"Take a walk with me," I sayHolding out my handYour fingers touch and mesh with mineWe head out on the sand Where the water meets the shoreIts grains so cooly packedLeaving pointed footprintsTrailing from our backs You look at me expectantlyAs if I need to talkI see the worry in your faceBelieving something’s wrong Now I start to wonderHow to calm your fearsErase the Ugly SpectreUninvited hereFollowing in our footstepsThi...

Vipers slither from your lipsTwisted into clever quipsFueled by petty vengeful ireHow is it that you haven’t tired? Every chance to take a swipeThere you are with caustic bitesBriefly do your serpents restRetract their fangs, curl in their nest But never are they still for longEmerge anew, to right the wrongsThey perceive were heaped on youAnd help to heal the gaping wound I don’t lash out; I hold my tongueYet still your...

May I sit here by your sideAnd just watch you be?May I linger for a whileEnjoying you with me? May I see you make that smileThat you used to do?  The one where you look sillyThat we named after you? May I breathe the air you breatheAs we share vintage wine?And may you tell the joke you lovedThat you told all the time? May you let the game blare onWith decibels galoreThat I’m sure the Martians cheerWhen the Bruins score? A...

The whir of your approach is feltPreceding your arrivalElectric waves pulse through the airThe atmosphere alive With silver shivers of your touchBefore I feel your handsAnd visceral excitementEnvisioning our plans My mind flits like a crazy beeNo non-us thought breaks throughLittle is accomplishedWhile I wait for you Imagining the time we spendPlays over in my brainA well-loved racy movieThat never feels the same As one i...

Sweet curved cheekPointed chinLashes lowerSatin skinLashes raiseLips form a smileGraceful gestureSparkling eyes Fine arched browsEngaging poseLanguid curlsClassic noseMellow voiceEnchanting laughCamouflage the Horned Asp Medusa raging in her soulHer gaze transforms victims to stoneWhen she decides to have her wayShe petrifies her chosen prey A glance wherein her baleful eyeNo spell exists to rectifyNo way to shield unwitt...

I chose to say "I love you"Uncertain how you feltI chose to tell you, not so ICould keep you for myself I chose to say I love youCradled in your armsTogether, lying in your bedMy thoughts securely warm I knew then that I loved you  June breezes swirling throughYour shadeless windows openOn that morning in your room I felt the words so gentlySunlight streaming inThe fragrance of the fresh mown grassScent mixing with your s...

Closing doorLock clicksBody numbHeart sickNot againLeavingSorrowfulEndingSlumping downTremblingWonder why  ThinkingSomeone elseCould beDo I knowMaybe  Last timeLeft meCame backBeggingTry againSame thingPromise toLove youBe hereFor youNow it’sWe’re throughGetting upAngryClenching fistsPacingStupid jerkHate himDrinking ginRantingLeave meWill youI willShow youFind someOne newThen youWill seeThat youMiss meThen itWill beToo b...

When I met youWant and needHad teamed togetherBlinding me  Though learning that your girls beforeWere battled-scarredI was so sureThe blame did not belong with youI missed the signsIgnored the cluesAnd when the snake uncoiled and struckI was ashamed, yet so in loveYour flicking tongueYour piercing eyesHave me feeling mesmerizedYour flexing formSo smooth and paleWinds around me like a veil Every day when I awakeI think of...

Arrange this night around me Its shadows and its lights Turn it into something Of which poets often write Add stars and gentle breezes That shimmer and that play And just a touch of magic To sweetly end the day.

You hissed a greetingWinding snakeI heard your rattlesClick and shakeI didn’t listenThought I knewThe friendship that I had with you Though I saw your other preyBe chased and never get awayThough I saw you  Coil and strikeAnd swallow down the ones unlikedThough I saw you shed your skinEmerge unscathed, and start again We were as closeAs friends can beI trusted youYou needed meI should have knownYou’d feed on me.

Ariel’s hoofbeats poundingAlong the trail she fliesEscaping Hughes and heartbreakThe sorrow in her lifeAnd as the beast moves fasterHead down, she trusts her guideNo need to be seeingThat world go rushing byMane through fingers graspingLoins grip to the rideHolding onto sanityBy verses in her mindTogether they are movingTowards something, yet awayCreator of such beautyConquered by the pain.

You brush my hair  With gentle strokesSmoothed over by your handYou lift the locks up from my neckDivide it in three strandsThen braid it loosely down my backA dark and shiny plaitYou kiss my shoulder tenderlyAs we anticipateI turn around to see your faceThe words can be unsaidYou take my handAs if to danceAnd lead me to the bed.

My back against youFitting thereYour hand curves to my breastWe breathe together in a bedYour head against me rests We try to do thisWhen we canIt’s going on for yearsAnd then we live our separate livesBut neither seems to care This is usThis is our wayRoutine within routineWe meet, we kiss, we love, then sleepWe pledge ourselves, then leave I think this has us satisfiedNeither asks for moreWe trust in how the other feels...

I catch my gazeIn silvered glassWatching who I seeI tilt my headFrom side to sideMaking sure it’s meIs there beauty?Hard to sayI know the face so wellReach my handTo one outstretchedFlesh meets solid coolOlive skinDark curly hairToned figure, real hipsEyes of chocolate brownDark browsFurther down, full lipsSeeing (my own?) image thereBoth blessed and lately cursedWanting to believe  And yetDon’t mirrors show reverse?

You’re so good at what you doThey just fall in love with you  All your words are so sincereEverything they want to hearYou read them like you would a scriptYou melt hearts by kissing lips  Loving tender ardent phrasesWarm sweet deep meaningful gazesYou draw them inYou lead them onThey want to be your only oneIt’s just a gameA bedpost notchYou reel them inThey’re hooked; they’re caughtAnd if you get what you deserve?Will t...