Janine, Janine Now, there’s a name She threw her axes for my shame Yet failed to land a cleaving blow Sharp splinters stoked my fire below • Curls, curls A dense and matted mane That quivered tightly as she came My tongue was greedy in her flow A musk bet...
“A gourd works as well as a crystal ball,” the witch-mother cackled, hacking the top off the pumpkin. The innards were stringy. ”Meditate upon the strands of time. Focus, believe, let your essence flow. Your heart’s desire shall be granted.” Alone, I star...
Shilah crouched. One boot planted firmly on the ground with her leather-clad ass cheek balanced steadily on the heel of her opposite foot. Lithe fingers wrapped tensely around the shaft of a spear but her breathing was controlled; slow and steady. Regulat...
I open my eyes while sitting here, on the dock,Legs dangling over the edge, the sun shining in my eyes.It creeps above the misty horizon, reassuring me with its presence,It is always there, every morning, cyclic, neverending, forever.I smile and wonder at...
The pond is the enemy between you and me It is determined never to let us be I sit on this side and watch from afar While you are over there traveling around in your car You say we are like Romeo and Juliet Just two star-crossed lovers that have never m...
You and I must recallWhen we swayed in the Spring on the Champs-ÉlyseesWhen we whirled all about in a Viennese waltzWhen we skipped around Rome and we spun near the old Spanish Steps You and I must recallIn our thoughts and our dreamsHow we danced close t...
The train slowly built up speed as it started to pull away from the station, steam billowing out from the engine as the piercing sound of the whistle filled the air. Just before the end of the platform, I took one mighty leap and reached out for the rai...
I could tell you an intricate story,but we awaken in the raw knowing,a gradient shift in shared history,time coalesced into endless rivers flowing.To be changed with a single touch,blood tide replaced with sweet ichor,ambrosia heating in the rush,tender f...
I stood there under the stars,where the night sky meets the ocean,the angry waves crushing against my body;time, space, frozen. My hideaway, my element,keeping me safe and sane.Why do I need to come hereAgain and again and again? Here I stay, this timeI'm...
Will you find true loveWill it happen to youSomebody you're proud ofA love that is true You look all over the placeFor that special personSo many smiling facesCould be while you're working You might meet through friendsOr a dating websiteCould be the begi...
Life goes 'round in a circle Never quite complete Then one magical day You find the one you were destined to meet Fate brings you together Two halves of a whole You'd always been alone Now forward you both go Two hearts to beat as one Two minds in perfect...
I took a chance, professed my love,my heart beat fast and free.Tomorrow will decide our fate...tonight you stay with me. I feel your arms encircle me,your lips so close to mine.I trace your hips, your back, your face...remembering each line. My spirit soa...
I stood in the closet peering through the slats at this wonderful creature who had just laid down. I was completely aroused while also completely panicked. How could I possibly explain this? How could I sneak out without being noticed? Panic was replaced...
When I first saw you, saw you raw but saw you not, I gaped in awe; the flawless flesh a blurry fist failed to eclipse. Enlisting spit an index finger painted purple prose upon its bloody nose and glistening oozing juices snoozing sluices in my loins awoke...
When I held my mother’s corpse in my arms, I knew I was next. I hadn’t felt much emotion since. I didn’t need to. Just had to work. There was nothing, no point to my life but that. As I did every night, I thought of her when I stretched the obituaries out...
