I can close my eyes, it’s alright
I wrote this in a poetry club meeting, where the prompt included listening to You Can Close Your Eyes by James Taylor. I created this prompt: “For me, this song reminds me of someone who made me feel like no matter what happened, no matter what catastrophe, no matter what situation I was in, everything […]
Regret
Trembling fingers reach soft caress of flushed cheeks Hands tumbling through ruffled hair snag on panting breaths and heaving chests Lips sewn into pounding lines erratically beating across each other’s necks Clenched Goosebumps rise on roused arms Shivers delectable vibrations arousing consuming sinful Thump thump of hearts so loud they muffle the sounds Of tearing […]
She
She smells like drunken three AM philosophical conversations Sitting on the grass Pants wet from the not-quite-dawn-yet dew Like the aroma of iced-tea on a hot day Sweat rolling down tense necks Sweet ice cold salvation quenching parched lips She smells unassuming Like a quiet confidence reflected in the fire of her eyes The reek […]
The damn timing’s just never right
Fingers clenching tense shaking mind racing A thousand thoughts intruding on each other Chest hollow Fluttering heart erratic panicky feeling driving Stakes of anxiety muscles taut Cracking knuckles sinking flailing Gasping for air inhaling failure like bitter remedies Glazed eyes unseeing galaxies of unbidden futures All imagined in escapist daydreams Crushing hunched shoulders Achy neck […]