Categories: Poetry

• Any Given Moment

  I saw a car like yours on the way home yesterday And it crossed my mind that it might be you Broken down on the side of the road And I half expected to see you there Leaning against the car Waiting for me to rescue you And I felt so big I knew if I could just pull over I could make you smile Take your hands and wrap them around my waist Press my lips to yours That [...]

• Ribbons of Goodnight

  There is nothing more moving than Sunsetsailing over the oceandipping into a lakereflecting onto the cityas she melts down to the horizon, I am breathlesseach step she takes closer to home fascinates meevery shade of orange and red and yellow imaginableblended together into a series of colorful goodbyeswhispering to me “enjoy these moments”humming softly with every ribbon of colorholding me in her arms, the way a large tree cradles the roadwarming my chilled skin as she basks in our reflectionsmiles [...]

• Hunger

  Her tumultuous growl throws a shadow over Evening’s plansthe sound echoing outwardbouncing around, angrily jostlinggrabbing what exists and squeezingchanging the shape of what might be “Why?” Evening asks through broken breathssearching for an answerthat will satisfy the now rallying crowdknowing that it will not be sufficientto stop them from joining the fight “Because I can,” she repliesstrong yet graceful fingers pressingpushingpullingdominating through barely leashed frustration “Your tenant is upset,” Evening replies knowinglysympathy coloring his tonemirrored in his eyesintentionally manipulativeas he [...]

• Fall

  A leaf fell from a treeand I thought of youhow I’ve fallen for youwhat I’ve felt like since it startedhow quickly it happened, happens more and moreand I wondered how hard my landing will be. Green and brown leavesHealthy where the sun warms themdying where there is no sunand I know how those dead leaves feelbecause I feel that waywhen you are not with me. And then he was therethe new boy from the cafeteriaasking to “bum a smoke”and a [...]

• Insomnia’s Touch

  Like a lullaby softly sung Barely murmured from tired lips Whispering in the darkest corners of the mind A message trying desperately to break through Pushed aside by a friendly foe She saunters in, a vixen dressed in red Her silk clad form a nod to fallen grace With jet black hair and erotically lined eyes Lips that curve upward, mocking with a smirk High cheekbones and a siren’s singing voice “Good evening, my friend,” she murmurs huskily Her voice [...]

• The Promise

  She had gone there before, more times than she could countA place of grief and peace, of contrast and contentment She parked against the curvePulling the emergency brakeGrabbed her lunch and headed outThe same careful patternThree over, one up, six over, one up For years she had done thisShared time with those who had none leftSecrets with those who could not share backSpace with those those who could not join her Brilliant sunshine bathed the marble benchThe one dedicated to [...]

• A Heart in Motion

  In the absolute stillness of a quiet room it soundsLike the second hand of a clockPushing life throughoutQuick, quick, quickRemarkable in its consistencyUnfaltering in its rhythmYet steadily running out of time And then, nothing for a brief spellNot enough to spark a panicBut enough to signify its certain collapseTo encourage acceptance to take another breath Quick, quick, quickRushing through seconds, minutes and hoursKeeping to itself like a recluseUntil at last the strain becomes too muchAnd the parts that never considered [...]