She stares right through the hill I hide behind,right past the smoke and mirrors that keep me safe,and she smiles,as if she is pleased to see me,just as I am,with no pretence, no playing pretend,just me, the way that God made me. She has so many friends.When I see her socialising,I feel lonely,like the last…

Lost in the woods,lost at sea,looking deeply into the eyes of my ouija board,but never getting a glance back,or an answer that makes my heart happy.Even my ghosts have stopped haunting me.It’s easy to be over it,when you’ve never meant anything to anybody,but I survived for a reason,so a little part of me thinks I…

Darling, this is only a game,I gaily gaze into your eyes as we play,back and forth,on the darkened streets, sweet candy dreams projected by the moonlight.My tight curls are trapped inside your trusting grasp,and I gasp at the softness of your yearning kiss,but this,my darling, who dissolves in the sun,this is only a game,a game…

Hopeful, again. I am hoping for the best, because I sleep restfully since I met you. I tried your name out in my mouth, and it fit. It tasted good. I imagined a gentle kiss, in the soft glow of the moonlight, and, God, my body smouldered, so starved for something she had barely tasted.…

You crossed my mind on Monday, too late to recall the remains of a burning flame that once kept me warm, so, I woke up cold, recalling the sweet shyness of your voice as you told me that you’d got glasses. I recall the last time we talked, like no time had passed at all,…