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Mar 2019 · 229
32.5
the years since our introduction
Takes
     My
           Breath
                Away
Jun 2018 · 382
not afraid of angels
when they come to me in a dream
(offering promises of carnal delight)
“you and me
we should probably just let it be”
I agree
but it shouldn’t feel
this good
this fine
this free
just to be with you
even in a figment of my imagination
and then I said
“I have to go“
feeling the absence
slowly seep
as I ascend
a rocky stair
without turning back
certain you are still there
Apr 2018 · 315
Chronology of a user name
(Nick)
With him I found my body and my heart
(Jamie)
He provoked confidence that led to a series of firsts and adventures
(Brad)
Hit and run but I had no visible injuries
(Craig)
Electricity without the bill, if you know what I mean.....?
(Brad)
Again.....a worthy distraction
(Ted)
I learned patience (and idolatry)
(B)
So inexplicably sad....a tragedy
(Brad)
The one that always and never could be

And in the end of the perfect day
Just me
Apr 2018 · 256
Salvation
Really
the only
visceral force
propelling him
thru time
is the
life threatening
hunger
to
inhabit
the place
inside
of her
where his soul was safe
Mar 2018 · 233
IDLY
today
I
Don’t
Love
You
today
insight epiphany
Jan 2018 · 277
Basil’s table for two
I remember that night

(a fresh faced ingenue....)
Feeling so cosmopolitan
     we were framed in the oversized windows facing the busy street
     like one of those old black and white photos capturing
          the romance in the moment
Probably a dish with
“Au gratin” or “Alfredo “ in the name....
Assured by her breathlessness
     anticipating something (but what?)
His smoky Greco stare
almost pleading
     definitely hungry
eventually
her loss
Her gain
their Wild At Heart refrain
echoes still in my ear
Nov 2017 · 229
the last word
have
you
ever
met
an
expert
at
making
others
feel
like
****
?
I've
come
across
a
few
.
just
when
you
think
you
see
a
glimmer
of
humanity
you
regain
perspective
a­s
they
open
their
mouths
.
Oct 2017 · 323
Voluntary lapse of reason
The rumble of a lawn tractor next door...
     reminds me of.....
the guttural snare in the back of your throat
as you
     lean in to nuzzle my neck with your nose
   I feel your hands on my hips
anticipating

     more
Jun 2017 · 258
A collective loneliness
Your presence a void
"He's not here...."
Laughter echoes with a hollow tang
Missing has become the way
I crave
Your presence....voice.....aroma
Reminded now of then
Pretend you know
I pity you for not knowing the truth
Lying back
I feel you around me and in me
Knowing....me
Knowing you
Apr 2017 · 282
Plaza & Park
I returned to find
depleted exhaust of years
forgotten

We were on the 4th floor

Today I'm on 6

Missing your lust

But remembering....

Vividly.
Apr 2017 · 263
a new
I grasp the blush of spring green
      that drowns the
waning gilded tresses
bleeding into the blonde stabs
      a glow of radiance........
A sudden spasm
brings joy
      then, pain
You
  And
I
no I
get it?
Mar 2017 · 409
2/15/17
Dare to stand on the edge when your
Integrity has been called into question
Slanderous accusations bellowed
Malicious
Intent falls short of its goal
Soar above the fray and
Stay true, stay strong and in the
End honor and truth will prevail
D**are to care, even for the careless deviants
Officially exonerated
Feb 2017 · 240
suppressed by a memory
forever in the shadow
of your hot breath
licking at my throat
drawing out the inconsistencies
between us and them
when it is only myself
I'm going to be brutally honest
I'm scarred  from all  your lies
and your backstabbing took me by surprise
I probably could have recovered
if you had stopped the relentless attack
Let me get up, limp  away
Lick my wounds  and shield my back
What doesn't **** ya makes you stronger
I'm telling you , there’s  no strength that I lack
But the biggest surprise of all-
Your lack of regret and omissions
of apologies
It only speaks to your inhumanity
A lack of character and social regard speaks to a  sad state of antisocial nature
It is a profound coward
driving by in the dark of night
shouting threats and profanity
too psychotic and loathing of self
to show her face
I've no tolerance for the weak minded-
the pathetically insecure
monsters
of this world
who thrive and are nourished with their evil emissions
Consider yourself disregarded

I have transcended to my state of grace
Perhaps, someday you will be forgiven...
perhaps not....

We all answer to the universe
Nov 2016 · 601
middle finger
there is no gesture so profound .....
Nov 2016 · 359
Stash of old love letters
The clarity came on

came in

came to me

came to be

I came

from where

I came
Yes ...... and .......yes
I
     I
I
     Love
and
     I
I
     I
Linger
Jul 2016 · 369
basement: a haiku
you descend alone
exhaling a soul empty
entering your tomb
Someone said this to me
recently
So I am reminded
to stay  mindful
of the sensations that saturate
Deliverance
Rescue
and
Salvation
have set me free
Jun 2016 · 459
Happy Ending
May 2016 · 373
at last leaving liberated
walking away
           from
all you
                    gormless drones

master of my domain

finally
           the shackles of
CORRUPTION
                    melt
      away
                            and
I am truly free
no better feeling
May 2016 · 309
synchronicity
the
perfect
mix
of
presence
and
absence
Apr 2016 · 341
boom
life
is
half
over
and over before you know it...,
Apr 2016 · 288
Most Precious
Your arrival
the period on the sentence
family
Angel
of mine
9 years ago-my gift
Mar 2016 · 420
crash
surf collides with jagged rock
the color of earth
I imagine the pull
rolling under
and how quiet the numb would be
if only
but one moment
a slip of the tongue
Feb 2016 · 289
What do you say?
gone

"Kam is gone. Shot himself today. **** "

never know

"He just gave up, mixture of pain pills and *****."

