She left me from the will"

Why did she die, not he

Why did such a kind and gentle woman die

Yet every wicked box of greed still stood

What god could do this

More protest from the crowd

I clutched my pocket drawing the ring

The one I had been going to give her

The night she died

I grasped the bare ring so hard I bled

Holding in a tear

I paraded across the room in gallian steps

Her hand was limp and cold

The ring fit her perfectly

Angry roars came from the crowdd behind

I turned to see angry glares on me

I turned again

Four years had I loved her

And a lifetime had I known her

When I looked at the ring tears welled hard

It was no longer a ring

But a rose

A single blood red rose

Then a man stood between us

Her father

He held a single slip of paper

" I leave everything to you"

Then scribbled on the bottom

" I love you"

Her corpse smiled a beautiful smile

And my first tear drop fell....

My lady

My lady of death

The Lady of Death:

She turned slowly peering at me.

Her red eyes glaring, nostrils flaring

But those eyes, those eyes that shook me

The glowing red eyes lit my soul a cold flameYet the darkness froze me,

petrified by a feeling

A cold sensation locked my muscles Fear wracked my body and my mind numb

There I stood face to face a black looming figure Bony figure covered in a ruined black dress

Her hair fell back in a single straight strand

Her eyes, the eyes that made me shiver Red as fire

her face bony. Her eyes cast a fear that locked me in place

She gave off no heat, a freezing cold

My heart beat slowly numbing itself at her frost

Truly I was terrified of this lady in black

A spectacle of beauty and terror

Goosebumps reached up my spine As her hand reached out to mine

She touched my cheek and whispered

" your soul is mine"

My mind was fuzzy with my unmoving frozen figure

Her red eyes casted terror into my own

The cold presence moved forward Ever ghostlike in nature, bare feet never touching the ground

My mind focused on a single word

Death

Her face on mine so closeYet no warmth came from her breathInstead more enveloping terror

Her lips touched mine For a split second was there a teasing sense of joy and releif

Then a pain too great I couldn't scream outloud

It stripped my soul bare My thoughts dry

My body numbed

"Where did she go"

"I should sleep"

"Sleep"

The Night of our Dance:

Around the campfire we dance

Such a joyous day

Clouds left the moon to shine

Amd the chill left open the flame

Twas the two of us hand in hand

The fire wasn't the brightest flame

Our feet moved together

We needed no music to dance

Instead moving with the steady thum thump thump of our hearts

Quickening with each pace

We danced the night away

Eventually starting a chorus

Twas a horrid sound though

We could not sing

Yet still her voice lifted my pace

And I fell on her laughing

I lay on her now with a smile

We simply stared into eachothers eyes

I brushed her hair to her side

And our faces moved close

A single bead of sweat from my neck crept down my back

I could feel her chest expand with each breathe

Her face was so pure and beautiful

I closed my eyes with a feeling of ecstasy

I leaned further into her

Yet it was not lips I found but a finger

Placed upon my lips

She lightly pushed away and stood up

I clutched her waist then embraced her

She took my hand again and we danced

The moon illuminating her light brown hair

And her short slender figure

I could feel her happiness and my own

And we danced and we danced

And more and more

Until dawn when at last we grew tired.

Then we heard the howling

And fell in out final embrace

The Aarow:

For hours I lay here felled on the road

Listening to nothing but the croaking of toad

Yet days before I marched so proud

As many villages gathered a crowd

The cheers of town were a many

Including those with none a penny

My bow was held on my back so high

As a sword hung on the belt to my side

We were marching to a glorious war

That happened right next to the ocean shore

For one day and night we strode

The captains with the horses they rode

We arrived on the scene of gore

Our mages casting some magic lore

The enemies were outnumbered times three

Of the numerous survivors one was me.

We began the walk back

Living for a while off hard tack

On the days hard walk

An ambush took place into the dark

The forest took flame blocking our route

Our messengers began to shout.

