Goodbye. Nothing emphasizes your loss of love Or new found hatred than the existence Persistence Of you without me. Selfish I know, I don't expect you to crumble at the end of us But I didn't expect for you to cut me away so suddenly Like our need hadn't yet become habitual. So as I... Continue Reading →
Vinyl We all have edges and grooves, That play sounds. Some aren’t too sweet, Or just ambient. But you play a sound that reminds Me of May, The sun on my face. Your edges aren’t too famous, And mine don’t play well So I’m glad I found you; I think you've become my favourite record.
There was never enough of you to go around; But I dished you out into small servings For the girls around the table. I told them how happy I've been Full and giddy, With delight. Sharp and bleeding, Like I pressed the rose too hard When you handed it to me. You're worried I'll spread... Continue Reading →
Love Love is the bottom of a wine bottle Days after a good party and a bad hangover— Sticky and black. Love is a conniving frienemy That poisons you blind— Forges entrapment for release, For happiness. Love is patient, love is kind, It does not envy, it does not boast, It seduces, it destroys, It... Continue Reading →
Legacy: Block
If I was forced to write a poem about you I’d sit staring and startled at a blank piece of paper. You see, I’ve been going through a bout of bad writer’s block, Where my tongue seems to be stuck between my teeth Fetching the scattered words Lost between bone and gum. It’s not that... Continue Reading →