Category Archives: Poetry
Nothing Like It Used To
They don’t write ’em like they used to, the epic songs, the twice-told tales; they don’t spin them like they used to, the stories you could stay up all night to listen to. They don’t play them like they used … Continue reading
As Perfect As I’d Hoped, Except
Flush with the heat of remembering your hand at my hip. It was one kiss. Just the once. I re-live it every waking moment, that pure, perfect instant where I asked for something, and got it, without pretense. I was … Continue reading
You Died
I was a child the first time you died. Since then, you have died in my head a dozen dozen times. You died once in my heart. You died on my lips. You died. You died again. I counted constellations … Continue reading
No More Need
Your ability to breathe is a fragile thing; I used to worry that when you released one, you would not have the strength to catch another. Now I know that time is soon, and there is no more need to … Continue reading