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Fever

Sick of all the nonsense being portrayed
            alive, full of inadequate natures,
Filled with promise, no one knows of,
            Relieved of all sanity, ill and contrite
Loved by few, still new to what's true
             look in my eyes, do you see the pain,
Feel the disbelief, of all that's been done, again,
             Wonder feeds my soul and stingy heart
Revenge nourished my actions, still
            "Fever" made my contemplation start.

Tired of all foolish-bred idle minds
           I've earned my stripes in this war
Tamed the inner animal, wishing for freedom of some kind,
           usually guessing, now it's known what's in store,
Clearly the attempt was the force,
           that made this come true,
An understatement in thought of course,
          "Fever" killed the virus of what's blue.

Forever wanting the treasures that dwell,
          within spirituality, without doubt,
Stranded dreams understated smells,
          of "Fever," my only way out

"Fever" is what it is though you may not know,
         Never understanding its definition, thinking how is this "so,"
Sustained exasperation, belief in the Most High
         the only thing, going blow for blow, is what's felt inside
"Fever" keeps me on "high", mostly with belief
         of which way to go, my "Fever" is our only release

Beginning to finally understand this "light"
         I wonder why it took so long
Situations keeps us blinded as a lost sight
         The "Most High" is my "Fever" sickening to sin
                      but forever and feverishly strong.



…I Wonder

Life is like an everlasting breeze,
          blowing through "Times" past and
          present…"Is it?" I wonder.
With no abandonment, no cares
         as if tomorrow will never
         be and yesterday never was,
Still "times" change…"Do they?"
         I wonder.
Explanations of nothingness fill our minds,
         as we watch freedom disappear,
         stagnated by society's façade,
         yet we live for the future…
                        "Do we?" I wonder.
Worldly possessions define characters, personalities,
             status, wealth,
             Keeping us grounded by dreams,
             but tomorrow and yesterday are the
             same as today,
             a mirror of days of old, a day
                         beckoning disgust, frustrated
                         with assumptions of what is to be,
                         yet we still survive for the future…
                                       "Can we?" I wonder.
Escape this escapade through dreams,
             before you notice its affect,
             taken abroad by nothing,
             is this anyone's reality of
             the future we so desperately
             seek…
                          "What are we seeking?"
                           I wonder
Carnal thoughts of a spiritual place
           seeps from our aura,
           yet we are thoughtless,
           drained of all senses, pain, hardships,
           for what "is" has always been,
           what "was" never ceased, "So!"…
             why search for futures? I wonder.