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Delicate Touch

Delicate is the touch Of love upon the heart. Whisper of a sensation, A flicker of fire Tender tinder lit by flame Let my lips brush yours delicately Like the dew before the morning sun Seduced by SeductionA collection of 30 poems about seduction, seducing and being seduced. Something hot, introspective, a play on words,Continue reading “Delicate Touch”

Their Eyes Upon Me

Eyes watch me, they’re insideOpinions and judgements. Attempts to understandDo you see me? Look, here I am!I have my dark side and my light tooStorms thunder yet the sun shines Chasing modesty, underwater I swam.Awaken from my blanket of discarded decorationFlowers in bloom, birds do sing,I wonder what those who are watching think?What do youContinue reading “Their Eyes Upon Me”

Lost In You

I find myself In your eyesLooking for an anchor With wings on fire.Drowning in a seaOf blue irisesGrasping at reedsThat float byLike lashesIn a blink. I run in a stormOf lightning flashes And crashing thunderWet, the rainLashes my faceLike your tears.Lost in you Seduced by SeductionA collection of 30 poems about seduction, seducing and beingContinue reading “Lost In You”

Magic 9 Poem: The Bear Necessities

Magic in the air Her scent floats like gossamer upon the breeze A lifetime with her I want to share We share licks of ice cream Our worries disappear, we walk without a care I stop her and get down on one knee I look up and see her, dazzling and so fair This decisionContinue reading “Magic 9 Poem: The Bear Necessities”

So The

Her skin so softThe stranger I brushed byThe touch was brief, An accidental graze of fingersThe briefest contact of skin on skinYet I can’t forget Her skinSo softEyes so brightThe woman who stared at meOnly for a second, maybe lessMore than enough timeFor souls to connectYet I can’t forget Her eyesSo brightSmile so warmThe greetingContinue reading “So The”

The Pang of Loss

I can’t believe she’s gone. My heart still beats but in legato. I breath but only in sighsDrawn out like the sands of the desert. The horizon blurs like the vision of my future. The pang of loss hangs upon me, an oxen yoke with misery.My soul cries out curses to my ancestors, cursing themContinue reading “The Pang of Loss”

Butt Why?

It seems as if there would be a freedomIn the bondage that containsThe very nature of it is contraryBut that my dear is the very pointA point, it may pierce but more oftenThan notIt is just there to feelThe tease of the wheel, the painIs the very joy of the experienceWhy squirm? It seems toContinue reading “Butt Why?”

Hidden Behind

Cheeks rosy redSmile so sweetEyes hide pain, angerLonely and shut outYour smile so prettyThe hurt in your eyesBurns so brightHow can they be so blind?ConfessionI was like the restThe best of the worseI took face valueAs your worthOh I put the worthOh so highYou to meTouched the skyPretty did not beginTo describe The beauty ofContinue reading “Hidden Behind”

My Heart Sharpened & Silent

Sharpen my edges With a sword of iron strongAnd a heart gone deadLeft with a note on the midnight counter Pain sharp in my chest cavity gapingWound where my heart used to beatPump red liquid beatingSharps and flats, silent The above poem is from a prompt from Quadrille – A 44 word poem that includesContinue reading “My Heart Sharpened & Silent”

Chosen

Chosen over a fewLight of my eyes and heartChosen over someone newMy soul’s missing partChosen to be, my one and onlyMy heart and desireChosen by you to be with meThe flame to my fireChosen with mind and heartBoth given freely trusted in your handsChoosing to trust and not to fearTo cower behind doors closed, blurredContinue reading “Chosen”