Belowed
My darling singthe songsthat singe my witand bruise my bloodthat trill the tunesto turn the daylight dark. My darling danceme frantic,strange, demented,then touch me tipsy,skin-on-skinned,and I,eternally your slave,will follow youbelow— […]
Category Archives: Quadrille
Repair again
The world, now darker’s filled with fearhas stuffed my liver, spleen and soulso, screen me with your kindness, dearto mend and make me strong and wholetwo of us, together, ready […]
Brushstrokes
With gentle brushstrokesthe Autumn tiptoeshums on crimson handsto mark on leavesher amber kiss for equinox;to welcome candle lightand soup for dinnerto whisper rain and windto cover us in fogto rot […]
Waiting to be read
This poemunpolished and roughbut with a gemstone edgeis a xenolith in sedimenta verse within a sea of prose;when polishedit may shinebe a beacon leading homefor those who wander lostit’s a […]
Until…
The screams insideis a pressure cookerbuilt from smiles, acceptinglies, injustice, corruptionbelieving I’m aloneuntil… …until somethingstirs the air voice of thousandson every streetcalling out in protestagainst the emperorwho with lack of […]
