love
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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 Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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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
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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
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Love Lost
Love is tainted by the impurity of selfishness.-N.W She was pampered in the glow of self-love and it seemed the earth cherished her too. The sun often greeted her with kisses on the cheeks and the wind lovingly stroked the brown tresses down her back. At nights, the moon cascaded her in its pearlescent hue Continue reading
