Anything You Want
Wanna take a favor, I’ve got one for you right here. Bundled up, in a little napkin, a free favor you can use anytime. You may not need it now, you may not…
Desire
I want to swim again. I want to feel water splash over me. I want that first cold dip of the toes, the sudden dampness of my swimsuit sticking to my skin. I…
Appledore Island
I’ve stopped looking at things and seeing them, really, irresolute detailing; minute sand of rock; planet of granite, I can’t un- d e r s t a n d it; I w- ant…
Unlovable.
What is it about me that makes me so *unlovable?* Why am I *alone* every single day? What about me is so *wrong* so *vile* so downright *unattractive*…
I WANT
I want you, I desire kisses, I hunger words, I demand your attention! I require your taste, I fancy your laughter, I crave your smile, I need your tears. I…
Satisfaction
I want to have something to say. I need to have something to say. I feel it in my chest, way down deep, at the base of my throat, wanting to come out. Reach…
Without
At first it’s just a flicker. She blinks to make sure she saw correctly, but her mouth is there in the mirror and she gives herself a preparatory smile. It…
Motives
“Listen, Rachel.” James starts. “I know who you are.” He squeezes his voice through an uneasy, clenched smile, leans in and slides his hand onto hers— the…
Want vs Need [poem]
I want to write. I need to write. It’s a desire that goes down deep into my core, a desire that cannot be topped by anything else in this world. I want to…
I want it
I so desperately want it to be me. I so desperately want to be the one you think about. Obsess over. Can’t get out of your head. The one of write about, dream…
Maybe
Maybe sometimes you give me butterflies. Maybe sometimes you make me so, so happy and giddy I could smile on and on and on. Maybe you make me want to hug you…