Pair
He has nightmares with his eyes open.
You always try
to shake him awake
to convince him the monsters are
just shadows,
and the growls are in his head.
But the shadows are those of love lost,
and the growls
are your getaway car roaring
to life.
Hourglass – We all saw it coming
It’s tragic. How you faded to sand
right there in my arms.
I let you run between my fingers and watch
as you trickle down to earth.
Spa Day
I pampered myself today.
I took a bath alone, with rose petals -
fallen soldiers that went to war to die.
“he loves me; he loves me not”
and other cliches.
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I pampered myself today.
I took a hot shower
(for as long as I could in good conscience -
what with the planet dying and all)
and covered my body in lotions and potions.
I used a sugar scrub to exfoliate.
I tried this new shampoo. And when I
stepped out of the shower,
little bits and pieces of you
were sprinkled all over my tile.
The one with the tattoos
I want your name
tattooed on me
but not because of any
implications of
forever or
ownership.
I want your name
tattooed on me
in the way that
people get birds
or flowers tattooed
I want your name
tattooed on me
in the way that
people can just get
small, silly, tattoos
without even
thinking about it
-
a reminder
to be true to myself
and love freely.
I want your name
tattooed on me
in the way that
people get Chinese
characters tattooed
on their backs
-
something I do not
understand
but will pretend
to the bitter end
that I do
because I want
so badly to.