To me, you are a treasure chest. There are those who would beg, steal, and destroy for just a glance at you. For many years you were hidden away and under-appreciated, forgotten, your worth. From without, you are ornate and beautiful, carefully crafted and carved, inlaid with shining precious metals, gold and silver and platinum. […]
I’m just a humble poet with very little need Making people happy my one true deed Inspirations come in all shapes and measures But oh my Christmas Muse she doth give me pleasures Lay on the bed and wait for me Crack the window for you will see This cold night when I come for […]
I visited her every weekend for nearly six years. Her once-dark hair now silvered with age, but you could see she had been knock-out gorgeous in her youth. In my eyes, she was still quite beautiful. She had no family, so she claimed, and I was the closest thing she had to a friend. When […]
Days without you in them are barely days at all. Almost doomed to repeat and stagnant for I want every kiss in the morning with you and every cuddle good night. I want to be your countertop lunchtime hug and mid afternoon on my knees snack. I want you to see a ping from me, […]
My veins have turned metallic There’s a coppery taste in my mouth I’m dizzy and I’m sure I’m gonna vomit Splinters in my hand Easily slips through my fingertips Picking at scabs Weeping pus from oozing eyelids The squeaking of the gurney’s wheels Echos between my eardrums Frigid ice upon my chest Then ‘clear!’ and […]
She thinks she’s ugly She thinks she’s unworthy She thinks she’s a freak She doesn’t see herself the way I see her Look through my eyes, you’ll see She’s beautiful and lovely Her eyes speak volumes and her smile is sincere She’s special and unique Her worth is beyond any treasure in the ocean She’s […]
On my knees I lapped up your attentions like a dog that hadn’t drank in a month I suppose I should’ve seen the kick coming before it did but the glitter in my eyes blinded me to the truth of you To top it off, I sat right back up and begged you to stay, […]
This morning I saw a crow on the wire and when I called out to him, he seemed to look right into my soul. I wonder what he saw there? Perhaps he saw love lost and found and lost again? Maybe some pitiful woman desperately hoping to be someone important to you? Because really, if […]
with your hand around my throat and my eyes fading grey edges burning in and taking over colors mute and for a split second all becomes clear you pour out all your wrath and vehemence on my broken body the cracks and fractures and crushed windpipe physical evidence of your emotional maelstrom spit and tobacco […]
it never was easy to catch my breath through the thunderstorm of fists raining down some imperfection to be beat out of me the wrong look not quick enough with an answer a misplaced step or I closed the door to the bathroom again flinching and dodging never helped either yet I always did both […]
