THE FLAME

is burning a hole

beneath

this hollowed soul


© Danny C. Sillada

The Flame, Ball point on paper by Danny C. Sillada (c) 2006.

THE PAPER BOAT

sailing on a still pond,
the sky breaks in half

tiny ripples reverberate
inside my paper world...

© Danny C. Sillada

The Paper Boat, Ball point on paper by Danny C. Sillada (c) 2006.

THE MARBLES II

rolling and finding
a tiny hole
on the ground…

I’m still digging
my own hole
in this destitute world…

© Danny C. Sillada

The Marble II, ballpoint on paper by Danny C. Sillada (c) 2006.

The Chime

The Chime
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

the clinking sound
is drifting
on the city’s smog…

© Danny C. Sillada

Uderwear

Uderwear
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

lost
its virginal colors

when captured
on the surface

of my
drawing paper…

© Danny C. Sillada

Kitten on the Phone

The Kitten on the Phone
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

its tiny eyes surging
when the phone is ringing

‘it was my mother meowing…’
thought an orphaned kitten

© Danny C. Sillada

The Rosary Beads

Rosary Beads
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

sliding
through my fingers

like a woman’s
erect nipples…

© Danny C. Sillada

The Cocoon

The Cocoon
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

eager wings unfurl
from the silken wall

fluttering
against the pounding wind

my wounded wings still remain
inside my darkened world…

© Danny C. Sillada

The Empty Bottle

The Empty Bottle
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

the absence
of everything.

my own
emptiness

is overflowing
on the brim ...

© Danny C. Sillada

A Newly-born Pup

A Newly-born Pup
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

(for our dog, balsey, & its deceased pup)

died before it could
peek its mother’s eyes…

the frail siblings
struggle to live

rushing toward
their mother’s breasts.

© Danny C. Sillada

Lost & Found Doll

Lost & Found Doll
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

lying unnoticed
on the busy street

like this abandoned doll
i once lost my path

lamentably I never found
my way home...

© Danny c. Sillada

The Broken Watch

The Broken Watch
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

(my stepfather’s gift on my graduation in high school)

for twenty years
I wore his shadows
on my wrist…

after some time
the watch just stopped ticking
and so his shadows’...

© Danny c. Sillada

The Pillow

The Pillow
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

(for Ann)

still soft
and warm…

the gentle scent
of my woman’s fragrance

is drifting
through the silken air.

tonight, I am waiting
for her return…

© Danny C. Sillada

The Teapot

Teapot
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

the sensual
form

the ritual
of movement

the pouring
of life and dreams

on the cup
of weary souls…

© Danny c. Sillada

A Lonely Lizard

A Lonely Lizard
ball point on paper by danny c. sillada.

crawling restlessly
on the dilapidated ceiling…

I could almost hear the sound
of its heavy footsteps…

searching…

© Danny c. Sillada