Unexpected Terror fills me As I think of the shame How do I even explain? I hardly understand it myself The time comes It’s painful But to my surprise Ends quickly The result of my labor Rushed away Time ticks on Friends and family visit…
Category: Marathon Poem
Hour 2: Here Am I
Winter blooms in crystalline clouds like mold on wasted bread And here am I breathing shallow gales of ice which freeze my lungs in place And here am I, alone Spring comes on, that lying harlot like paint on rotted wood And here am I…
Faith
I heard you say, “God does not give us more than we can handle.” But God did not give me this bruise, this scar this memory, this burden, this cage These are not gifts from God. Do not tell me to have…
Urban Haiku
Wet streets reflect lights Car windshields change expression You dodge urban moats
Hour 2: Dance Me to the End of Love
In the UK we’re just celebrating the 50th anniversary of gay relationships not being illegal: ‘Britain marked the 50th anniversary Thursday of the first move to recognize gay rights by acknowledging that society was wrong to treat same-sex couples as criminals.’ I myself am not homosexual, but I…
Unsaid
The unsaid The unresolved The unhappening It rankles Like a pebble caught in the bloodstream. Screaming yelling Why don’t you get it It’s so simple. Weaving webs To the stars Back & forth From the pebble to the dotted sky Hanging forever on this…
2.
How to say how I long for you Like an obsession, black, oozing, Gripping my mind with inky talons I’ll handle it. With my hands I’ll handle it. Grappling. My fingers lock around its neck and I squeeze. I’ll squeeze until it bursts in colors…
loved one
Yesterday I liked my high school love Today I loved my husband that was sent from up above Yesterday I thought our love had fallen apart Today I knew that together we would make it through Yesterday I frowned at the thought of having too…
EUPHORIA
A world of beauty and harmony no borders, no visa and you can enter anywhere in the world where there will be, no racist no skin color and no language barrier. A healthy planet earth and environmentally friendly, where humans are responsible enough to face…
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What I would give… To change my last moment with you. What I would give… To move time back to that minute. What I would give… To know what you were thinking. What I would give… To have your body with mine…