"A modern telling of the Orpheus-Eurydice legend"
While sweeping the hallway, or emptying the trash cans, or making sure the bathrooms had paper towels and toilet paper, Orrin thought about Emily. So what if I’m the janitor and she’s a lawyer’s personal assistant, I’m just as good...
"It's not over . . . yet"
Vipers slither from your lipsTwisted into clever quipsFueled by petty vengeful ireHow is it that you haven’t tired? Every chance to take a swipeThere you are with caustic bitesBriefly do your serpents restRetract their fangs, coiled in their nestsBut never...
She cuts through me like glass. She thinks to love is not to live. My nerves are exposed, I feel them twitch and ache. She cloaks herself in a dark shroud, Masked and hidden from the world. I wish I...
"Love for some friends"
By the moon I sit to seek your glory,The white rose I see creates a new story.Seasons are many,Their reasons few in between.What remains is that I alwaysLove you!For all to see,No matter where we're at,No matter the timeBut this...
"Complex webs of affection."
I could hear them.Touching. Moaning. Kissing. Fucking. Through the walls, I could hear them so clearly. In the darkness I lay alone in his bed, listening to every move made just outside the door. There was a single candle on...
"Vance makes a discovery."
Saturday morning dawns bright and clear in the small town of Toulary. Vance Traynor stands on his front porch, a steaming cup of coffee in his hand. He sits the coffee on the table by the porch swing and goes...
You were once this distant figure strolling along the shore,eyes fixed to skyline's needlepoint tapestry of cold vibrant stars.I didn't know much yet about why you walked alone,or what axis suddenly tilted you towards me.There is something beautiful in mysteries,I...
Better run for coverBetter hide your heartOnce you start to love herYou’re never gonna stop Shining like a diamondPrecious jewel of lustSinging out a melodyGliding into the room Charming all the starsHypnotizing the moonElectrifying your bodyTaking over your soul No one can deny...
"Companion piece to Your Heat, and second in a series of four poems: Cold, Heat, Dark and Light"
Come and love me in the heatOn sultry summer nightsAfter that fire opal sunHas slid down out of sight Then we’ll sneak out to the poolBarefoot on cementHolding warmth that earlierWould burn against our skin But now the feel is...
