Unrequited

Unrequited

  “is it about me? the poem you wrote about my eyes? that they hold you, keep you, sustain you? that moment when i made you smile, and i thought it was the trick of the light, could have i found the truth if i leaned a little bit closer? we never kissed, little more [...]

the perfect crime

the perfect crime

Trees shutter and shake, Dip when you wand Me over with a spell From home; a remedy Tangled with clumsy Flirtation and dazed Eyes, I choked On the potions, I swallowed the pills With misguided accuracy. Your footsteps Were swept away by the lazy Hand of the wind, Your intentions bled Into the pavement. Handprints, [...]

wild things

wild things

i am coasting on a beach with pink palm trees and with water that bleeds on the sand like angel dust. we crash when we come together like a wild thing. we crest when you tell me I’m beautiful, you push me away with words like perfect. we tumble when my thighs quiver around your [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]