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Adalheidis
raven hair flips airily across
a face with gray-green eyes
they tell a story of hardship & loss,
aged early from tearful cries
your beauty calls me with your pain
I ache for your touch to share
your every feature, a mystic chain
with a hidden longing, stare
even Eros can not report your image,
he would consume the world in flame
beyond a merely physical appearance,
you put vulg...
Wednesday 14th April 2021 5:24 am
Nothing More
I think of you, chastise myself,
And press your name away
Ignoring, stubbornly, the fact,
Youβre present every day
I donβt ask why I cannot help
But seek your commentary
On every task, or smile of mine-
A wish I cannot bury
I say, embarrassed at myself,
That this affair ends now.
This fantasy, this made-up game,
I cannot keep allowing
After...
Saturday 16th January 2021 6:55 pm
Great Destroyers
Sometimes
I suddenly remember
the last thing we said to one another
parting
'If you're ever
feeling self-destructive
hell, look me up
and we can
destroy ourselves together'
Sometimes
by chance, I remember
the last time we sat across a table
drinking
'If you're ever feeling
like the whole mad world
needs a little petrol
you know where to find me
and we'll
torch the fuckin...
Monday 8th July 2019 5:39 pm
Wonderings
I liked the way he looked at me
Like I was the only thing he could see
or that was worth looking at.
I liked the smile he made for me
A tailored face, specifically
to tell me what he couldn't say.
I liked the things that went unsaid
The message in the nod, the tilt of his head,
the eye contact held too long.
I liked his arms, skin brushing skin
A s...
Friday 18th January 2019 6:05 pm
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