His touch was always like a phantom wind. A zephyr grazing her cheek. As if he was afraid fire would trail his hand and burn her. And he always kept his distance whenever they walked together. Careful that their hands never bumped or brushed together. The subtlety of his avoidance perplexed her. But she would… Continue reading What Isn’t
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Loving A Recluse
It would be easier If I could peer into your soul Without need of untangling mysteries From the vines of your lips Coiled around each syllable Choking every honest word Through your apprehensive smile If only I could part The gossamer curtains Revealing the stained window To your heart Sheltering the things You wish to… Continue reading Loving A Recluse
Inside Out
I wish to know the secrets Gathered ‘neath the curtain Of your lashes The mysteries embedded Within those evergreen depths Your fears Hopes Dreams Shadowed in demure caution I wish to know them all I want to know the real you Stripped of all protective façades Cloaking your vulnerable soul From the world
Misunderstood
This meditative silence Torn by agonizing staccatos Of frustrated anger As I rip apart My paper heart Shred after shred Of flimsy flesh Fall at my feet Spilled ink Of my veins Wasted To make sense of these feelings And give them to you Cohesive Beautiful Untainted But I only hold These haunted scribbles Madness… Continue reading Misunderstood
Bleeding Love
His hands coilBarbed wire about her waistAnd his teethPrick like thornsAt her neckDrawing wine red dropsOf bloodMeltingOn his tongueUpon his bedOf petals and painShe is under his controlWhere love bleedsBut never dies
Let Me
Let these wordsLike finely spun silkCaress your mindIn its exquisite textureAnd let my loveLike an ethereal blue flameChase the shadowsFrom your heart
Because of You
My heart clatters to my feetSquirming in erratic seizuresWith the vibrationsOf a thousand butterfly wingsBecause of you Your smileCarries a golden sunOver the rose-tinted horizonBathing me in itsUnabashed radiance There's noProud facadeOf apathyI could ever maintainIn the light of you
Take Me back
Take me backTo the time whenYour smile was as a swallowtail butterfly Fluttering through dawn's golden streamsAmong dewy hibiscus and lavender petals Take me backTo the gossamer cocoonSpun from our hearts' threadsSheltering our ephemeral paradise Take me backTo our twilit pastWhen it was okay to love you.
A Quiet Love
Perhaps it began the moment he entered the classroom. His confident stride commanded everyone's attention -- even the arrogant pricks who disregarded learning with idle banter and lengthy naps. An air of casual calm relaxed the line of his broad shoulders, effortlessly filtering through the thick spread of lethargy left behind by the Economics professor.… Continue reading A Quiet Love
Embrace
~She was beautiful in the light's exposure. There had been no need to hide in darkness' shadow.~ She loved the darkness for its clandestine intimacy, tucking her close in thick, obsidian sheets. It accepted her as she was, brushing over her imperfections with a cool fondness. Cocooned her from insecurity’s damning glare, blanketing her vulnerabilities.… Continue reading Embrace
