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The Truth
Surrounded by noise And movement And peopleI can pretendThat it's ok.I convince myselfSometimes.But when I'm alone,The truth finds grabs me by the neckAnd slams me up against the feetDangleOff the ...
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Fallen Idol
I gave you my heart,Knowing you would break it.Hoping that,While it was still intact,It would be in the hands Of someone worthy.But in the endYou denied me even that.I don’t ...
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Elf
She's a little slip of a thing,Ethereal and insubstantial.I'd reach out and take a hold of her,Pull her to me and keep her there,Safe;Act quickly, before she disappears.But I'm afraidThat ...
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Shiver
A shiver. What you are to me; An inexplicable quiver. A thump in my chest, Which puts me off-guard - Throws me off-beat. And I tremble, And there's a buzzing ...
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Mercy
It is a sort of perfectionwhich buzzes and whinesover the tableshimmering and glisteningwith unearthly glamour,wings catching the lightand throwing it backbroken into rainbow is a sort of perfectionwh
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My Most Constant Concern
menacing creepingmalevolent malicecalcified creatureuncaring and callouslurking deceptiveostensibly benignsubversive subnormalseemingly supine*equated with slugsand with puppy-dogs' tailsthere is no e
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Letting Go
It swallowed me whole – are you listening? It swallowed me whole, like Jonah's whale, and made me feel so guilty for not letting it do so sooner. It was ...
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Red
bare skin and clinging kisses – no, hush, that was later – first was meeting. Or rather, seeing. Well, my seeing of you, not reciprocal seeing. That was as it ...
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A sonnet
for my person.
