Submissions by Betty
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
‘I didn’t get much sleep last night, thinking about underwear.’ Lawrence Ferlinghetti
EROTIC POEM
Published
30th Mar 2023 3:52pm
30th Mar 2023 3:52pm
Love words
#love
#lust
#erotic
#lover
#minimalist
156 reads
14 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
29th Mar 2023 7:57pm
29th Mar 2023 7:57pm
Don’t let me drown alone
#lust
#lover
#passion
141 reads
20 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
27th Mar 2023 5:46pm
27th Mar 2023 5:46pm
Reese — that guy is an ass
I’m leaned against
a vending machine,
arms crossed against
my chest,
toying with my hair,
peeking up at
you between my lashes,
And you’re leaned in
one hand propped
against the machine,
while the other hand
offers me
a peanut butter cup.
I fumble with the plastic,
peel the paper off the cup,
hold one up for you
and you take the whole
thing in one bite
and I forget to breathe at
the feel...
a vending machine,
arms crossed against
my chest,
toying with my hair,
peeking up at
you between my lashes,
And you’re leaned in
one hand propped
against the machine,
while the other hand
offers me
a peanut butter cup.
I fumble with the plastic,
peel the paper off the cup,
hold one up for you
and you take the whole
thing in one bite
and I forget to breathe at
the feel...
#romantic
#lover
#passion
141 reads
20 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
27th Mar 2023 2:03am
27th Mar 2023 2:03am
A f**king facial
#lust
#erotic
#dirty
204 reads
31 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Mar 2023 3:45pm
26th Mar 2023 3:45pm
Achilles tendinopathy
I didn't flinch as the doctor sprayed
that ice-cold epoxy shit
on my foot and ankle,
and then
taped the inflamed
tendons
in place
again.
He asked my pain level
on a scale of 10.
Maybe a 2?
It's not that bad.
It's not really a big deal.
It's fine.
Fucking fine.
He laughed and said athletes
felt pain differently.
Said to take it easy.
For a while.
He said to take it easy.
So I ran that day until the epoxy
was shellacked on my heel. ...
that ice-cold epoxy shit
on my foot and ankle,
and then
taped the inflamed
tendons
in place
again.
He asked my pain level
on a scale of 10.
Maybe a 2?
It's not that bad.
It's not really a big deal.
It's fine.
Fucking fine.
He laughed and said athletes
felt pain differently.
Said to take it easy.
For a while.
He said to take it easy.
So I ran that day until the epoxy
was shellacked on my heel. ...
#lover
104 reads
19 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Mar 2023 9:49pm
25th Mar 2023 9:49pm
Random thoughts from the hangover hammock
#love
#alcohol
#SelfReflection
64 reads
13 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
25th Mar 2023 9:24pm
25th Mar 2023 9:24pm
Thanks for the battle bra, MidnightSonneteer! A terza rima
#erotic
#sonnet
#gratitude #dirty
#gratitude #dirty
81 reads
6 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
24th Mar 2023 12:53pm
24th Mar 2023 12:53pm
I could be a better boyfriend than him
#lust
#lesbian
#erotic
#bisexual
#crush
158 reads
21 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
23rd Mar 2023 4:12pm
23rd Mar 2023 4:12pm
Rabid
#lust
#lover
#minimalist
162 reads
33 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2023 8:36pm
22nd Mar 2023 8:36pm
Crème brûlée
I need you
so close that if
gods and angels
looked down
on my nakedness
they’d see nothing but
your strong back
flexing in slow
slow
motion
so close that if
gods and angels
looked down
on my nakedness
they’d see nothing but
your strong back
flexing in slow
slow
motion
#lust
#lover
#minimalist
200 reads
22 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2023 4:47pm
22nd Mar 2023 4:47pm
Gorgon cognitions
Like a reverse Medusa
I turn myself
to stone when
I see the eyes
of someone
who wants
more
than I can
give.
I can't seem to
find enough
to lay at your feet.
I can't seem
to harden any
part of myself
under your gaze.
I turn myself
to stone when
I see the eyes
of someone
who wants
more
than I can
give.
I can't seem to
find enough
to lay at your feet.
I can't seem
to harden any
part of myself
under your gaze.
#lover
#minimalist
149 reads
18 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Mar 2023 4:20pm
21st Mar 2023 4:20pm
Trail runs: From you to you.
I closed the door silently,
slipped my shoes on when I
was outside
so as not to wake you
you sleep so lightly,
and I fear I could sit
in crimson
watching you breathe
in black and white
for as long as this
strange sorcery
allows
you’re always the most
beautiful to me
when you aren’t looking
I laced up
and thought it
strange that I find peace running
when I’ve never run from
a fucking thing
in my life.
Or maybe...
slipped my shoes on when I
was outside
so as not to wake you
you sleep so lightly,
and I fear I could sit
in crimson
watching you breathe
in black and white
for as long as this
strange sorcery
allows
you’re always the most
beautiful to me
when you aren’t looking
I laced up
and thought it
strange that I find peace running
when I’ve never run from
a fucking thing
in my life.
Or maybe...
#lover
166 reads
13 Comments
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