LaylaJune 25 Jan 2016 Coins I never believed youAnywayAnd that’s why I am safe I gathered coinsA few each dayStowing them away You said you loved meI just smiledAnd stroked my secret coins Surely whole And near unfazedWhen the world falls down Watching, waitingVigilantEverything’s a sign Words are easyPeople changeLater will be now.
LaylaJune 23 Jan 2016 One When one is not enough You lie Fearing commitment Wanting less Lonely Wanting more Suffocated Excited by the new Afraid to lose the old Spread thin Juggling Never satisfied And finally Old.
LaylaJune 15 Jan 2016 Laurel God of lightWhose ego shoneBoasting of his strength God of loveWho with his bowPlots now his revenge Which power greaterGold or lead?Desire or to despise? Arrows do their targets findPierced hearts must now comply One chases while the other shunsEntreat; retreat; pursue Matched equallyHer fragile leadHolds between the two Yet passion’s heat cannot be quelledLight’s speed soon finds its prey She who is chasedPleads of her...
LaylaJune 13 Jan 2016 Geode He only took two swigs from that bottle You stretched yourself across my chestBraced against the bedYour hand pressed firm into my fleshThe bottle in your grasp Back lit, the bourbon glows like fireIts odor like a drugYou tip your head backBare your throatAnd swallow down a slug Eyes intense upon meYour liquor on my lips Shining; burning; hauntingFluid aching shifts Tongue tracing with intoxicantBite that leaves its stingAwaken what was lost to usCast off our...
LaylaJune 16 Dec 2015 Waiting in the Wings Sing me tuneless comfortCradling my painHelp me bear the sadness Burdening my brain Hold me while I rememberWhat can no longer beThe unthought thoughts I dailyTry so hard not to think And while you act as sentryI can bear to feelThe feelings begging to be feltPress forward urgently With you near, they lose dangerA beast without its teethA snake without its poisonA fire without its heat Tame and placid finallyDocile memor...
LaylaJune 14 Dec 2015 Indelible Each kissA strikeOf lightningFelt Your handIs atMy throat Your teethHave bitUponMy lip My breathIs hoarseAnd short You gripFine bonesAnd tender skin Your eyesHave madeMe still A flashBeforeYour mouthComes down To markThat weAre one.
LaylaJune 9 Dec 2015 How to Find True Love I'm totally serious Try it, you might like itIt’s really not so roughOnce you get the hang of itAnd practice just enough To some, it’s second natureOthers search the netStill others look to guidance books(Mine isn’t written yet) People will be drawn to youFriends to you will flockYour social life will blossomOf the town, you’ll be the talk I know what you’re thinkingOld habits hard to breakBut the benefits of changing Do the detriments outwe...
LaylaJune 7 Dec 2015 Trust Whose fault is it, really? You misunderstood That's not what I said Was not with my mom I was out with friends You misunderstoodI said I'd be lateAnd we didn't confirmI miswrote the date This is all you And your issues of trustYou always blame meWhen it’s clearly your fault Your blame of meFor what’s in your headIs unfair and meanAnd should stay unsaid Your behavior is reallyKind of abusive You never believe me You force me to prove it Fine....
LaylaJune 18 Nov 2015 Autumn Bourbon scented pumice voiceBreath and whispers Beckoning Glass of amberMelting iceMisted liquidLightening Varnished tableLeather boothDimming lightsSurrounding me Molded ceilingLacquered whiteCrystal fixturesSparkling Rough blue denimSex of handsConnected mindsEnlivening Burn of liquorOn our tonguesDesires baredKissing me Mercury eyesCrescent moonNovember nightRemembering.
LaylaJune 5 Nov 2015 Invitation to a Kiss A little strangeAnd slightly twistedChallengingJust how I wished it Lick my lipsI see you watchingHow my mouth forms wordsWhen talking Saying moreTo trap your eyes thereFascinate youTwisting my hair Dark and satinShining curlPinch it tightRelease unfurl Grab my wristBite on my fingerLetting goMarks briefly linger Leaning closerShare my airI know you want to Do you dare? Then teeth grab lipsFirmly insistentMorph into kiss...
LaylaJune 2 Nov 2015 Don't Don’t lookWhy not?How can it hurt? Don’t askWhy not?I want to learn It’s doneIt’s goneUntied to you I want The factsWhat did he do? PretendThere’s notA way to know In timesOf yoreThat would be so These daysIt’s thereFor all to see Just lookYou’ll findNo mystery SimplyA searchAnd follow clues The lureIs strongUnearth the truth But notBecauseYou really care What cameBeforeYou were a pair The goalWhen youConstruct the past...
LaylaJune 1 Nov 2015 Bubonic Out, out, damn flea! It spreads faster than the plagueIn medieval timesIt’s the flea aboard the ratBearing your demise You see those around you fallPerhaps you will be next?How can you protect yourselfFrom this horridness? Shall you avoid all contact?Stay away from friends?Never trust an embrace?Never hold a hand? Live a life so sanitizedInsanity prevails?But this is not the answerTo craft a private jail The flea of which I’m speakingCarries...
LaylaJune 22 Oct 2015 Quarry Bulky, unwieldyAwkwardly arrangedPlunked on the paperLike big clods of clay That is how wordsAppear now to beWhen I want to conveyWhat you mean to me Needing to craftNuances of thoughtInstead a NeanderthalPounds with a rock Inadequate languageInartfully clubbedUnable to voicePrayerful facets of love Chunks great of speechPlunge hillside downWhen I seek precise beautySet into gold prongs Draft and redraft Hauling tons of...
LaylaJune 18 Oct 2015 Arrange this Night Arrange this night around usIts shadows and its lightsTurn it into somethingOf which poets often write Add stars and gentle breezesThat shimmer and that playAnd just a curve of crescent moonA bright slice left from day Stay with me while the phasesOf varied darkness passAs we cherish our connectionWhile dew forms on the grass.
LaylaJune 18 Oct 2015 Perhaps What's THAT supposed to mean . . .? Perhaps just the way that you said itPerhaps it was just what I heardPerhaps what you meantWas not what you saidOr I just read into your words Why must it be so confusing?Why can’t we say what we mean?Or when we doWe don’t recognize truthAnd imagine it some other way Sometimes I’m tired of listeningTo things that are said in my headIf I take face valueWhen I’m talking to you What are chances that I’ll be misled? So promi...