imagined

Phantom Touches

"Imagined love, sharper than any real embrace."

In the quiet hum of daily breath,Small moments cut through empty space,Stark fragments of what might come next,Bare truth pressed against time's hard face.A glance across the crowded bar,Skin electric, breath caught tight.Hands gripped hard, blocking out the far,Promising: I...

From Alan

"A poem for a Lost Friend"

"Write what you know you think you feel, write just for yourself. Write the way you learned from me, and write for everyone else. Sometimes they will love it, most often they will not... Worry about that later, but for now just give...