the Tanooki and the Kitsune

"My witty night with a man more then I could bare"

Two minds play and clash with heavy teases Bitten lips in flustered agony, that only they notice in full rooms An orchestra of heart beats, and shallow breath, as the sting of sharp glances across the twisting gravity of their...

Decaying soil  Fertilizes the flesh at my knees The grave beneath me unmarked Ground unmolested But memories rave of what was here. Heart. Respect. Joy. Bleached by insidious surrender To a reticent poison. Fear won here. But I rise, Eyes...

Marked

"First poem in years"

I got you through the winter, willing to be the steps behind you, the traces and threads of what broke you untie, the closer we get to where you came from. And anything that was ever special, anything about me...

Is love but a fleeting feeling? Or something that is true? Is it just a passing emotion?Why is it drawing me to you? Is love about finding beauty? Why is there so much pain? Can it truly mend a broken...

Do you remember when we metOr have you started to forgetIt's been so many years agoI wonder if it's yes or noYou took me to your secret placeAbove the mundane world in spaceA tower built to watch for firesI thought...

Twenty Years

"It’s just me... thinking."

I used to sleep close to your heart you held me tight, kissed my head goodnight. You said, "This is how I would have us sleep all of our nights." I stayed because I loved the sound of your heart...

Deep dark recesses of your mind, allow me your guideFoster and cultivate the primitive instincts you were taught maligned Take my hand to guide you to the proverbial ledgeDangle me over, release, and drop me past the edgeSharp pain does...