Shadow Play

Shadow Play

Shadow Play gathered closelike two flickering flames,together we burn brighter amid thedarkly hollows. the shadows retreat.the whispers expire. the doubts resurface, but with steady hands we extinguishour worries. incandescence;let us marvel as we shed our clothes.layers and layers of insecuritieslet the shadow play; reveal where youmade your “flaws” your home.let me kiss every hurt and [...]

Damn, I Wish It Were Real

Damn, I Wish It Were Real

Damn, I Wish It Were Real once upon a time,there was no me without you. gossip spun a thread of tenderness between us and i could not help but gnaw at the center until it snapped into two. there was a time when my dreams were solely built for you. your own personal heaven; you [...]

Suspended in a Daydream

Suspended in a Daydream

Suspended in a Daydream asleep for so long,i need to feel awake. distanced from emotions, now i am in constant wake. drifting–not really here but corporeal,absent yet present, shifting the eddiesof lights and flames; what will set me ablaze? it could be you–you, whoshies from temptation and prefers the slow lane. a knight, a soldier,wounded [...]

your secrets

your secrets

your secrets i can hear your secrets from here; neatly tucked in, sung a lullaby before you whis[per] goodnight. you lock the door behind you, rest your forehead on the white-painted wood and pray for a restless night. whose name brushes your lips? what’s that one memory that you shove down but keeps coming up? [...]