you. |
you are like new york city.
big and bold and loud,
and a mess.
you are the cavity in my chest.
swallowing me like a spiritual vacuum.
but still i want you
in any way that i can have you.
you ar...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:51:00 PST |
stigmata. |
beneath my flesh,
i feel the blood rush.
i am restless.
you are the culprit
beneath my flesh.
burning fire through my
veins and suctioning
my heart into your
copper hands, wrinkled
and worn as war...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:34:00 PST |
blood pressure. |
i am cold on
the surface. but my
insides are burning
like hot tea on
my tongue.
the heat sears through me
like a glance between lovers.
i try to breathe fire
to release this
magic from my body
before ...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:30:00 PST |
flower. |
i have a flower in my hand.
it feels like it smells
like it would taste
if i touched it to my tongue.
i have a flower.
and it wilts like it grows
like it would sound
if it were a song
...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:04:00 PST |
ancestor. |
your spirit is manifested
in my mother's hands
as she braids rows of corn
into my head.
"sit back, be still"
she says.
i sit on the floor
between her legs,
and cringe.
"ho...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:43:00 PST |
preamble. |
love is elusive. like an august firefly teasing its way in and out of your mason jar. and love hurts. the kind of pain that reaches so deep inside you, you disappear into yourself trying t...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:38:00 PST |
the cost of living. |
i hail hollywood strip
and late night talk shows,
begging me to face my thoughts.
so i watch them both so carefully
that it may take a while
for me to see the difference
between them and me.
&nb...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:28:00 PST |
idling. |
i said, "choose me."
and watched you fastly
tuck your heart in
like cold bed sheets.
sheets i used to lie in every night,
as we warmed them with
the heat of our bodies.
now I am bound by t...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:18:00 PST |
closing in. |
you sent your heart through the mail from colorado.
a silver laden sapphire piece of you.
the wires twist and swirl from
end to end colliding colors and
consistency.
i wrap your heart around ...
Posted by shawndra! on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:26:00 PST |
