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If I could give you a rose

If I could give you a rose Watered with my tears To show you how much I miss our love I would plant it in your garden The one where we spent days Planning a future that never came If I could give you a rose Dripping with my tears Maybe you’d notice that IContinue reading “If I could give you a rose”

Season’s Greetings (My Gift to You)

The season for giving, a gift to you, freely I give Upon thy brow from deep within. A crown, not of thorns, but of pearls around your neck Glistening in the moonlight and snow. Wet, like dew, Though drying; the remnants of rivers Become trails that only snails follow. Coaxed by thy lips, drawn byContinue reading “Season’s Greetings (My Gift to You)”

Meet Me In Between

Something off Put it on Dance around The artful morn’ Seek the shadow Spell the night Creeping past The failing light. On the line Between now and then ‘Tween morn and night Chaos and Zen Meet me there My love to be We’ll fly away Were we to ever meet.

One Hole

One Hole One hole to make mine To do what I wished She looked up at me A smile on her bright red lips Naked, curled on the bed A kitten, cream on her whiskers. Smiling, Cheshire. She arched an eyebrow. The question in her eyes, If not on her lips. Which hole Do youContinue reading “One Hole”

Her Courage

To hold her head up high While the arrows and slings Gather at her feet Tales of battles raged Insults and vitriol lay like branches Kindling for fires of hate She stands in the midst of flames Courage her shield Honor her armor As she dies a little inside Just by trying to live

Behind Closed Walls

Something drops away A tear, a tear, a rip of fabric unsewn Leaving me open, vulnerable, alone I shy away, withdraw Into myself, my shell, my home A castle, bridge drawn up, Moat filled, arrows drawn Stop! Or I’ll shoot! Stop! Or I’ll cry! Stop! Or we’ll die All together, all apart, all the thingsContinue reading “Behind Closed Walls”

Falls Start

The heat slows As rain drips down Pooling between your legs The sun on the horizon As evening rises And the cool sets in Our frantic dash And mad embrace Is over as we lay A crisp note in the air See the chill within your eyes My lips remain closed as do my eyesContinue reading “Falls Start”

Don’t Look for Me

Don’t look for me Where you found me last I was there You were not Look for me Where you wish to be There I will stand Waiting for you to arrive

2000 Followers / Desert Flower

2000 Followers / Desert Flower The Dahlia, open blooming Far from Africa’s dusty plains. Bawdy songs float through the day’s rain. Sphallolalia – wink and cry. Pancakes, breakfast in bed, sorry. Apology not accepted. Circumlocution keeps us bound, A big toe in a direct stream. Incandescently glowing love, Shadows blind our eyes to flaws seen.Continue reading “2000 Followers / Desert Flower”

We Satisfy One Another

Meeting together Night after night. Bodies together Melding of minds. Your breath hot. Tongues twirl. Swirling, sucking, Meeting together. Kisses turn naked, Skin against skin. Where you stop Is where I begin. Touching, tasting, Pleasures delight. Reaching between us Kisses turn naked. Bodies slam, Staccato jam. Echoes of our meeting Fill our bedroom. Moans andContinue reading “We Satisfy One Another”