Memories and Pedistals

Memories and Pedistals

I've come to the conclusion
That I live in the past
With a "real world" revolation
I see my relationships never last
I bring forward her a chariot
Then quickly point out all her flaws
It's my way, or the highway
I do it without cause
Ex-girlfriends on pedistals
One more than the rest
Your flogging a dead horse here
You can't compete with the best
Memory is a cruel bitch
It's getting better with age
I've been with her, am no more
The fact that fuel my inner rage
You, the unspoken, never undersood
Misdirected artistic strife
I wish now that you leave me
Let me get on with my life
In retro-spect I realize
Shadows of my past
I see they feed the demons
Which breed the memories
Of a love that just can't last

Jimbo
7-21-2010

mental elf: 2010
All copyrights remains with the author

Battle Ridden

Battle Ridden

Blood soaks the ground
All along the rubble ridden town
Our demons be damned
As brothers we will stand
We march & unfurl our flag
Foes fall, as victors we brag
Cutting threw their line
Blood flows like cheap dry wine
Battle rages, heads do roll
Lives forfiet, the passage toll
Downtrotten, we prevail
The tyrants bend, then fail
Arms unsheathed, sharp & fine
On the bastards soul, we do dine
We bring promise to this land
free and united, we do stand

Jimbo
8-3-2012


mental elf: 2012
All copyrights remains with the author

take it on the Chin

Take it on the Chin

Bottled emotions
numbed out soul
Scarred memories
Reality taking toll
Inevitable outcome
Persistence of time
I've got no reason
All I have is rhyme
Livelihood in question
Motivation worn thin
Another punch thrown
I take it on the chin
I stave off sorrow
Barely keeping it at bay
A stressful afternoon
Another hair turns grey

jimbo
1-13-06

A New Day

A New Day

for much too long
i've not felt content
reclusive and alone
i no longer shall lament
wholesale life change
wakes me to a new day
my world found some color
no longer idling black & grey
a new workplace finally found
with a chance to go to school
i see this an opertunity
to no longer be a tool
more than a year of waiting
i finally see a spark
my world seems much brighter
as i'm no longer living in the dark
learning how to care again
la chica sexy makes it real
dormant emotions waking
as old scars start to heal

jimbo 9-15-09

�mental elf: 2009
�All copyrights remains with the author

Day of the Mage (part 2)

Day of the Mage
(part 2)

The ranger kneels down low
while he inspects the ground
He is at the dividing point
where the green turns to brown

The tracker locates the cabin
All but over-grown in the pines
Stealthily he monitors the area
All the while picking up signs

Inside the old cabin
Oil light flickers orange and red
The mage is engrossed in script
His minion gnaws the last heel of bread

The ranger learns enough of the evil
Now it's time to take flight
Dark clouds form over head
He mounts up, and rides into the night

The journey proves sluggish
Very little light on the road
The weight of the heavens upon him
So heavy, the load

Two days travel
The outpost now in view
A fresh bed will do him good
And so will a brew

Some coins are exchanged
A bed his until dawn
Walking down to the tavern
Contemplating the mage and his pawn

A shady character makes his way in
Sword pommel sparkles like fire
Rendezvous a necessity
With news as such, so dire
(end part 2)

Jimbo
02-14-06

�mental elf: 2006
�All copyrights remains with the author

Day of the Mage (part 1)

Day of the Mage
(part 1)

freshness seeps in
stale air mixed with new
living souls boxed him up
the conjurer had no clue

windows are opened
the dust gets stirred
he has been in waiting
now a human is lured

artificial light shining
dark corners swept
unsure of the unknown
ignorant of a trapped adept

royal blood once reigned
archaic era now past
practicing in his mind
the spells he will cast

locked in his prison
away for all time
old tome is the key
a pardon of the crime

curiosity soon appears
takes the book from its shelf
holds in his clumsy hands
a world of peril for himself

something is mumbled
next a stunning light
completely dumbfounded
it is such an awesome sight

out of nowhere he came
with revenge in his eyes
the spell triggered quickly
a mortal is hypnotized

(end part one)

jimbo
1-11-06

�mental elf: 2006
�All copyrights remains with the author

Final Eyes

Final Eyes

I sit here and choreograph
altogether contemplate
that which will finalize
the next move that I make

My feet root down
unyielding, I become a tree
The deja vu countdown
now is 2, where once was 3

Serene skies approach soon
I await, arms extended wide
forever walking forward
my progeny by my side


Jimbo
09-09-08

�mental elf: 2008
�All copyrights remains with the author

Insomnia, You

insomnia; you

A poem born of insomnia
i'm sleepless because of you
a head full of cryptic feelings
my thoughts awaken new
as tired as i am
still i sit and write
not from negative emotion
nor from bitterness or spite
you make me smile so often
text messages on the phone
i want to breathe you in
and wear you like cologne

jimbo
9-15-09

The Passage

The Passage

Caught between two anythings
Be it lovers or rocks
Much like the tickings
Of broken hearts or clocks

It's a party for a time
Then progresses into stress
Choose now to tread lightly
Or throttle the crevasse

When all is done
We re-think our tracks
Do we learn from trial?
Who's got our backs?

