Poetry by Tim Windisch

Lost Used to know, maybe not but I thought I understood Mind it goes, in and out and no longer works too good Am I alright? How can  I really be so off base and so completely out of whack? Must be a sight, my senses left word; they took leave and they’re not coming back Me no money, heart and wallet both broke Can’t blow it off with another numbing toke Dreams left town, burning desires are covere...

Stumble I’m no good at tests, babe I really must confess I keep trying to understand but then I second guess Seems every step I take, my legs just start to shake My head can’t seem to deal with another heartbreak I try to tell you all about it but my mind’s a jumble When I try to say the words babe all I do is mumble It makes me angry, makes me hurt and I start to grumble I’m trying to be strong f...

Burn Brand new fence, pretty flowers line a paver walk Decorated for harvest a pumpkin and a corn stalk Fresh mulch around the newly trimmed up trees Two figures locking lips laying toes up in the breeze Along comes a flame engulfing them no matter where they turn Seems it was just a dream and now the whole thing starts to burn Sunsets shared together, hand in hand out for a stroll Celebrating lif...

Hello babe? Big steps sidewalk, cars buzz can’t talk What would I say, like scratching on a chalk Bored to life, misery. Repeating is my history Walking Asta in the dark, I just love a good mystery But we need more clues, femme fatal spoken words to use Stumping on big blue with those lack of any news blues Nora has an arm load of boxes; Nick boozing acting obnoxious I see you coming you remind me...

Double scoop Bad news, skinned knee; stepped on a pricker, got stung by a bee Tears and crying out in pain, mother to the rescue again Sit down in the kitchen, alcohol stings and gets you twitchin But if you were cool you could go sit on the stoop A reward for being a big kid you got a double scoop Years later, mom gone who will tend, me with a bleeding heart to mend I talk like she was, and go on...

Sweet Cielia Arms spread wide drowning in a jersey of gold Drove all night north, we were maybe 19 years old He was not everything you’d dreamed Despite how he pretended it seemed I remember meeting someone there, but it went cold Distant days that never cease to amaze at the way they come around Lost in years of becoming something, but it’s nothing like what we found Love and laughter, friends in...

Clear Me Carried under layers of ominous fog Astride me fast asleep a little dog Clear me take me steer me make me Flush away the sediment, clear the clog Drained and lying somewhere between A dream and a nightmare, what a scene Clear me wake me hear me shake me Wash the busted promises get me clean Set me on the edge of that glorious day But don’t wander then, no don’t you go away Clear me bake m...

Congratulations Emma! See your future, see your dreams Days you’ve dreamt of under many moon beams The goals you set, all those you’ve met And the best part, the fun hasn’t even begun yet Be your future, live your dreams A sparkling road stretched out before you gleams You drive the car, and you’re the star It’s your chance to show who you are Live your future, realize your dreams It’s maybe not a...

Again tonight I’m troubled and I’m blue, my head spins so it’s hard to think Had a grasp on a feeling but it was gone like that, in a blink Heart break, shatter, and crash, it’s spread in pieces on the floor Send a message while I take another look, no you can’t no more Did you miss a signal, make a wrong turn, sure you heard right Then tell me friend then why are you laying here alone again tonig...

The Key Every time I stub my toe, or bite my lip while I’m chewing Pain sprints down my back and stops whatever I’m doing But it’s nothing like the pain of the memories of those I lost Or the heartaches I’ve been through, man they exacted such a cost So, I gather the worst of the worst and do my best to hide them away Write about surviving the storm, and relaxing while enjoying a sunny day But the...

One minute One minute I’m happy, the next I want to die I’m nothing but confused, drop my head and cry So are we climbing a mountain, wishing, throwing coins in a fountain ? They were all I had left, see I ain’t very good at accounting Money drops by sometime, but it’s gone before the bells chime In and out and I can barely make ends meet it’s such a crime But it doesn’t do the trick for me, the t...

For Sloan Memories spark my keyboard, bringing days of flat noses and scrapbooks with pressed roses So long ago, so far away my Lord! We drove two-hundred-dollar cars, yet tried dressing tight in the bars Try and make an impression, give it a shot, she looks pretty don’t you think, why don’t you buy her another drink Hope she ain’t looking to close in the lot, that junker don’t match your wealth,...

