Photo by Bella Belfield on Pexels.com There’s sadness in these words guilt in the revelation this man I thought a friend loves me without reservation He would empty his heart so he could fill mine and I know it would be easy because our souls align He loves me with no stringsbut my heart’s attached to anotherand if heContinueContinue reading “Tangled Strings (with audio)”
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The River (with audio)
Life has a funny way of winding Paths you never thought you’d takeare taken Places you never thought you’d see are etched into memory Looking back I notice every twist and turn – the vistas of peaceand desolate deserts of despair I realise my love was always moving slowing trickling its way through continually churning and running towards you Sound creditContinueContinue reading “The River (with audio)”
3 am Thoughts (Him)
His 3 am thoughts are unrestrained – All his fantasies come within reach and his bravery expands He dreams of a different life – her soft breathing on his shoulder and his fingers brushing her hair Once a year he allows himself to tell her that he loves her Once a year she indulges him –It’s good for them to haveContinueContinue reading “3 am Thoughts (Him)”
Antipodes
We’re opposites attracting with much distance between usand so many things to misunderstand when you’re hot, I’m cold when you’re awake, I’m asleepwhen you’re quiet, I must speak Yet, we know what lies between usis fire and heat and flame so we grab our shovels and dig through all the muck through all the debris of our livesuntil we’re reunited againContinueContinue reading “Antipodes”
My Peace (with audio)
as you reach for me and I reach for you, through oceans and timezones, we are held and beheld by each other and in these moments when we connect, everything goes still and I find peace… and that peace is you Another poem pulled from the poetry vault from September 2020. I wrote this oneContinueContinue reading “My Peace (with audio)”
A Non-Fairy Tale (with audio)
Once upon a time, there was an ordinary girl. One day, she met an ordinary boy and they fell in love. They lived an ordinary life, doing ordinary things in ordinary ways. It was really quite extraordinary. The end. I’ve pulled this one out of the creative vault from 2020. It has the appropriate amountContinueContinue reading “A Non-Fairy Tale (with audio)”
Touched
Artist: Henry Asencio, Los Angeles, 1971 Henry Asencio another man touched my bare skin today as I lay on a massage tableand it didn’t feel right as his hand slid over my backso I ran home for the remedy – I was only made to be touched by you
Sentimental (with audio)
I loved her once – her lips soft as cappuccino froth laughter like a bell chime calling me to church She kissed me once – pressed her chest against mine sighed into my mouth until her mother called her home I cried over her once – she wed the man who lived next door while my mother patted my hand andContinueContinue reading “Sentimental (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?
Crafty
We have a vision, you and I of living free shaping the world we want crafting it with our minds You’re a master creator with quirks and peculiar perspectives I’m a clever collector of memoriesand trinkets of experience We’re riotous in our encouragement ‘do it,’ I purr ‘try it,’ you whisper push a little more into who you arereject the status quo We have aContinueContinue reading “Crafty”
Secret Thoughts Within 