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If We Locked Them Away
Mothers meeting the moon, under the watchful eyes of the stars, a sky that no longer has to worry. Quiet streets meet shy shoes, growing, flourishing and flowering in the safe glow of streetlights. A little girl loses herself, in a joyous game of hopscotch, hugging her little sister, knowing they are finally safe.
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Bag For Life
The trouble with me is that I am a vacation,a place to get lost in,until you find yourself.Come and be captured in cool waters,bronzing and barely noticing that all the doors are locked. My bags for life have commitment issues,buckling and making a break for it,mint sauce and milk shake splatter down the gutter,and I…
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A Confession, Extracted Under Duress
I told everyone once (several times, actually) that sincerely is how I end my letters but never how I live my life, and it is perhaps the one thing I have never lied about. One day, you might be happy, but you are not happy now. I want, so desperately to tell you that you…
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uh-huh, honey
We filled a photo album in one weekend, and every time the camera clicked, framing your pretty face, I thought, “one good girl really IS worth a thousand bitches.” My ring finger has been itching all night. You poured the wine our friends got us down the sink, and we warmed the house with some…
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Seize The Means Of Seduction
I am wearing that scarlet slip I know you like, my hair is soft and smells of strawberries, and I can barely resist another peek in the mirror, glimmering like a midnight fantasy, smiling as I hear the harmony of your key turning in the door. Tonight, I am going to seize the means of…