My sword was broken by a man with a club

He knocked me out next to a shrub

My vision blurred my head raced

I was out by enemy untraced

I awoke to late to help my friend

Countless of the dead had been my men

I was filled with immense sorrow

I had my bow and a single arrow

I looked at the signs of the enemy’s march

The wetted footprints through the marsh

I had but one chance to right the wrong

It went off in my head like a ringing gong

I would keep the arrow for the chief

The starter of all of my grief

The moonlight shone on my back

I knew this was this was the enemy track

In less than a day I made it there

I would give the enemy’s chief a scare

I snuck through the enemy’s camp

I noticed the ground was rather damp

I covered my trail not all to well

I heard call from a watchtower where watchmen dwell

The chief came out he gave a yell

I knew the place would turn to hell

The moonlight knight shone so bright

To cover my enemy with holy light

I notched the arrow with graceful skill

I am an angel sent to destroy hell

One chance one shot to kill the foe

Can I miss, the answer is no

My arrow sailed straight and true

A glorious shot his heart shot through

As if to punish me for what I did

Soldiers surrounded me I hadn’t hid

I took the chiefs blade and ran me through

An honorable end was overdue.

For hours I lay here felled on the road.

Listening to nothing but the croaking of toad

Days before I was a cocky zero

Yet now I die an honorable hero

Blood Rose:

The coffin stood proud and stout

And relatives gathered around

Conversations to the crowd

A sea of suits and voices

Bickering over the will

And there she lay

Hair fell over her cold face

Black hair fell on her black dress

Was I truly the only that loved her

Not as mere money

But as the woman I loved

Chattering struck my ear rapidly

Overwhere the money went

Overwhere was the manor

No tear fell from any blind eye

But I I felt the first tear drop form

Her slightly bony face and long black hair

Tightened in her final gesture

A man spit on the floor

"She left me from the will"

Why did she die, not he

Why did such a kind and gentle woman die

Yet every wicked box of greed still stood

What god could do this

More protest from the crowd

I clutched my pocket drawing the ring

The one I had been going to give her

The night she died

I grasped the bare ring so hard I bled

Holding in a tear

I paraded across the room in gallian steps

Her hand was limp and cold

The ring fit her perfectly

Angry roars came from the crowdd behind

I turned to see angry glares on me

I turned again

Four years had I loved her

And a lifetime had I known her

When I looked at the ring tears welled hard

It was no longer a ring

But a rose

A single blood red rose

Then a man stood between us

Her father

He held a single slip of paper

" I leave everything to you"

Then scribbled on the bottom

" I love you"

Her corpse smiled a beautiful smile

And my first tear drop fell....

My lady

My lady of death

Insanity:

Watch the drapes grow, and the paint wet

with me every little thing is fun

watch me jump downwards and touch the carpet on the ceiling

With me anything comes true

Just let go for a while and have fun

nobody will care it is nice

to live in a world where everything is yours

galloping on a penguin, and riding the spiders

painting with your pencil is a delight

so won’t you join me tonight?

Watch as the banana eats a monkey

and the children laugh and laugh

Santa clause and Mario dance together

isn’t it all so joyous

let go of your senses, what do they matter?

They just get in your way,

imagine how fun life would be if you could

hear the tock before the tick

and see someone’s scent, and taste someone’s words

how bitter would they be?

Sit and think with me.

OH look they’re bringing in the band

WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO

Lets go in this building and look at the people

Look at all the little people

thanks for coming it means so much to me

Lets dance with the windows and steal our own money

let’s play with the guns and work on our aim

there’s someone who looks boring shall we?

Someone tell the band to shut up!

WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO

“wee woo wee woo”

Why is the band red and blue

ohh listen to this BANG

where’d the person go?

Hey you’re still here?

It’s been fun person, I liked you

but I think I wanna play with you now

“BANG”

stop sleeping you’re no fun

WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO

hello man in blue how can I help you?

why don’t you wanna play?

“BANG” you’re no fun

why does everyone keep going to sleep so quickly

ohh you’re still awake person? Hey you were a little more fun

“Bang”

Hold my head and make it go away

(aka Fedora man)