The Hard Way Back In
The door is closed Surely locked Refuses to budge When I once believed It would always be open. It was my door Wide open With my thoughts racing to the written side At my will. Jammed,barred And I’ve waited Long enough, Waited for the way To be unblocked. Now even I can see That it is time […]
I Like What I See
She walks beside the glass And glances into it To see The soft bangs Swept across her Smooth brow Her stiff collar atop The sturdy strap Of her stylish bag Bumping her hip Stride for stride Above the Prada heels Until she slips Around the steel corner I cross to the glass And look into it To […]
Call Me Lazy
“You’re a lazy bones,” You say As we lie late in bed. But my aching, aged bones Feel smooth and sturdy Beneath the tender touch Of your fingertips On my thin skin. “Call me lazy,” I reply As we lie late in bed. But I will linger late In this hard bed with your skin on my skin. Call me […]