Tag Archives: poetry
Man Enough
I’m worried I won’t be the man you need. I worry I’m not enough to fulfill you. I worry I’m not strong enough, not big enough, not hard enough. Even in my most perfect days, I already know I’m not … Continue reading
Doubt
Once you were between my legs, and you saw me — not the man I pretend to be, but just me. “Just look at how wet you are for me,” you said. It was one of the only times I … Continue reading
No One But Me Remembers Your Name
My black magic perfection. You and I were made for one another – I the dancer and the killer and the lover, you the shadow and the secret. I knew everything of you. You kept me safe. You gave me … Continue reading
Just Another Mask
You were five fingers in and I thought if I let you go any further, I might become the nightmare he remembered, a crawl of fire ants and slit throats, the warm-skinned whore who couldn’t let him falter. You wanted … Continue reading
All At Once
I am the one who left you behind, but I find myself wondering if the situations were reversed, if you would have done the same thing — except I know you wouldn’t, and that’s what leaves me breathless, and screaming, … Continue reading