LaylaJune - Lush Stories

9 years ago

I Want to Tell You

"With a little help from my friends . . ."

It is the hourWhen from the boughsThe nightingale’s high note Damn it! Oh god! That’s Byron (I say)The words are not mineIt sounded so goodI thought it inspired Now I’m depressedI need something newTo express how I feelSince I met...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Chasm

You sit across the tableNot looking at my handWhich rests upon formicaRevealing upturned palm Sweated glass of waterDrip-stained coffee cupsCongealed fat drops on a dishWitness us discuss our love Your words amid the clatterOf cheap silverware and platesFall in with...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Shield

Take care of meI need you I will never say My fear is if I say itYou will run away Need is terrifyingBoth felt and as expressed It’s better to deny itAnd keep it well in check But sometimes I...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

On My Mind

Gentle archesReddish brown Traced alongThe barest sound As my fingerStrokes your brow Each touch lends strengthTo hope struck down Waxy finishWiry feel You close your eyesAs I set free The wearinessThat chafes your soul A heart so fullIt overflows Then...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Upgrade

I moved you outLike cathode ray Huge hulking presenceSurrounded in dust As you departedYou scratched the shelf I felt the digI pried you off UnwantedUngainly Not even a charityWould take you away I had to pay I dustedAnd I waxed...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Paradox

Beyond the timeWe should have ended Braced through trialsWe should have lost Betrayed by thoseWe’ve since unfriended BenefitsVersus the costs Reaching outWhere understanding Doesn’t seemWhat we will find Surprised that weHave stayed together Unlike in lifeUnlike in mind Long sufferingWe...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Shall We?

Draw me near and cheer meGrace me with your smileLet a veil encircle ‘round Concealing us, a while Let me lean against youStrong and warm and thereRadiating surenessShielded from life’s glare And as your chest enfolds meComfort’s warmth does riseCatching...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Mooncurve

A curve of moon Cast shadingAcross your sleeping face A distant train Was whistlingSound alone through space Awakened deep in nighttimeA chill slipped in the roomI pressed myself against youTo chase away the gloom And just by merely sleepingLying next...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Haka

One day afterYou had leftMy mind still blackAnd blueI stood beneath the shower sprayErasing thoughts of you Circling now Just waitingTo try to slip back in Block itStop itMake it drownAgainAgainAgain The stall is thickWith shampoo steamFragrant cloying heat My...

LaylaJune

9 years ago

Tale

Ashes gritty grayThe kindest heart batteredAssailed by sneers Adorned in tatters Dreaming improbablyDays end to endInvitation omittedWhen enchantment descends She enters the ballroomIn her splendor aglowHeads turn to see herA sight to behold Bewitched and bewitchingAs they take the floorYet...