Sufganyot
That cocky half-grin Half-grimace Present joy tempered by the need to be perceived as aloof You were always too aloof But in this moment the gleam in your eyes Iridescent Smudges of flour dot your face Silly chef’s hat askew on your head Strong hands Sinewy Kneading the dough Lift and fold Press and mold […]
Celestial Object
Afloat on cosmic rays with meteors and shooting stars for company Impossible darkness stretching out lightyears in every direction Time, immaterial Space – an endless exploration of patience Solitude interrupted by solar flares so loud they drown out the disquiet of unknowing advance in frictionless void Time – that bifurcated side-piece of the fourth dimension, […]
a tear-stained nightmaredream
A raging emptiness carves a path of devastationFingers outstretchedTightly clinging to empty nothingnessDesperateGaspingGrasping at prior promises of serenityWrenching notion that… For a momentInhaleTry desperately to hold, but shaky breath escapesNo room for both airAnd the all-encompasing devotionTo occupy my lungs at the same time Just for a momentInhaleThe scent of you flooding my sensesThe taste […]
“People are all we’ve got”
“People are all we’ve got,” she said Earnest eyes imploringly demanding that I acquiesce There was a time i would have agreed Identity and self-worth contingent on external validation Despondently concluding that the opinions of others And my ability to attract them Served as the foundation of all hope there was to be had in […]
Sickly Sweet
Yearning An inexplicable pull from Somewhere above my stomach And below the aching cavity in my chest My heart thudding erratically My lungs forgetting to expand Until I suddenly draw gasping breaths Fingers shaking Sweat-glistened palms Clenched into tight fists Desperate to hide How deeply my desire for you consumes me I reach out Arms […]
Don’t Forget
Ocean waves crash down Stumbling Uneven sand Sense of safety and surety disappear with the undertow As I step forward but find no purchase Tumbling Nothing to catch myself on but water Plunging face-first into briny murk Backwash receding churning sandy depths into salty spray Sputtering Aftertaste of fear clinging to my tongue like a […]
Hard to love the world
Shattered glass strewn haphazard in dusty piles of lost opportunitiesKneeling amidst the wreckage Scraped knees, hunched shouldersUnseeing eyes staring blankly, unfocused, half-closedThe audible sound of pounding heartThump thumpThumpThump thumpInterspersed with ragged breathing Each inhale shorter than the one beforeEach exhale accompanied by watery gasps A keening, half-sobHalf-resigned sighReach down to pick up a larger piece […]
I suppose you’ll do
Squinted eyes peer through parted drapes The darkness ill-illuminated in suburban streets A half-hearted growl escaping bared teeth Indecision Unable to determine if the approaching shadow Is friend or foe Body tense Neck hairs standing on edge, tail curled in agitation Short, rapid breaths escape As a palpable anxiety rises like the wafting steam from […]
Twelve Thirty One Twenty Twenty Five
This is a prompt I made last year towards the end of the year. As the end of the year approaches, many people write down a list of resolutions that they hope to keep during the following year. Instead of listing out all the things you want to accomplish, pretend it’s December 31st 2025. Write […]
Monologophobia
The prompt for this poem was to write something with no repeating words. This was my attempt. Predilection towards brevity Succinctness impossibly bound by language Predisposed to glaring incomprehensibility Lacking sufficiently diverse expression From whence concise communication might flourish Long-winded rambling necessitates itself Verbose properties challenging linguistic mastery Oppositional desires war between brief exchanges And […]