We burn to ash
Like the head of a cigarette
How fast we burn
Depends on how much we breathe in
A deep long drag
Gives a rush that ends too quickly
Taking it slow
Gives calmer, longer enjoyment
With either choice Eventually the flame runs out
– SR Romney 2025
Time flies by so fast
Eye-blink by eye-blink
I feel the days, the years, the months go by
But it also feels as if time drags on
Second by second
Moments never end
Memories get jumbled
Moment by moment
Until I can't tell my dreams from my past
But they also are defined in crystal
Facet by facet
Reflecting my life
Life is a contrast
Color by color
A whirling storm of endless potential
Until, as it must, it finally calms
Raindrop by raindrop
Meeting the same end
– SR Romney 2025
Taking a deep breath
A long awaited respite
Something sorely missed
A simple walk with a friend
Just like the many before
– SR Romney 2025
What doesn't kill you
Just delays the inevitable
We are all dying
Only the rate of decay changes
Since we all share the same destined end
Of stillness and dust
We should try to live every day
Like it is our last
– SR Romney 2025
While I watch, the world is burning.
I am filled with craving, yearning,
For a respite where I can just be me.
No, I did not choose to be this;
This shade of paint on the canvas.
So why can't you just let my color be?
Whitewash away the different,
Destroy what you call aberrant,
Erase the colors you don't wish to see.
If you crave only monochrome
Then march me to my catacomb.
At least, in death, I'll finally be free.
– SR Romney 2025
Suffering is my lifelong friend;
Happiness is far too fleeting.
Here from the start, until the end,
Suffering is my lifelong friend.
In spite of efforts to pretend,
As long as my heart keeps beating
Suffering is my lifelong friend;
Happiness is far too fleeting.
– SR Romney 2025
Life is an abstraction
A distinct note in a swirling symphony
Ringing true, defiant
Forming part of the discordant melody
Played for our measured time
Before returning to untapped potential
To burst forth once again
When it is time for the next piece to be heard
– SR Romney 2025
Shock comes from my corner eye
I'm dreaming of a blue sky
But distortion overrides my view
Panic starts to crush my chest
Joy and calm are now oppressed
I drift higher to that sky of blue
In this clear blue sky I flow
Leaving fear and dread below
My body has done all it could do
Soon, I'll leave this world of ours
Drift among the sea of stars
Finally, my journey starts anew
SR Romney 2024
Life is a journey of destinations
Pit stops we take as we go down the road.
Dazzling delights and grueling frustrations
Movement and rest as we carry the load.
You may take a wrong turn or think you're mistaken.
At least, that's what I've heard most people say.
But I like to think each step you've taken
Is a new destination in its own way.
– SR Romney 2023
Life is pain, from start to end. In misery, we strive forward. Our first bruise, our first heartache, To our last love, our last goodbye. Pain is life, our mark on this world. Hold it closely, it is you.
– SR Romney 2023
Shame on The Universe 