You’ve changed
They say to me “you’ve changed” What an asinine thing to say Did you expect me to remain the same after being shattered day after day? Disappointment clouds the windows of my soul And holds back what I’ve got inside from showing the world Invest every ounce of my being in hopes and goals And […]
Fading memory of perfection
Rich dark chocolate, illuminated by the tears in your eyesA gentle breeze blowing a few stray strands of hair across your faceA sole street lamp above throws long shadows all around usThe only thing on my mind is the salty sweet taste of your lipsThe feel of my calloused hand softly caressing your neckHeart pounding […]
Quitter
Disappointment etches and designs the lines of my mindAs I sit here thinking back on a better timeBecause it seems to meThat I’m living each day in fantasyAnd it would appear to beThat’s I’m just living on borrowed timeIt reminds me of a smile in the back of my memoryWhen I could just hold you […]
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 […]