Lovely, the scent
of flowers; where
they aren’t rotted
like the garbage
outside; we stand
bobbing our heads
talking about summer
blooms. Only skin-deep
conversation…

Glassy eyed, I’ve watched you.
Quirk your brow and frowed, puzzled.
As if I missed my cue.
We’re actors in a play
You say your lines and I - mine.
Life, a predicatable script to say.

a Kiss
-all I ask-
to forget
this ugly world
while wrapped
in your sweet smell
now this
must be heaven

it’s a cold touch; this
bitterness. It bites, it burns,
like frost on my fingers
when awake, I want to hide;
bury my head and let this
bitterness take me

Lovers’ kisses-
Armed with heat.
Dances that twist-
Yearning to meet.
Look to the stars-
Our hearts will find.
Red hearts beating-
Ever entwined.

In the airport
You held me so close
pressed against your chest; I cried tears
that soaked your shirt, my sobs muffled by your
sudden kiss. Harsh, wanting, needing, emotions I
had never thought to imagine
wrapped me up-
grasped me like
your strong arms. I didn’t
want to let go, to see you go - away
from me, to leave me here behind to [...]

sunshine fading dark
shadows chasing on the ground
air smells like water
a darkness comes near
ending the rays of sunshine
as water falls down
bright colors shining
glimmers on the horizon
clearing up the sky