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Cold Coffee
There’s a cold coffee on my bedside table.I knew I wouldn’t drink it.The coffee stares with great accusation.I just wanted warmth and a change of scenery,change of taste against my tongue.Is that so wrong?Is it so wrong to want things?To want to be wanted?I wanted the winter to end.It was a long winter,unrelenting and unforgiving,so…
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Reasons Why I Can’t Move In With You
It is complicated.I can’t be any clearer than that.There is no clear path to a peaceful life,and I’m sure you know that,but just like me,you like to dream,because life is so sweet when it isn’t real,and we really release ourselves to the mercy of fantasy.There are blossoms blessing the platform of the train station,and I…
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My Love Is A Lie
I have idealised inventions.I have given great passion to false perceptions.I was never very good at first impressions,and I am impressed by standard politeness and the very basics of fair treatment.I think I have been the bride of a daydream more times than I could ever count.More and more,I am mulling over former muses and…
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Summer Angel
It was summer.I slept in satin every night,as you stayed awake,standing guard over my body,like it was our last goodbye.You were the first thing I saw every morning,as the sun poured through the window,and you tucked that little unruly strand of hair behind your ear (it’s always the same one).I don’t break our gaze,my hands…
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Gemini Season Approaches
A warm, clear May day,maybe I’ll see you in June, instead.I just know that the steps I take lead to somewhere.I’ve had dreams again,the kind of dreams that I can’t run from,the kind of dreams that wake up beside me and remind me that I have something left to do before I go.So I go…