They say They say you’re a pretty good writer, I was hoping maybe you could help me sir I just want to hold my baby tighter, but I don’t hear back no matter what I text her So pen me something that sounds clever, try to convince her that I’m worth the time Please don’t say it’s a worthless endeavor, let her know falling in love with me ain’t a crime They say you’re a pretty good writer, so please...

Damn Cracks in the mirror, six views of a broken face reflecting Things seemed so clear, got muddy when I started inspecting Run your fingers on the edge, careful not to cut your finger No time for jumping off the ledge, close your eyes turn off the ringer There’s a perfectly good explanation, wait for the full story Save the doomsday machination, or you’ll just end up sorry Hard to steer the car...

Grab Hey babe, I’m supposed to be the shoulder, I mean, after all I’m the one who’s older Things would be better if I could just hold her, warm sunny day but I’m feeling colder Isolate the problem to try to get a better view, keep it all inside until it consumes you Can’t build a wall and me expect to see through, hide and seek is not the thing to do Grab my hand, my head my heart Let me keep you...

What about What about the roses? What about the view? Why plant flowers if they’re not seen by you? What about the mornings? What about sunrise Why get up babe? Every day without you I despise Truncated by the unseen and I’m left alone to my devices Memories cut deep and leave me covered in slices Run but no direction, so are you avoiding or inviting Silence you wish golden has instead been inciti...

Dead Lilacs Moon phases pass Rain dries on the glass Days go with notice Nothing left to sugar coat us Not so special plant on an odd wooden box Sitting right in front a vase with dead lilacs Like a second or it seemed Was it something I dreamed Plans and hugs included Something remains excluded Brakes squeal and the engine sort of knocks All I see’s a vase in front of me with dead lilacs Springs...

One last try It was the kind of day, where sun shone bright, but inside he felt a  chill, no he couldn’t get right He’s wondering about tomorrow, fumbling through today, but then maybe again it was last night Why in the world can’t he get warm? Aching and lamenting, “my arthritis says it’s going to storm” Sometimes he’s right, mostly feels wrong, world spins faster, feels like he’s falling behind...

Halted heartbeat Am I yesterday’s dinner? Or should I feel like a winner? Skip acting smooth cause I’m falling off just like a beginner Because I have a halted heartbeat, sweatin’ my bed sheet Spinning my head, leaving me laying here feeling so incomplete Nothing like a direction, if you’re off you can make a correction Slash across my dream, an untended wound leads to infection Combat, inner emot...

Clamoring for the light Ugliness mixed together with deepest fears Sketchy and vague details all the same tears Wrap around what you can’t comprehend in full While demons in the dark paint horrors in your skull Deprivation madness hammering my head at night Leaves me sweating, heart racing, clamoring for the light Random texts, unconnected words leave doubt Mixed up messages but what’s it all abou...

Fate She’s excited, he’s delighted, and the whole damn thing is blighted By the almighty dollar, it’s the way all good love stories are plighted Where’s the fun, unless it’s undone, and the heroine needs to be won From the evil clutches of some sinister evil, so she can finally break free and run It always seems there’s another unforeseen obstacle Like blindly reaching for grape, only to get a lem...

Go Vote Can we really be only months from selecting someone for their second terms Both sides are certain neither will live it out, but end up food for the worms There’s a daily circus if you really want to see Gotten to the point where it just sickens me One with the rod of Asclepius held high and his Greenwood bible gripped firm Proclaims innocence from all, charges be damned, he wants a second...

Restored How long can I hold it in, without bursting at the seams If everything is so golden, where’s the rest of our dreams Coughing out detached emotions landing before you the detritus Ugly shadows stealing sunlight robbing all the hope and joy inside us Cutting into my soul Losing all thought control Villains! The path to my happiness got cored Hold me closer, bring it back make me restored Dr...

Soon Sitting crossed legged on faded sunsets, chewing away on dried out regrets Time can’t steal your memory, cause like an elephant, this heart never forgets Stores in the cupboard seem depleted, means are reduced but never defeated Same heart soldiers on determined to ensure that this journey’s completed Underneath a snow crust moon, dreams of sunshine and flowers in June The calendar cannot kee...

Speak to me in my dreams Speak to me in my dreams, rolling across apples, bananas and pears A space where nothing’s as it seems, free from offhand comments and stares Tell me how you love the feel, laughing, carefully picking out your favorite fruits Watch so you don’t slip on a banana peel, falling into today using coconut shells for parachutes Waking up to a monochrome existence, nothing in the...