I said Yes

"What just happened to me"

We met just a few years ago.It was just by chance.On a warm summer night overlooking the ocean.Our eyes met and magically connected.You have been my lover and I yours.Our love grew stronger over the last two years.You planned a...

LaneRain pattered on the aluminum roof over my head.  Arms crossed over my chest, I stared at the water pooling and rippling with tears at the edges of the dark and gutterless street.  Looked down at the beads dotting my...

You leftOut of my embraceOnly to returnIt’s still an empty spaceThe holes thatYou left behindStarted to closeScars forming as they bindMy heart skippedWhen I saw you thereA cursory glanceThen an empty stareTorn asunderAt a glimpse of youRipped openPlease tell me...

Her Mother’s Life in a Box

"Can we judge Helen for falling in love with her mother's lover?"

Two days after my mother's funeral, I got a call from a local number that wasn't in my contacts. "Mrs. Lenoir? Mrs. Helen Lenoir?" a deep male voice asked. "Yes, this is her. Who's asking?" I asked. Clearing his voice, he started, "My...

Mike told his friends all about Maria. But, for various reasons, he never mentioned what she told him about Frank Sinatra.He knew his friends wouldn’t have been interested in stuff like that. They wanted dirt, and no-one told sex stories...

It's the after time that means so much,after the body whispers to be taken,leaving little kisses along her neck, the sweetest signature I can givewhile fingertips tangle deep in locks;her hair is the night loomed togetherfrom all things dark and beautiful.Entwining...

Hunger

"hunger for another person ..."

Am I drunk, or are you this beautiful?God, just looking at you, and your smile ...It just makes me go crazy! You're a queen, my own classy queen.Queen of the bitches, and queen of the damned,You're my own queen from darkness,You're...