The skies are open, tears may freely fall, Your sacrifice is known by those who care, So wash away the pain and stand up tall, His baseless accusations are laid bare. Be brave my love and laugh with tears of joy, Allow the...
love poem
Morning would
"I am your goddess"
Morning would you tempt me so with your cool touch damp beneath my naked feet My toes pressing into you as you caress my soul I am your goddess call me Poaceae as I cover you while you stretch beyond...
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...
The Poisonous Pen
"That time waits for no one"
The poisonous pen Articulate in its prime Spills forth with illusion Onto white pages as if by design It's dark purpose unthwarted It's author intense Spiral words too long unspoken Set here now she ventsSurrounded by Foolish Mercurial Light Mere fancies...
The Middle of Her Youth
"Self sabotage observed from a distance"
Four stools down One of those elemental issues Mushrooms and spores out bitter. That DNA thing, reptile baggage, Still lies between them Coiled up tight Afraid to look scaly But prepared to slither. Her incisors jaw-clack Then close to break...
Descended From These Fathers
"A poem I wrote about my wife seven years before I met her"
I am left here descended from these fathersCaught in the glare of suddenIllumination. Oh, you know the fathers I meanThe ones who chantIn the catacombs of heartGiving voice to low murmursThat hold time togetherWith wattle,And daub,And spittle,And hopes. Dwellers where...
Preconsideration
"Anticipating an initial encounter with a new lover"
The bed a wreck of first coupling, And morning shadow Slipped dishabille around you. You would sleep, Eyes tracing some trigonometry of dreams, I suppose Surveying distances. What nervous sculptures Would we chisel With bare hands from flesh? What equations...
Long Twisty Woman
"Hit it. In the key of F. F for Fuck. Baby make it hurt!"
She was a long twisty woman in a tiny skirt, Oh My God! She was a mean bitchin’ flirt. She dug a deep trench down my back, Rocked me all night, left me blue and black. My Lord, she’s a...
There once was a lonely SatyrWho went searching for nymphs to woo. He went to a glen, to a groveAnd met a precious Alseid.She tossed him away and left himWithout any hope of true love.He traveled up hill to a...