The date
“My problem,” she said, “is that I am just not that interested in life. I am not a drama fan.” He listened. “I spend a lot time watching Sci-fi. Why be so…
What Could, Cannot, And Will Not Be
Oh, how did she, with such finesse, dissect me with her graciousness? And with her kindness so impart these sutures left upon my heart. Her words rejected that…
Sentimentimortality
More lovely eyes I’ve never seen Than hers that fade pale blue to green Those gentle eyes that glimmer deep And harbor such a tender strength Nor a sweeter…
Snow Day
Moving nothing but his arm, Scott reached for his cell on the bedside table, pressed a button, and held it up to his ear. He moved slowly from where he was…
My Aphrodite
Silky, golden, straight and bright; More flowing than a forest sprite’s... It glistened like the morning light-- The hair of my fair Aphrodite. Fairer than…
Take Me with You
“I wish you could come with me,” Juliette said, a hand moving like God’s, parting her hair like the earth as the rain flooded from the sky into the valleys of…
Love Will Find A Way
~ I know, love will find a way ~ “No!” I screamed as we were torn away from each other. My arms locked in the iron grip of the men behind me. I fought…
Say Something
~ Say something I’m giving up on you ~ He sat quietly, refusing to look in my direction. I stood at the door, bags in hand. My eyes blurred with tears. ~…
Escaping and Cushions...
The slam of the door and his footsteps, as they trample and crush each leaf underfoot and step on every crack – everything she’d asked him not do. The squelch…
Letting Go
They say if you really love someone you will let them go. As I watch you walk away, I know what they mean. When I thought I loved you, I clung on. Hard. I was…
Deserving
Knowing that words don’t mean as much when spoken to you at the late hour, especially after you’ve been drinking, I had some reservations... but you have been…
Cruel Casanova
All those niceties, that calm demeanour, that amicable smile that lasts every hour, conceals a congenial reality, a personality - innocent, incognizant of a…
Till My Soul Stood Still
Love, it strolled right past me. It was not the tall and dark prince I thought of so many times, but it was right at the norm. I was stripped till my soul was…
When In Kuln
As we both sat and watched boats float by, on the Rhine, we mused of how we met. I sat in front of a beer in Koln, when a scarf brushed my cheek. My gaze found…
Monosyllabic Love - She Chose Me
I got there. She stood on the road. It was by god’s grace that she was still there. She smiled at me, and the old days played in front of my eyes. Our old love…
I, the Moon
You are the Sun, and I the Moon. You chase my darkness. I bring you gloom. Monsters howl to me. To you, angels fly. Your light burns through me. You’ll only…
Payment
Sarah played in the yard as Alex kissed Inez in her plastic lounger chair. Everything seemed wonderful. The summer was full of catching fireflies and sleeping…
Departure
Stoically, silently, stupidly - little time to start a revolution - my heart grinds, as if mechanically. Gears turn - a glorious initiation. Eyelids flutter…
Truth Be Told
About an hour later, Diane returned to find her roommate busy writing in a leather bound journal. “Hey, whatcha doin’?” “oh just writing down some thoughts in…
Insomniac
your delicate smile it touches my weary heart; awake two hours more