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Not The One Marrying You

I had a friend or so I thought Well more than a friend if I were true If I had been true to that what she sought She wanted more, that I knew It wasn’t something I was told Not in words at least The games of love are often old The feelings of oneContinue reading “Not The One Marrying You”

Horny

Horny?Like the brass section in Beethoven’s symphony no. 9My trumpet yearns for your lipsTo blow out sweet melodiesSlide along with my trombone and break out the bandWe’re celebrating tonight’s masterpieceHorny?Like a water buffaloLet me stand in your wetlandsProtect and dominate Large and majestic my hornsRide me and we’ll exploreHorny?Like a car stuck on the highwayAContinue reading “Horny”

Horny?

Horny?Like the brass section of a bandMy trumpet yearns for your lipsLike a water buffaloLet me in your wetlandsLike a car stuck in trafficA Bugatti full of luxury Me? Don’t let these deceive youI’m an angel in disguise. This is for a dVerse prompt: For those new to dVerse Poets Pub or to the quadrilleContinue reading “Horny?”

Written on Spindrift Pages

Refer to myself as such yet get lost within the crowdWords on a page, hoping to convey my confusion clearlyTop of -, oh I can’t say that, top of my game but you’re no play thingAll of that to say *waves hands around or points with palms open* YeahAnd you’re not going to be livingContinue reading “Written on Spindrift Pages”

Let Them

They want to come after meLet themThey’ll see what fire bringsThey’ll see what happens when my anger winsWhen the control I have Slips the ringThey want to tear me downLet themThey’ll see how hard of a rock I amHow hard it is to rip brick from brickThe tools they haveAren’t fit for thisThey want toContinue reading “Let Them”

Memory/ Remembrance/ If Only

My eyes close in restMuch like the moon at the dawnMy mind stays awake I stand in the cemetery where my grandmother lays. Beside her are two soldiers, one on each side. Her husbands. Military service, the ultimate sacrifice. Military servitude to a military life. Happy wife, happy life. There are medals you can onlyContinue reading “Memory/ Remembrance/ If Only”

Wanted

I want to hurt youBecause you asked me toTo make your jaw acheAnd have your soul break upon the hardnessOf my disciplineI want your bottom pinkAs you begged me to doSharp pains that made you no longer thinkOf the right or wrongs, the outside world and It’s goings onI want you a mess, your eyesContinue reading “Wanted”

A Bride Dressed in White / The Painter’s Vision

A Bride Dressed in WhiteShe wasn’t innocent this wife to beThough she was dressed in whitePale as a moonlit nightShe said her silent prayersTo whom one can only guessThis woman whom the veil hides Hides more than just pretty eyesA past ruby red and dark as obsidian No fan can brush awayHere comes the brideAnContinue reading “A Bride Dressed in White / The Painter’s Vision”

She Wants Another Dog

She wants another dog.I don’t think soShe wants a puppy.We don’t need anotherShe wants another dog.I said noA cute little dog.The puppy needs no brotherShe wants another dog.It’s a no goWe have another dog. This is for a dVerse prompt: Sit! Stay! Now: pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title),Continue reading “She Wants Another Dog”

Questions of the Heart

When you think of the warmth of loveCan you picture me?I want to be the one you think ofDoes the feeling of loveCome when you’re in my arms?I want to hug you and make you feel warmIs it loveWhen we’re together?I don’t want to be apartCan I call you My forever love?It’s a question ofContinue reading “Questions of the Heart”