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POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
LOVE POEM
Published
15th Sep 2020 7:12am
15th Sep 2020 7:12am
Temporal Embrace
We come together in moments
as our worlds tangle
into a sphere wholly ours
slipping in time
making memories
of things we won't do
in places we won't go
embraced in the intangible us
that ignores oceans and impossibility
There is a lifetime in your words
freedom in the warmth of your whisper
abandon soars on the breath of your sighs
The river of you rushes through my veins
and the beating of my heart
belongs to you
in these fleeting ripples
that rearrange our reality
Then we exhale the truth ...
as our worlds tangle
into a sphere wholly ours
slipping in time
making memories
of things we won't do
in places we won't go
embraced in the intangible us
that ignores oceans and impossibility
There is a lifetime in your words
freedom in the warmth of your whisper
abandon soars on the breath of your sighs
The river of you rushes through my veins
and the beating of my heart
belongs to you
in these fleeting ripples
that rearrange our reality
Then we exhale the truth ...
#love
#LongDistanceRelationship
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12 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Aug 2020 3:28am
6th Aug 2020 3:28am
You Can Stroke Your Ego with This One, Too
Cutting you out of me
would leave too large a hole
with no way to stem the bleeding
Doesn't mean I don't eye the knives
with desire you once called your own
Though, if it could heal
sealed up with scar tissue and tears
the cavernous hollow would echo
memories of you saying what I wanted to hear
That option erased
maybe I'll attempt my own concoction
of chemotherapy
direct injection of all your bullshit
straight into my veins
see if it shrinks the sickening pain
until I can breathe ...
would leave too large a hole
with no way to stem the bleeding
Doesn't mean I don't eye the knives
with desire you once called your own
Though, if it could heal
sealed up with scar tissue and tears
the cavernous hollow would echo
memories of you saying what I wanted to hear
That option erased
maybe I'll attempt my own concoction
of chemotherapy
direct injection of all your bullshit
straight into my veins
see if it shrinks the sickening pain
until I can breathe ...
#hurt
#anger
658 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
31st Jul 2020 00:24am
31st Jul 2020 00:24am
Clean-up Crew
Untroubled, they circle
catching currents
riding high
looking for work
The job a dirty one
uneasy on the eyes
tending to messes
life left behind
Fresh kill prized
but rotting meat will do
infested and diseased
the way this feels
broken-hearted, begging
please just come and take me
Lying amongst dandelions and daisies
I pray to be picked clean
exposed to the bone
set free from you burrowed in my marrow
Let me be carrion
become one with the birds
warmed...
catching currents
riding high
looking for work
The job a dirty one
uneasy on the eyes
tending to messes
life left behind
Fresh kill prized
but rotting meat will do
infested and diseased
the way this feels
broken-hearted, begging
please just come and take me
Lying amongst dandelions and daisies
I pray to be picked clean
exposed to the bone
set free from you burrowed in my marrow
Let me be carrion
become one with the birds
warmed...
#grief
#hurt
523 reads
2 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
25th Jun 2020 11:06pm
25th Jun 2020 11:06pm
Excuse Me, I Whispered, and Lit a Match on Your Zipper
#love
#lust
#sex
#erotic
#temptation
1354 reads
19 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th May 2020 9:02am
13th May 2020 9:02am
View from the Passenger Seat
Looking at me
bemused
tired eyes crinkled, smiling
it's clear you don't understand
why I hitched this ride
and never looked back
Through every bump and curve
every quick-brake
head bouncing off the windshield
burning rubber
blowout tire
van in the ditch collision
(we survived more than one)
I called shot gun
claimed my seat
and I stayed
We laughed until we cried
and cried until we laughed again
hurt so much we...
bemused
tired eyes crinkled, smiling
it's clear you don't understand
why I hitched this ride
and never looked back
Through every bump and curve
every quick-brake
head bouncing off the windshield
burning rubber
blowout tire
van in the ditch collision
(we survived more than one)
I called shot gun
claimed my seat
and I stayed
We laughed until we cried
and cried until we laughed again
hurt so much we...
#love
#forgiveness
#hurt
748 reads
20 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Sep 2018 6:29am
26th Sep 2018 6:29am
The Disappearance of Nancy
She lives in the moment
not by choice
short-term going first
accelerating its absence
old faces still familiar
names are fading
Filled with joy
when loved ones are seen
hugs tight
"It's been so long"
so happy to greet them again
twenty minutes later
Most of her life spent as a nurse
a good one, she'll tell you
like her mother before
such impatience with being a patient
on the wrong side of care
Her husband, her children
foundations of her heart
not lost
not yet
holding...
not by choice
short-term going first
accelerating its absence
old faces still familiar
names are fading
Filled with joy
when loved ones are seen
hugs tight
"It's been so long"
so happy to greet them again
twenty minutes later
Most of her life spent as a nurse
a good one, she'll tell you
like her mother before
such impatience with being a patient
on the wrong side of care
Her husband, her children
foundations of her heart
not lost
not yet
holding...
