Hooded glance. Crooked smile. Strong hands, gentle touch; Callous on satin. Iron beneath hot silk. Aching. Pressure. Yearning, straining; and then... Supernova... Sigh. Slumber. … [Read more...] about Eros
Poetry
"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." -- Robert Frost
Eros
Anxiety
My brain keeps screaming"It hurts, IT HURTS!"But I don't know where.There is no wound to examine.It is everywhere,Yet not exactly physical.My fists clench,My insides twist and churn.The tension in my musclesGoes on and on....Is the impending cataclismAn implosion or explosion?Does it matter?I come apart either way.I am weary to my bones,To my very soul.And that is the worstOf … [Read more...] about Anxiety
Silenced
Where is my voice?Have I always been silent?Fear and Guilt have governedMore of my lifeThan I care to admit.Do these twin muzzlesStill hold sway over me?Have all my elocutionsReally been self-denial? … [Read more...] about Silenced
Lady of Liberty
I dreamt last night that I satAt the feet of Lady Liberty.My heart feeling heavy I asked,"How do you stand there,Your head lifted,Your torch ever on high,Beckoning to those homeless,Huddled massesWhen so many at your backWill only revile and hate them?"She bowed her headAs she looked at me,And with tears in her eyes she said,"Oh child, it has always been thus.'Tis the hope of … [Read more...] about Lady of Liberty
Medicated
I missed a pill.It's like a switch was flippedIn my brain.The clarifying lightOf the forty-watt is gone;Only the black light remains.In the stark relief-scapeThat is left my failings,Both real and perceived,Become glaringly,Almost blindingly apparent.They are all I see,They are all that's there.They are all I am. … [Read more...] about Medicated