want desperately, but cannot have… run away. new identity-new life-new love a dream phasing in and out… focus focus focus i don’t want to anymore let the current carry me where it leads no yesterday-no tomorrow- just here, now—all. lungs burn throat dry i cannot straddle two worlds anymore. i am tired. fall fall fall … [Read more…]
Melting in my pool of unfulfilled fantasy; I will never know your tongue now. I was desired once. I think. The cherry on the top of a sultry sundae. Did I made your teeth ache– a sickeningly sweet saccharine– and you lost your taste for me? Did your favored flavor change to something more exotic? … [Read more…]
Amidst stacked scarlet strawberries, purply pomegranate pyramids and orgasmic origami oranges– visions of perfection, tempting one to capture their eternal essence– is a deeper, darker secret. This is not a food store. Bushes of vivid green broccoli in prickly pineapple forests stand guard, their hair a mess: sentries shielding the secret. This is not a … [Read more…]
My nearly-6-year-old is a budding poet. I discovered this gem in the living room (not hidden with the lettuce, mind you): Ow samwich you are sow boown you are sow tase… Let me translate: Oh sandwich, you are so brown, you are so tasty… I am so proud! My own mini-poet in the pantry!