May 09 2008

Writer’s Block

Desire I can write of
Fury just the same
But Love
Love
My pen tarnishes thy name

May 09 2008

Ink Heart

The ink heart on my hand bleeds
And I want it to bleed
Into you
To Impress you
Imprint you
Meld you
Mine
With a single
Spasmodic squeeze

The ink heart on my hand bleeds
Like I will
If you leave.

Apr 11 2008

Knew.

Everyone who knew me,
 knew.
You knew me too,
didn’t you?

Apr 01 2008

‘Twixt You and I

‘Twixt you and I,
nothing should ever intercede -
not conspiring mothers,
not pernicious lovers,
not distance,
not time,
not cloth.
‘Twixt you and I,
nothing should ever intervene.

Apr 01 2008

Oh, My Love, This Lust

Oh, my love
This lust
Is not well-intentioned
Not innocent
Not sweet
Oh, my love
This lust
Demands satiation
Immediate and
Indiscreet.

Mar 30 2008

Of Gossip and Gossips

Filed under: Social Commentary

Rumors are vicious
But people are worse
Suspicious
Seditious
Perverse
Calumny is vicious
But gossips are worse

Mar 30 2008

You Follow

You follow him.
Follow him everywhere
And always have.
You follow him
Follow him everywhere:
Dog-tailing your prince charming
But never keeping his pace.
I accompany him
Stroll with him
Converge with his path
We converge
And yet you follow.

Mar 19 2008

If Only I Was Allowed

I would swallow you with my eyes
I would seduce you with my words
I would tempt you with my vocabulary
I would kiss you with my hands
I would consume you, complete you, consummate you
If only I was allowed to talk to you at all.

Mar 08 2008

You Don’t Have to Like It (And I Don’t Have to Make You Happy)

Filed under: Social Commentary

If you read this
And you don’t like it –
Walk away.
If you read this
And you don’t like it –
Stumble to another page.
If you read this
And you don’t like it –
The liability is yours.

Mar 07 2008

You Must Be Stronger Than I

You must be stronger than I
You don’t need to absorb my image
Soak it in
The way I need to absorb you
And your mind
And your competence
You must be stronger than I
You don’t need to memorize my face
Urgently memorialize it
The way I need to memorize you
And your hands
And your lips
You must be stronger than I
You can look away