push-and-pull

push-and-pull

It's a give and take world Where what-ifs and maybe's Plunder without afterthought. We push and pull from those Who smile and decay: our seeds Quiver before shooting out Like falling stars. The grass Is stained in a dollop of honeysuckle And dew, is it remiss to lean Down and take a sip? If you [...]

cauterize

cauterize

It was remiss, how the taste Of you on my lips, drew me in, Drowned me in unending bliss. It should be unfair, how sweet You came to me; soft kisses That disappeared on my skin like mist, You licked my wounds like tears, Flowers petals appeared, where Pain whet like stabbing fears. you pushed, [...]

cherry-lime

cherry-lime

cherry-lime may the sunset bless you throughout time, your visage becomes alive when the sun sets and the water bleeds cherry-lime. i trace love letters onto your stomach with sand, the sun bakes you, yet you bask in the limelight. you arch your back and spread your thighs with a precarious hand, you moan in [...]

give and take

give and take

  the rock and sway of the boat beneath my feet, i feel like i am stick in place, a trunk to my lovely tree. the earth dances as i remain frozen; she dances as if her feet were on fire. he chases tears down with barley leaves and fermented herbs, he swallows even when [...]