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...

A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall

"within the horror of war a moment of tenderness"

Author’s Note ;this is not a political statement on any countries politics or foreign policy. It could be set in Syria today (though certain details make that highly unlikely) or set in the future in the States where citizens are...

Trust Ch. 1

"His need is specific. She is his woman. And, he is coming for what is his."

When he closed his eyes, no matter how slight, he could see the movement of her dark, golden skin against the paleness of his own. He could feel it and that was torture. He craved her touch and the mercy...

The lift descending

"A battle-weary killer shares a ride with something even more deadly: a desperate woman."

'Have you a cock?' The question that broke the mandatory silence was empty of emotion, as when one asks an automated teller for tens or twenties. My answer was equally flaccid. 'No. I have no need of one.' 'Really? No...

Helen of Troy

"Such beauty is a gift from the Gods, that men so helplessly risk everything for."

All Greece hates  Helen of Troy  The azure of her eyes  Embedded  In a stone face  The length of an outstretched hand  Delicate  To be kissed  The lure of heart shaped lips  With up turned corners  Inherently hers  To be...

The Battle

"Her internal struggle"

The Battle The battle rages within, Good against bad,Right against wrong, Need versus want, Duty versus desire, Can I versus you can not. Is the cost too high? Will she pay the price? Be able to live with herself?For which...

DarkFyre Chapter Two

"Aftermath of the battle yields questions for Rael."

"If ye can spare a moment, Milord, I'm ready to report." Rael looked up from a map covering the huge pinewood table in his tent. A variety of similar maps and charts were arrayed on the table and rolled into...