The weight presses down heavy Like a crown of wicked thorns Unmanageably thick and gnarled Knobby hands gripping fiercely Twisting firmly into place As delicate as pedantic love In the face of dulled conscience Worn thin from experience Chained to a desperate need This substitute for affection Dressed up in period finery The death of … Continue reading Over-Wrought
She knows the way I look When I try not to look at all This disinterested gaze Hazy at best Warning her that I’m here Waiting for the pause That proves she sees me This shyness of spirit Buoyant in recognition Peeking from the shadows Watching for a reciprocation That almost never comes But then … Continue reading Wanton
This subconscious pull Dragging me toward you Like the incoming tide And the pitch white sand While we hop clear Only to stumble again Tangled on the shore As the churning foam recedes Replaced by numbness An absence of sound Wrapped up in irony Thick and viscous Replacing a love We thought was endless This … Continue reading Slate Gray
The mourning comes Swift like death With eyes open Mockingly sweet So saccharine A passive engagement Painted in blue Deceptively thin Like a razor’s edge Slick with blood Awash in tears That never end This gentle rain Tender as morning Conscious as fear Hoping for a release That never comes. Sam Continue reading Release
I want a Friday love So slow and easy Honey smooth Such sweet emotion Poured out Spilling over This Friday love Like a postcard Neatly tucked away Waiting for tomorrow Dreaming in color Just for a moment A circumstantial pause Right after midnight In this afterglow This sweet release An unfettered joy Bathed in light … Continue reading A Friday Love
“If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts.” ~Counting Crows This love is a ghost Haunting in its simplicity Silent and brooding A nightless dream Fading into nothing In the bright sunshine Making pretty pictures That fade in time Understated fragility A loss of innocence Drowned in memories These haunting moods This … Continue reading Films About Ghosts
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