I lie down beside you
Fingers brush
Like soft petals
Teaming with love
We catch autumn leaves
Falling around
I trace the curves
Of your face
Delighting in your smiles
Gazing into
The eyes so blue

I write my heart
At 2 am
It’s effortless
& calming
All around
The darkness
Matches mine
That I find
Reaching inside

The voices in my head
Tearing me apart
In its sharp talons
As I ***** in vain
For respite from all
I find solace
Wrapped in banshee arms
As she cries out loud
Heralding what to come
I revel in her stars

Your love
Touched me
Lightly so
Like butterfly kisses
The blooming petals
& marvels
In the sweet nectar
Inspired me
To see myself
In better light

And in that moment
Of cosmic silence
Naught existed
But you & me
& the fervent throbs
Of the core
Of our existence

Resting beside you
Like laid in the embers
Hidden fire emerges
Of passion untold
Blazing my skin
Burning a hole in my hide
Reaching my soul
Till we are dust
And shadow
Of forgotten dreams

Dad, please don’t hurt me
It hurts my skin, leaves bruises
Thrash me not, oh please

I crave to be near you
Basking in the warmth
Of your balmy love
Your azure eyes burn
Like icy fire
When you smile
You make the brightest night
Thoughts of you
Set my heart on fire
Embers of my heart
Thawing my frozen heart
Burned out hate
Love ignites till sparks fly
During my darkest day

Come with me, little brother
Come run away with me
To a land distant from here
Where there is no violation
Towards you or me
No purple, red or blue bruises
To adorn our brown hides
I know you are hurt
Deep inside your little soul
I wish I could have been
Able to help you become whole
But now no more, little one
Let it be our secret
That we ran away to oblivion
Away from dad to be on our own

Often I find myself
Looking at my distorted image
In the fragile glass shards
Trampled like a rose
Glistening with dewdrop

To run away
From chained breaths
I vie
For sweet freedom
To erase nightmares
It won’t stop
Till I erase
That haunts me

I wish to speak out
My heart to you and my pain
My God, hear me plead

We snuggle like bunnies
Under the harvest moon
In the blanket like cocoon
Unable to decide
Which is warmer
Our love
Or the wrap
That we put

It shines all around
Over the golden corn
We stand in the fields
In our coats so wet
Kiss me under the ashen skies
The harvest moon looks on

I felt you
In the waves
I felt your love
On the pyre
This pang of separation
I want to be free
To bleed out my pain
Hold on tight
To the overdose
The relentless searing
Of ardor

His heart
So free
Free like the wind
I run
To have it
As my own
He, my wonderwall

I’m weary
Of everything
I’ve been through
I wish freedom
I wish you let go
Of my liberty
I wish you set me free

Don’t you feel obliged
You are liberated
From the selfish world
The dagger
That I put
At your back
Shouldn’t hurt
Now that you are
A free soul

Fervent desires
Burning on my skin
Engulfing
Consuming
I wish for release
As I drown
In sinful poison
Awaiting to taste
Liberty
At the throbs
Of your urgency

I hold you
In my lap
You close your eyes
Blood withdrawn
From your cheeks
Your ashen lips
Enticing me
To draw the dagger out
That I put
In your heart

I’m not
The smiles I wear
Not only
Tears I fight back
Nor
The verses I pen
Neither
My scars
I’m much more than
All that put together

Last night
At the coffee table
In the flicker of candlelight
It was beautiful
The way
You put my insecurities
At rest
As you quelled
My fears
I saw galaxies
In your eyes

It's been a long time now
That you'd told me
How much you love me
My fingers ache
To feel you 'tween
My lips, to taste
Peaches at yours

Your burning gaze
Simmers my being
In fiery ardor
Gives me charcoal edges
So fragile
To fall to pieces
At your touch

The moon is hiding
Behind her ebony hair
The strand shines like silver

He found his answers
In her hesitation
Reflected in the flush
At her cheeks
Under the overcast sky

Someday
Maybe someday
When in solitude
You’re musing
Of life's smiles
I’ll shine
In your feelings
Like the brightest color
In your rainbow of thoughts

Pull my hair
Away from my nape
Expose my flesh
For ur teeth
Ur anxious fingers
Along my shuddering spine
My passion mounts
Ceaselessly lush

Tap a rhythm
Of the beats
Of your heart
Look for heaven
In your soul
Take a journey
Into your psyche
Shine in the splendor
Of your own light

Let’s go anywhere
Where we are together
With you
Being together
Is a beautiful place to be
Your electrifying smile
Lights up my darkness
The love in your eyes
Is my passion to go on

I hold grudges
I hold my tears
Keeping it all
In my heart
It doesn’t help
To let it go
It taught me
All that I need to know

Your love in my soul
All that’s left is your poison
In my veins and heart

I place my lips
On yours
Soft, delicate
As you whisper to me
In your dulcet tones

Fall in love again
Beyond all stop, all delay
Love never falters

They say
A lot
They believe
We can’t fly
They don’t know
Lack of wings
Was never an impediment
Imaginations
Never required feathers

I miss all the time
We spent together
I miss reading you
At 5 in the morning
I miss your cold heart
When the air is hot

That little girl in photograph

Broken front tooth
& a cheesy smile

A sad gaze
And a lopsided head
Begging for solace

Her raised gaze

He saw wavelets
Brimming

About to roll down
But didn't
Her smile was the reef

I turned
To look at you
Our eyes met
My infatuated heart
Throbbed
Your smile enslaving
Nagging at my heart strings

Stars in night sky
Shimmer as opal
& the river
Sings our songs
Raindrops
Leave their aroma
Smeared on us
As we sit
Enamoured by each other

Your love
Like a tractor
Goads me on
When all seems bleak
Your words
My strength
To go on
Come what may

The aroma
Wafting
From her kitchen
Mom does it best

Her body
His canvas
To paint
Story of passion
His tongue
Painted fervor
At her crevice

I paint it
All black
Grim heart
Tied to yours
That chain
Is everlasting
No hope
Of rescue
I get drowned
In deep abyss

I wanted to pluck stars
For your eyes
But I fell
Just a rung short
So I plucked roses
From the rose bush
As pink
As the blush
On your cheeks

I met you at the bar
Our hands brushed
& I sensed it in my heart
Looming heavy
That’s when I knew
This dangerous encounter
Will consume my being
In its fiery passion

Wrapped in lace & satin
Your cold body
Enjoying my warmth
In sugarcane fields
I make tattoos on you
Beautiful tattoos
In coppery sweetness
Of my fingers
As I trace writhing maggots
Where your heart could be

Your love
Like a spectral mirage
Wraps my whole being
I rewrite
My destiny
With you

I come to u
On my knees
Towering u stand
My master
Of pain & passion
I look up at u
In reverence
Only u can
Rest my ardor

Her sparkle
Her twinkling smile
Dimmed the diamonds
Shimmering bright