Tag Archives: pain
You Call Me A Liar
You would not like the real me. I tell you this all the time. I tell you this as I take off my coat, my sweater, my mask, my face. I tell you this as I unzip my skin. I … Continue reading
Five Ways Of Looking
I. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder at the forks in the road. Paths not taken. Discoveries not made. How would they have turned out? No different than anyone else looking back on their lives, but I feel infinitely ill-prepared … Continue reading
100 words – Motherland
Even on the brightest days, bellyfull and eyeshine — Even with the sweetest touch, ardor and promise — Even when the memory of friends is weighty with assurance, with kindness, with connection, with an establishment of joy that for the … Continue reading
I Feel It
I feel it, the welling sorrow, the sucking, drowning black of it, the empty chill, the hollow barren-blue of a dead sky overhead and a whorling sea around. I feel it, the way there was once a fire in me, … Continue reading
Linguistics
I miss kisses. I miss the taste of lips on lips. I miss the hunger in your eyes and the warmth of your hands. I miss the violence of your love, the way your teeth would sink in, the way … Continue reading