Tag Archives: poem
Don't go
I can taste you, still, if I close my eyes. I can remember all the fires we set. I can feel the blood and broken glass. If I cry out for you, I know you can hear me. Will you … Continue reading
I AM
I am the berry-red smear over your lips and between your legs. I am the salt musk behind your ear and between your legs. I am the defiance in her eyes. I am the acceptance in his heart. I am … Continue reading
Ashes
You will always be with me now. When I met you and your copper eyes, you were larger than life, your yowl as sharp as any siren’s song. Once heavy enough to rest warm in my arms, now you fit … Continue reading
I am made of
I was thinking about taking the time to peel the petals from the sun, speaking the words, saying all of the delight that has ever been milk and blood and honey nails. I am made of poppy, full of forgetting … Continue reading
What you own
I know you’re out there in the dark night, watching me, drinking up my blood and tears. I know you’re out there, in the cold black, dreaming me, sleeping silent all these years. I am the brilliance of the constellations … Continue reading