In an earlier incarnation, Hayden Veil enjoyed a successful career in software engineering, writing late-night poetry in pursuit of sanity. On 2 February 2020, the world of Hayden Veil changed: Ghosts became real and with its soul laid bare there was no turning back from the perpetual path of poetry.

A Paper Trail

There was a paper trail,
apparently from the night before.

Words spoken with a pen,
apparently expressing their desire.

Illegible font on scrunched up notepads,
apparently frustration unovercome.

There was a paper trail,
apparently ending a night of –

thought.

A Paper Trail

There was a paper trail,
apparently from the night before.

Words spoken with a pen,
apparently expressing their desire.

Illegible font on scrunched up notepads,
apparently frustration unovercome.

There was a paper trail,
apparently ending a night of –

thought.

Copyright © 2021 @behind-the-veil-of-sanity / Hayden Veil

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slouch-tells-all:

I bet He hasn’t noticed I changed His face

No, I noticed the change… twice… and you had a face once but Tumblr removed it, off the chart on the ugly scale probably… I bet you were the one sending the unsolicited messages as well?

Tonight I Will Read Your Poems Aloud

Tonight I will read your poems aloud
Under the cover of loud music playing,
The tube of you will provide my cover,
Obscure my voice from the ears that hear,
A mere precaution to keep my sanity -
I call forth the daemons of Delain and Epica
To join with my Arch Enemy and toast with
My Nightwish,
In This Moment

Tonight I Will Read Your Poems Aloud

Tonight I will read your poems aloud
Under the cover of loud music playing,
The tube of you will provide my cover,
Obscure my voice from the ears that hear,
A mere precaution to keep my sanity -
I call forth the daemons of Delain and Epica
To join with my Arch Enemy and toast with
My Nightwish,
In This Moment

Copyright © 2021 @behind-the-veil-of-sanity / Hayden Veil

And The Poet Switched

And the poet switched from
writing lies in a language borrowed
to writing truths in
Emoji // and the world gasped
as the foundation of truth

Unraveled
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