By Cassa Bassa and Bree Leto Inspiration eruptedwhen you crashed into my orbitI should’ve been glowingand we should’ve been shiningInsteadWe are going backwardsand I am watching myself in retrogradeShrinking into the dark spot Tainting the silver moon I wish some strings were not pulledsome turns were not takenI wishthe luminescence of your existencewas enough to light ourContinueContinue reading “Retrograde (collab)”
Category Archives: Words
Patiently (Haiku)
Patiently waiting for the right time to unleash and dance with the breeze This Haiku is four of five that were created for a submission with pureHaiku called Unfurling. Originally published 19 July 2021
Heaviness (with audio collab)
Original image found here on Pinterest Heaviness sits in my hands and heart weighing me down from all the things we could be and all the things we’re not I long for more of you for more of us Oh, I want to touch you in ways I never have before I tell my hands to move Move,ContinueContinue reading “Heaviness (with audio collab)”
Hong Kong?
Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com Should we go to Hong Kong an adventure in the sheets Can we explore a little more and create a little heat? Yes I’ll send you to Hong Kong I’ll burn up this place I’ll touch every part of youput a smile on your face Will you send meContinueContinue reading “Hong Kong?”
Physical Therapy
My pain is too strong to ignoreMy loneliness requires a remedy Let me lose myself for a while in the arms of another soul From each touch a wound is closed Every kiss draws the ache from my heart
The Shoreline (with audio)
Original Image found here on Pinterest Wave effects by InspectorJ via Freesound You were the wild ocean I was the still meadow no permanent place to be together – your heart would have run dry with me, I would have drowned in your arms. Meeting on the shoreline crashing into each other we joined in tempestContinueContinue reading “The Shoreline (with audio)”
Rejection
Image found here on Pinterest It’s the crushing feeling when they turn you down Your hopes and dreams slip through your fingers crumble to the flooruntil you end up staringat the remnants of all you thought the future would hold It’s the dismissal of your carefully thought-out words and gestures Those meaningful glances held no swayThe most poetic lines didn’t move their heart Gone isContinueContinue reading “Rejection”
Allergies
I’m sorry, but I’m actually allergic to arrogant assholes. Originally published 12 May 2020. You can find the full A-Z of Alliteration Insults in my book, All Our Secrets. Believe me, it’ll make you smirk.
Dear Heart
Image found here on Pinterest Peace, dear heart disconnect from thoughts that stray Put aside your worries and your overthinking way Courage, dear heart you know you will be okay Everything you fear won’t manifest itself today Silence, dear heart find the goodness on display Focus on the light tobanish darkness from the day Sometimes you need to do a little self-coaching to keep your mindContinueContinue reading “Dear Heart”