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I Took Her To Blackpool
Last night,I took you to the place I used to haunt,in my fleeting moments of freeing honesty.I used to stand,betrayed by the barrier, and how she kept me from the darling depths of forever,and I’d stare into the swirling sea foam,wondering if that was the year that I’d make my own.I’d never had anything of…
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Movie Stars
In the dark,nobody could know that our hands were tightly clasped,nobody could hear me as I asked you to move a little closer,the storm of my lover’s skin colliding with my own made my heart weep,wild women,tamed by the suggestive smoulder of the cinema screen. The sweetness of surrender was a blessing to my spirit,pulsing…
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My Son Was Afraid Of The Storm
There was a monster in the sky,according to the shivering boy underneath my bed.He had scrambled under,his little legs kicking against the carpet as if it had sent the shocking scenes to the stars above him,his whole body shaking as tears trickled down his pale, perfect face.I followed him down to the darkness,taking his hand…
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Happy Birthday To Me
I awoke with lightning behind my eyes,pushing painkillers into pursed lips,wondering if it got any better,but deciding not to tempt fate,and to just take it as it came. I recalled her eyes so bright,in our beautiful playground,the places she takes me,when my eyes are heavy,and it took the edge off a little. Last night,when the…
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Directions
Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I turned left.What would happen if I left the plans I’d made and playing a trick on the hand of fate?What if I was late for all my appointments,because I was halfway to the old house I used to dream about,the one we talked about,back when we used…