As I walk through the front door, a cold, empty home greets me. I plop down on the couch and frown, realizing I never really liked this couch—just an uncomfortable reminder of yet another thing I did for him. My tears finally stream down my face. I am lost - unsure of my purpose now. No idea which direction to turn. All I know is I need a way to take my mind off him. But everything in this city holds reminders. I sit in s...

  What was she to do with that news it really threw her off her timing today she learned her fiance was returning after a long time away   So many times she cried she was so lonely with him gone and now finally he was going to be coming home to her   She remembered his kisses, so deeply moving so tender, that shivers went down her spine she melted into his embrace   He knew just how to kiss just how to hold her and just h...

You told me that I had to learnand learn boundariesand learn patiencebut my heart didn't want toWe had been away for awhilebut we found each other againthe old memoriesmaking way for new onesthe past forgiven and put asidefor a fresh new beginninga time to grow and learn againto find each other's hearts desiresbut my heart wanted to do more my blood pumped in my veins threatening to burst from the the well of deep desire...

Recurring dream invades my sleep for weeks Womans silhouette in a window seen Head bowed in sorrow it would seem Outside the window a dusty night time scene Shadowy tree limbs shrouded in mist Dew covered grass cast a dull glow Even the stars have a tarnished gleam She sits still in her high backed chair as I enter the room Quietly I stand in the gloom At her feet torn pages from a book Soft sob Loud rip Another torn page...

She was an afterthought, one could assume,Just a throwaway bit of loose baggage. Accepting the offer, not to presume. Astonishing brightness came out of gloom. Her female love betrayed, took a new road, Believing that his was the only page To be read in the book of this new code,Admitting addiction, submission owed. Who could expect it, the call was a strain, From one who was unknown, seeking a mage To magically soothe an...

Your love encountered a wall that I had built around my heart.You slowly took one brick at a time down until your love filled me.I saw your love was true and love blossomed inside my heart.I trusted you and realized I love you just as much as you do me.Even though the miles separate us what is in our hearts is real.For me it is the first time that the love is unconditional and pure.Written words confess your love but your...

The clowns have gone packed in their tiny red car,Balloons deflated after a big day on show,All that remains is birthday cake crumbs and a very tired one year old boy. As the first star falls into sight and the last page is turned, Sheets are folded back and new toys make mountains in his first new room,His second year waits with walking and talking on the rise. Walk to the bed tears are shed, Mother catches her toe on a...

LEARNING TO LOVE I’ve been alone all my life. Mum and dad were killed in a car accident when I was only three years old. I can’t even remember them. All I have is a pewter frame, a family heirloom, with their photograph. With no living relatives, I was sent to an orphanage. There was no love in that cold place. Sure there was food and clothing, a roof over my head, but that was all. None of the nurturing, caring, soft tou...

His hands shake, just enough to stop him getting the key into the door. He pauses, breathes, tries again and he is able to turn the lock, and hear the latch opening with a solid click. The door opens: he is in his new home. It smells damp. The air is stale. Though it is mid-morning the living area he has stepped into is dim, with the blinds down. He sees that one of the blinds is broken, hanging askew with one of its cord...

Each day one awakes to a new beginning they can greet with a smile or a frown.The choice belongs to us no one else, make a wish set your thoughts spinning. Search, the good it is there for the taking.Place a smile on your face not a scowl.Embrace today, you may have no more,Shout I am here, this is me, no mistaking. Lightening the load gives freedom to move.Drop that baggage, leave pasts behind.Stretch, open up, relax, lo...

I came down from my bedroom hideaway one Saturday morning; a week after I had been up rooted from my school and friends in Haslemere. I had been having trouble making friends in my new school in Kingston and I was sulking. My mum and dad were waiting to surprise me. A small puppy sat on the tiled floor wagging his tail with excitement. He had shiny eyes, a dark brown coat and a white furry chest. I knelt down and stroked...

Writing for me, a new beginning. Allowed to express myself fresh. Full of thoughts, yarns spinning. I am a man, of simple pleasures. Heirlooms, not many to leave. Maybe words, my only treasures. Things stored, long locked away. Keys unlock, bringing to the page. Stories, rhymes, live another day. Knowledge held, not passed along. Are stories, thoughts, forever lost. Sharing, may make another strong. Spread my wings, embra...

It takes a desperate man to pursue a woman who thinks that he’s a disgusting, lying pig. My ex-wife Veronica was the woman. I was the man and the pig. “What kind of pervert gives his ex-wife a box of flavored lubricants and a blow-up nun doll for a commemorative anniversary gift?” she shouted. “You are a pathetic pervert!” “Firstly, that’s nice alliteration!” I said. “But heck…can’t you take a joke? It’s a gag gift!” I ha...