Decrescendo |
I knew this day would comeThe day my face faded from Xerox to vellumThe day my voice trickled off into barely audible tremoloAn afterthought, a baroque echoThe day my lips crumbled like attic rose pet... Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:04:00 GMT |
Good Morning Lover |
Good morning, sirYou stroll up to the register, tie skewed to the rightOrder the large coffee, I give it to you for freeIt's nothing, I sayEyes cast demurely to the floorYou say Thanks, my name soft i... Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:39:00 GMT |
Want |
His youthful face belies a grace that blooms behind his pupils, between his teeth, down his throat and through his spinal chord. An elegance that smells of orchids, white with purple throats, long bro... Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:16:00 GMT |
Imagination Call Girl |
I don't want to be your goddessI want to be your centerfoldWhen your eyes project furtive filmsInside your lidsI want to be the girl you watchWith the the wicked smileAnd torn fishnetsPouting scarlet ... Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:02:00 GMT |
Your Back |
I wish I could tell you that I know youYour twisted wrists, Bent downward from the knots you place around themI know the salted grooves dug deep into your cheeksI know the words you whisper when the d... Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:57:00 GMT |
Mother: Yesteryear |
My mother sold anarchist magazines on the street corner when her wild brown hair reached her waist. When rebellion meant leather sandals, sitting on and smoking grass, cardboard signs, silver bangles,... Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:11:00 GMT |
Misconceptions |
Misconceptions maligns the eyes of Those who watch asI beat myself bloodyWhile they see woundsTorn skin and scalpSharp bones protruding from pulverized meatI feel the scars Tougher than virgin tissueI... Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:57:00 GMT |
Breath Words |
Breath wordsCurl Round my bodyHer lips shape unhappy silkGathers my frame of mindTo couch her oil painting imagesEyes gaze golden glowsBath my wretched thoughts in Lyrical wings Beat my body back to o... Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:24:00 GMT |
Pearls |
See this necklace round my neck?These are pearls.Pearls of pain, and memories.Iridescent globes of irritants that brewed and grew under my skinDefied reasonAnd became luminescent trophies to heartache... Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:21:00 GMT |
Lust vs. Nothing |
Liquor tastes like burning plastic, melts my tongue into bitter disappointment. No matter how many mouths I taste, the flavor is still the same. With no faith in body and no hope for minds,I sell my f... Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:18:00 GMT |