Photo by ehsan hasani on Pexels.com The light has burnt out the faucet has run dry Deflated we talk chalking up a tally of our failures I didn’t do this You forgot that I didn’t acknowledge your wins You forgot to love me It appears resentment is stored in the same compartment as affection and the heart becomes hardened in the faceContinueContinue reading “The Faucet Has Run Dry (with audio) “
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Beyond Expectation
This this momentI might have dreamt about it and I can’t believe it’s happeningas your hand runs down my arm You whisper a husky ‘Finally’in my ear The moment is finally here and our clothes fall like rain on the floor I’ve been thinking of youof us for monthsI’ve been imagining your tremor-inducing touch Your kiss on my neck, hand onContinueContinue reading “Beyond Expectation”
Losing Faith (with audio)
I’m losing faith in humanity… A man has an affair while his wife goes through menopausefucking a woman twenty years younger thinking he’s a hero for staying married A ‘Christian’ spews hate from their mouth condemning anyone who lives differently while loudly proclaiming God is love A woman sits with her friends gossiping about another poison filling the air while sheContinueContinue reading “Losing Faith (with audio)”
Connected
He likes to look me in the eyes when he goes down on mebecause he says he want toconnect with my soul It makes me uncomfortable I’m not even connected with myselfso how can it let someone else in?
Other Lives
I dream I drift away from here into undiscovered worlds and people I’ve never seen I ache, I smile I travel new roads to careers I’ve never hadand lovers I’ve never imagined I open, I grow without moving an inch the letters on the page a doorway to other lives