Gazing Hell

"To gaze upon hell as your deliverance."

Heaven was sold as a beautiful place; filled with the golden light serene. I travelled there with the fullness of grace; ready for places I was yet to have seen.Heaven was there as a shining testament;to all I had done and all I...

We seemed to be words and skin, just seeking passage,some part of you may never return to me.It could have been no other way,our roaring need,this incandescent edge.Something opens in youwhen longing grips,clenches around so tight,I can only answer the...

She who?

"It never fails..."

Why does it always have to beThat other she instead of me?Or anyone reallyWhy's it gotta be she She is not niceShe is not mean She is the pastOur future is unseenShe's not your Queen. You take the blameAt every...

I was her first, my lion-headed girl.In the movies when we were youngher skin was forever flesh and her hair a summer gold before we went away.But we stayed in the dark, untouched,and we parted, unspeaking. The second, in college, in the spring at...

The Barrel Key

"A home for an old key."

Discarded, thought lostOne time it meant morePresently old and worn Cast aside in a drawerForgotten through yearsIts value diminishedTarnish eclipsingA once lustrous finishStem and shoulder chipped Bow battered and wornThe latch set corrodedLong since forlornUnexpectedly foundWarmth comfort and trustHeld now...

Freedom

"It's okay to be me."

An attraction between individuals.May it be GLBTQ.A man.A woman.A transgender.Or all, whatever.Shouldn't matter.A heart connection. Is a heart connection.An attraction.Is an attraction.There is already too much control...Humanity is not really free...Who has the right to say for me?What is right.What...

Gone Alone

"It happens too often"

Something happened today,Strange in every way,You up and left,You’ve gone away,Again today. What did I say?Why didn’t you stay? Was it all pretend?No beginning or end,I should have known,You weren’t my friend,You weren’t anything then. Who are you?What did I...

Positions

"So many positions to try"

Naked, skin on skin Lips, on hips, moving in The first position, you on top Moving, shifting, bodies drifting Bodies entwined Positions changing, turning, playing Your lips on mine, sweet sixty nine Filling me with wanton lust Your beating chest...

Love poem

"There are a few lushies, who found their way into my heart. I hope they realize, this is for them."

You have entered my life Through a keyboard and screen And you've entered my heartBefore I even had seen How you look on the outside But I really don't care For you showed me your soul By the things that...