stupid stuff comes out of his mouth
until he says my name.

calcified resentments line my heart, hurt solidifies my bones.
bitter words slip from my lips, apologies from yours.

we use these words like stepping stones to navigate an unpaved road.

promises of something good, something better
are just dressed up lies pulled over my eyes and head like a sweater.


Yet, you refuse to see
the very fabric of me

unraveling.

Once you said I was your mirror.
That I reflected you perfectly.

But, when you saw it would be hard to love me....
you wiped me away as if I were no more than a smudge.

Tainted-Tarnished
Shaken-Shattered

When you look back at what was once us will you see beauty
or
will the image appear dull with the film of regret?

Ice melts between our kiss
and like desire
it drips from his lips
to trickle down my breast
and warm my heart.

He knock my hands away.
My grip loosens.
He is insistent
He is persistent
I am only delaying.
He is rough in his haste
but it's my heart I'm praying...
won't rip & tear and meet the fate of my underwear.

I have unwittingly become a sister of Eve.
He is forbidden.
Yet, my desire to taste him is strong.

A father shapes and molds his daughter.
A husband ought polish his wife.
But, only when a woman realizes her worth and value
will she shine beautifully.