#illness
909 reads
15 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
23rd Jun 2018 10:18am
23rd Jun 2018 10:18am
Between the Lines
Middle of the night
driving down a dark highway
unlonely
all the company I need
are the trucks
the melodies filling my car
and your memory next to me
taking the passenger seat
Passed my exit
over an hour ago
nothing waiting for me
in the place I called home
Don't care where
these white lines are leading
Just need to keep moving
driving down a dark highway
unlonely
all the company I need
are the trucks
the melodies filling my car
and your memory next to me
taking the passenger seat
Passed my exit
over an hour ago
nothing waiting for me
in the place I called home
Don't care where
these white lines are leading
Just need to keep moving
#MovingOn
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2 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
7th Aug 2017 2:06am
7th Aug 2017 2:06am
Apéritif
It's when I look my best
the natural blush that rises
from chest to cheeks
hair a little messed
just a hint of gloss
complements the pink
friction-hue of you
on the swell of my lips
There's extra sway
in my sassy gait
more sly in my smile
hunger lights my eyes
Because you leave me ravenous
ready another taste
after such a small sip
When we fuck
before dinner
and you rumble promises
against my skin
of lavish desserts
the natural blush that rises
from chest to cheeks
hair a little messed
just a hint of gloss
complements the pink
friction-hue of you
on the swell of my lips
There's extra sway
in my sassy gait
more sly in my smile
hunger lights my eyes
Because you leave me ravenous
ready another taste
after such a small sip
When we fuck
before dinner
and you rumble promises
against my skin
of lavish desserts
1296 reads
14 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Jun 2017 00:26am
16th Jun 2017 00:26am
Without Warning
I wasn't prepared
for lack of shelter
when the deluge came
Structures I'd built before
weakened, ill-maintained
as we played under clear blue
neglecting thoughts of safety
Left with nowhere to turn
violent clouds blinded the sun
the sudden surge eroded foundation
faulty walls tumbled down
I tried to find you in flashes of light
lost your name in the crashing,
howling noise of nature
You were gone
Calm returned slowly
hard-won
years have been long ...
for lack of shelter
when the deluge came
Structures I'd built before
weakened, ill-maintained
as we played under clear blue
neglecting thoughts of safety
Left with nowhere to turn
violent clouds blinded the sun
the sudden surge eroded foundation
faulty walls tumbled down
I tried to find you in flashes of light
lost your name in the crashing,
howling noise of nature
You were gone
Calm returned slowly
hard-won
years have been long ...
1436 reads
12 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
15th Jun 2017 9:41am
15th Jun 2017 9:41am
Acrimony, Check
We only fucked
facing the same direction
braced against any available surface
Sometimes there was a mirror
but I rejected reflection
any memory of his face
twisted by our distorted brand of passion
the combustion of his desire
to be inside me
and the way I despised his wife
Didn't care about the cum
I just wanted the ferocity
of thrust
and he delivered
illicit little trysts
behind the bad-boy bar I tended
in parking lots, darkened alleyways
during family reunions...
facing the same direction
braced against any available surface
Sometimes there was a mirror
but I rejected reflection
any memory of his face
twisted by our distorted brand of passion
the combustion of his desire
to be inside me
and the way I despised his wife
Didn't care about the cum
I just wanted the ferocity
of thrust
and he delivered
illicit little trysts
behind the bad-boy bar I tended
in parking lots, darkened alleyways
during family reunions...
1175 reads
16 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th May 2017 8:19am
20th May 2017 8:19am
Stirring a Memory
Standing over the stove
sauteeing this
simmering that
mostly from memory
but she keeps the notes nearby
her handwriting slow, careful
his less so
sometimes barely legible
He provided bits and pieces
adding emphasis
to what she'd written while watching
It wasn't the only meal he made for them
but the one best-loved
because it took time and always came with stories
as he stirred
They played on her mind
like his sauce on her tongue
Sometimes she'd cry making it alone ...
sauteeing this
simmering that
mostly from memory
but she keeps the notes nearby
her handwriting slow, careful
his less so
sometimes barely legible
He provided bits and pieces
adding emphasis
to what she'd written while watching
It wasn't the only meal he made for them
but the one best-loved
because it took time and always came with stories
as he stirred
They played on her mind
like his sauce on her tongue
Sometimes she'd cry making it alone ...
1576 reads
26 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th May 2017 8:03pm
14th May 2017 8:03pm
Destination Don't Care
Sky and asphalt blend together
watercolor shades of grey
in the rain
Wheels keep rolling
into a distance unseen
embracing the illusion
an infinity of road
Intentionally losing track of days
since leaving behind something
that passed as home
Several hours separated
from the bad idea passed out
in a hotel bed left at 3 a.m.
Nothing felt better than driving
away from another mistake
Everything she wanted to escape
was never farther than tire tracks
splashing mud on...
watercolor shades of grey
in the rain
Wheels keep rolling
into a distance unseen
embracing the illusion
an infinity of road
Intentionally losing track of days
since leaving behind something
that passed as home
Several hours separated
from the bad idea passed out
in a hotel bed left at 3 a.m.
Nothing felt better than driving
away from another mistake
Everything she wanted to escape
was never farther than tire tracks
splashing mud on...
#MovingOn
#escape
1246 reads
32 Comments
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