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Silvery
Sunday, you are sweet on me, staring as I sing, surrounded by sage, spelling out my own name, with the spiralling smoke. You kiss me, in the car, outside of church, the devil is loose, as you pray, hands on my waist, tender, then tighter, your resolve, wrecked, wavering, wild wolves beat in your heart,…
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A Change
Black lace, baked into my skin, into my soul. I know who I was supposed to be, born and bred, by Aphrodite, to belong to somebody, sleeping in silk, breathing bridal vows, in my dreams, they flow around me, floating like clouds, abstract ideas. I know that one day, it will come, but when… When……
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You Know I Can’t Make It On My Own
Yellow light is my first sight, of course, I fell asleep with the light on, unable to keep myself from our dreams. When I woke up, every single time I do, in fact, regular as clockwork, I swear, every time, that it will be the last time. Too many times have gone, heavenly hell, tender…
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I Never Stopped, Not Even When You Asked Me To
Pictures line the walls of an empty home. Leaving the door open, every night, is my routine, at least, for now, somehow, it makes me feel safe, erratic. The air is cool and encompassing. Can the moonlight find me, or will it get lost, tonight? Missing my directions, every night, I am empty, every night.…
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I Have Been Many Queens
I remember his fear, as he found my fingertips in the night, holding them, as if they were his only anchor to the real world. How he wept into my hair, confessing to the night, that he was afraid to fall in love with me, in case he lost himself. I thought I might tell…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 