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)”
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Just Like That (with audio)
Photo by Karen Laårk Boshoff from Pexels And just like that the emotions slam into my chest It’s as though we were never apart and my body starts aching from missing you all over again We broke through the barrier of our carefully constructed silence Your voice is still ringing in my ears and my betraying heart sings – it seems youContinueContinue reading “Just Like That (with audio)”
Words
Where have all my words gone? Did you take them when you left and took flight – packed up in your witty conversation along with days kissing naked in bed? I’m unable to write our poetry the emotions were stolen that night – there’s no use in scripting old promises that will no longer be cherished or read The words, they’veContinueContinue reading “Words”
Like Stone
Bust of Antinous, 131-132 AD, Museo del Prado, Madrid Without a crack of emotionyou stand before me like stoneso fiercely independent – when we’re together, I’m alone I wonder if you’d miss me if I walked out the door? How can you say you love me when I can’t tell anymore? You say it’s not your intention for me toContinueContinue reading “Like Stone”
Let’s Not Start (collab)
By Charles Robert Lindholm and Bree Leto I look into your eyesand I see the flamesof passion burning I know whatyou are yearning forYou want to light my fireYou think this attraction between usis my heart’s desire But eventually love would make a liar out of us bothWe could have a crazy love affairwith a beautiful startbut it wouldn’t go anywhereitContinueContinue reading “Let’s Not Start (collab)”
These Are The Days
These are the days when love comes to test us to see if we meant what we said A well-worn kiss shouldn’t be discarded Familiarity isn’t something to scoff at Your hand in mine has always made sense– time hasn’t made me senseless These are the days between yesterday and tomorrow when love asks what it has meant and what it’ll continue toContinueContinue reading “These Are The Days”
Swordsman (Haiku)
A swordsman changingto give his heart a fresh startleaves his sword behind Sometimes change requires relinquishing your defences and discovering a new way of living (and loving).
Madness
A crack momentary relapse… the craving disappears and all that’s left is regret What was it we were searching for? What hunger were we trying to satisfy? Feeding junk food to your soul is the quickest way to die Next time we’ll keep our mouths shut – some words shouldn’t be spoken How can we pretend we didn’t say them when our lover looks us in theContinueContinue reading “Madness”
Work Christmas Party
There’s a crack between your word and what I saw you do – at your work Christmas party I watched your colleague follow you You spent the evening close together it was like you were a couple and for half-an-hour you disappeared and I knew that there was trouble You re-entered the crowded room Was that some lipstick on your lip?You gave me aContinueContinue reading “Work Christmas Party”
Red Light (with audio)
Image found here He’s a red light Nothing good ever comes from loving men like him I need to put on the breaks as my heart starts to race I should stopI really should stop He’s a red light I nudge the accelerator shutting my eyes keep driving straight into his arms – destined to become a tragedy of mangled hearts I should stopI really should stopI flatten the accelerator toContinueContinue reading “Red Light (with audio)”
Secret Thoughts Within 