Nothing is quite what it seems…The carnations are pink and the ivies are green,But what lies underneath, what hides in between?Landscape is pristine and inside is a dream.The children behave in a sensible manner,Within the walls of this dense little manor.A mother and father make the family complete,In the house at the end of the …
Author Archives: Declan Brannon
Anton Lender and The Second World
In a place that yearns for joy and love, artistry is a true treasure! Long after the Final World War of 2023, during which Earth was ravaged by nuclear, chemical, and digital warfare, the Last Citizens of the Globe do their best to hold together the things that are most important to them – their …
Be Kind, Fast Forward
I thought I was victim to my choices,A helpless prisoner of my past.Always a half empty glass,No fire burning, all just ash.I thought I was a slave to my old self.Not determined, just deranged.Charred by the challenges of change,Morbid like a mutt marred with mange.I thought I had to serve the man I was.Lost to …
The Uncertainty of Uncertainty
Blue will always be blue/ No matter what you do./ Who will be true to you?/ Where can you find a clue? Buzzin’, buggin’ and whirrin’ ’round me,/ Is a bumble’s cousin like she’s worried ’bout me./ Her intentions are a mystery/ And I act based on history…But what’s her story?Maybe she’s been hurt too, …
1988 and Everything Since
If seeing is believing, then I must believe that the world is a dark, cold place full of pain and sin but scattered throughout the abyss, things illuminate the path of life. Hope, love and laughter can carry even the most weary soul across an ocean of despair. Music and poetry have been remarkably sturdy …
Apollo88's Songs and Stories 