Caught between two anythings
Just a moment in time
The urge to write passes
My right of passage rhymes

Jimbo
02-10-08

�mental elf: 2008
�All copyrights remains with the author

Memories of You

you were my first true girlfriend
i loved having you by my side
we had an affinity for each other
you made me feel so dignified
i drew pictures of you
you were my infatuation
i broke my hand, when you broke my heart
the lesson was a hard realization

we met at the school assembly
just as you planned for us to do
you are the gift of the magi
i never even had a clue
you took my virginity
I think i stole your heart
you were loyal, but i was broken
i just couldn't play the part

everything i owned was abandoned
even kissed my car good-bye
you were a rock & roll hottie
i was all about those thighs
our relationship lost it's luster
our passion became blase
i was beyond discontented
for the best, we went seperate ways

you were a benevilent Korean
i loved you and you loved me
you showed me what life was
your heart was open, but i didn't see
i cheated on you, and lost your trust
my second lesson, brings me to tears
instead of picking up the pieces
i ran away from those fears

i met you when your daughter was 3
a year later i considered her my own
you were there when i bought my blazer
and again when i paid off the loan
you are the star tattoos on my shoulder
you brought to life our skie
we couldn't go the distance
nobody can say we didn't try

you all have left your mark on me
may my memories of you not wane
i have gathered all that you have left me
inspiration, passion, love and pain
i will protect these thought of you
i feel i have too, that i must
if the hands of time has its way
my memories will turn to dust


j.achey
6-10-09


�mental elf: 2009
�All copyrights remains with the author

We Gave Ourselves Grief

We Gave Ourselves Grief

Ive got a message in a bottle
that says nothing at all
Ive got a massive ego
that really isn't that tall
Ive got no problem
unless your problem is me
Ive got a solution
but it isn't free

you have me forever
stored inside your head
you have no idea
why i said what i said
you have lost your love
as little as it was
you have no tact
and do it "just because"

we gave it a shot
albeit in the dark
we gave the world Autumn
broken home on the mark
we gave in finally
when you left no choice
we gave ourselves grief
when you had the only voice

jimbo
1-9-6

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

Script in my hand
I just got it filled
Heavens essence
In Little blue pills
I eat a Valium
Then fade into the night
I fall to sleep soon
I give in, without fight

I double the dosage
And drink some beers
Day 2 is here
I have no fears
The night is longer
I get a sweet bend
Everything is awesome
The pills are my friend

Every day the dosage doubles
Everything seems so great
My mind a half a step slow
Having trouble trying to relate
Eating too many now
I'm almost out
I know I am losing control
Of that, I have no doubt

These little blue Valiums have me
I've dug myself a hole
I'm not Nancy Reagan
I've no will to "just say no!"
The bottle is empty
It shattered against the wall
I'm so fucked up now
I prepare for the fall

I lament the loss of my bottle
I prefer to be isolated
My attitude heinous
My health, degraded
My girlfriend has left me
All my friends, given up
On the road to recovery
Cold turkey effect, so abrupt

j.achey
11-28-05

Man vs. Gods

man vs. gods

colossal conflict begins
the war has been breached
humans, the down-trotten
all mighty power unleashed
A windstorm of death
blows across the land
lifeless bodies abandoned
in the hot arid sand
men die, in revolt
gods laugh
at crossbow & bolt
more men join the armies
more die in the fight
deities turn sadistic
heretics impaled on sight
earthquake & tsunami
tornado & flood
mountains start to topple
as the fields turn to mud
world at war
the conflict grows
human population
at all time lows
instinct to survive
forced underground
without their believers
no gods can be crowned
years without worship
legend turns to myth
vanity has no sustenance
ideals begin to drift
starving and pathetic
man turns toward the sun
greeted by a lone demi-god
a bold new era has begun
a co-existence is needed
co-dependency is the prize
with the promise of peace
new temples soon rise

jimbo 9-11-09

�mental elf: 2009
�All copyrights remains with the author

Modern Day Elf

Modern Day Elf

I'm a modern day elf
been banished from the trees
exiled by my elders
for modern-primative beliefs
I know that I know it all
I'm quite possibly never wrong
I write down my experiences
then turn them into song

I'm a modern day elf
A tone-deaf bard aswell
two high for the city
four low for the trail
belligerent and untactful
I shoot from the hip
my Samuel Smith's is warm now
please let me pause for a sip

I'm a modern day elf
and Mental just the same
embrace the chaotic lifestyle
to me it's just a game
my mouth can conjure foulness
yet, speak not with forked tongue
all the while i still and wait
for my story to be sung

Jimbo
09-10-08

�mental elf: 2008
�All copyrights remains with the author

My Own Unwanted Guest

My Own Unwanted Guest

Day dreaming some hate
It's not what I want
But what I want
Will have to wait
I look around for you
You are nowhere near
I give up on my quest
Acting as though I do not care
My facade is all that I have
In it I do believe
Nobody understands
Why it is that I grieve
If I could I would explain it
Give the world my bitter reason
I'd love to sit and chat
But it seems I'm better off leaving
I clearly don't think correctly
An urgent need to be depressed
I drown my demons in alcohol
Turning into my own unwanted guest

Jimbo
12-20-05

Emotional Baggage

Emotional Baggage

I feel so numb
From where I've been
Haven't felt so low
In God knows when
Mentally exhausted
Completely spent
I travel uphill
With ill-intent
Emotional baggage
I wear on my sleeve
Too late to care
Too tired to grieve
Eight years together
Straight down the drain
Four years of love
Four years of pain

jimbo
1-10-06