I'm sorry

To be so close and so distant

removed
Feb 2016 · 378
How to trace a whisper
It's there
     in the shiver of my spine

Only when I convince
         myself
         that
         in fact
you (never) could've been mine

finding myself
     lost
within and without

          always and ever about
you

I follow the fading path
          merely a dull throb

that undulates
        and
reverberates
at
     the
          atomic
               level
an echo audible only in my marrow
Jan 2016 · 500
the day i lost you
started out just like any other  
ended wrapping my arms around my mother
she tiptoed to the foot of the bed
and she knew before she knew that you were dead
still remembering the shrill ring of the phone
and the forever drive all alone
the dispatcher withholding, vague, concise
the road (and my heart) left frozen in ice
didn't know what to expect
but knew enough to suspect
this couldn't end well
one more visit to my hell
Your childhood teddy bear spoke to me that morning- the music box long silenced tinkled its tune unexpectedly....1/19/14
Jan 2016 · 581
hippocampus
somehow
my
cosmic
wisdom
sensed
beyond
the
tragic
brokenness
to
the
essence
of
beauty
in
your
soul
Jan 2016 · 325
Later: (sometime in 2011)
This is what its all about.
This is what's familiar.
The shiny ribboned gift of doubt
The silence like a shimmer.

Wonder
Wonder
Worry
Will it ever cease?

Worry
Worry
Wonder
Will there ever be peace?

Its tricky on this slippery *****.
Its treacherous on this journey.
Emotions like wild animals trampling hope
Knowing my vulnerability.
Jan 2016 · 374
No substitute
Baby
I know how you like it.....

Settling for the saccharine sweet.

Well,
You'll never get any better than
Sugar.

The real deal

Raw
Pure
and
Rare.
Anything less leaves you so unsatisfied.....You must be so hungry.....
Nov 2015 · 442
Time travel
1978:
Tonite
made a tie blanket with my daughter
AND
watched "Grease"
Even though they started out
looking old and sounding squeaky
she was
singing along by the end
We go together like sha-ma-la-ma-la-ma......
1985:
**** vampire
Camp (hint fright night)
Perfect reminder that
I once was
2015
so bad
Nov 2015 · 326
a tingle sell-out
your hot moan
sails over me
the rush
of
ice and fire
take
me
away
i
hold hands
hold a job
hold my tongue
hold steady
hold my babies
hold my head high
hold my rocks glass
hold on
hold out
hold your heart
hold the phone
hold it down
hold it up
hold the ghost
hold my breath
hold the line
hold over
hold under
hold  my horses
hold everything
Oct 2015 · 269
The Abyss
A transmitted version
     virtual you
the only you
                you ever shared
While you
     absolute
     remains
firmly entrenched
on the other side
Oct 2015 · 340
nocturnal transmission
I dreamt about you
my senses enslaved by your
scent
still a combo of coppertone and spearmint
touch
commanding
taste
salty surprise
sound
the purr that rumbles from the back of your throat
and yes, even
sight
*eyes still a-twinkle
It's amazing what the body remembers...
Oct 2015 · 707
Girls' weekend
We came
at least I did
We conquered
self defeat
A
Very
Relaxing
70 hours
Oct 2015 · 328
wanton whimsey
i want to write you
                                                             ­                       
                                        the stars in my eyes

send you swooning

     with awe

                                        from the breath of my sighs

follow me ever so secretly
     as i float on your gaze


                                          the tendrils of your worship
                                                      wis­h
                                                                ­ to
                                                                ­        trip
                                                    ­                            me up

follow me ever so desperately
     you'll never know


                                                i know you're there
1/30/15
Sep 2015 · 288
life's little lessons
I have learned
     through rigorous study

the delicate and necessary

     art
          of
making the best of a bad situation
Aug 2015 · 607
günah
Sin

the root of
so much
so many
:
transgression of divine law

any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some moral principle

any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense

Encapsulates an identity
well
;-)
I have prohibited

ALL

Invasive species

The only

Parasites

allowed

are those I grew in my own body
Can't take the chance on spy or spirit
Aug 2015 · 334
7five15
a good day

a smile on my face

my life touched with grace

**a good day
Jul 2015 · 399
Amuse bouche
Such a tease
you perched above
me
intent
on your pleasure
but I know
your

only

desire

is

mine
A rousing
endorsement
for
marriage ....

good luck
I can feel you

     Wish I couldn't

I know

      You feel me too

Here
There

Everywhere
Jul 2015 · 250
no
no
apologies**


what's mine is mine
Jul 2015 · 336
bullseye
point
shoot
score
...starting to feel sorry for you
Jul 2015 · 297
wind song
I hear the dainty strain of a flute

     It is the sound of my heart

leaping

     bursting with joy

Dancing on the edge

     and pouring forth
cascades of love

one would not think the gentle melody could be so powerful.....
Jul 2015 · 379
On becoming satisfied
My thirst is
quenched,
for the moment
your heartbreak
-a balm-
on the wounds
wrought by you,
the burns of
your malice
swollen, all these years,
softening
with the knowing
of your heartbreak
Your loss, your pain, my analgesia
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