You study me,too afraid of rejection tofill me up andplay our song.Pour me a drink andshare the rhythm.Stay close, stay steady.I am your cadence.You are losing,me before you.You are losing,take what is yours.You study me,me before you.Pour me a drink andtake what is yours.Too afraid of rejection toshare the rhythm.Fill […]
Author: Melissa
Truth in the Elevator
The last time we spoke, we didn’t.You planted a cold stone gardenwhen my soul needed a kiss of the sun.I thought the world of you …This is my floor.-Melissa Donley
Exhibit One
Strewn self serve legal papers and a collapsing curation of unfinished ideasilluminated by a warm peek-a-boo sun.My dream of Nihon preservedin a clay mug of cold tea.Good intentions obscured byNow, Late, Eventually.The disarray, a masterpieceof my own creation, as am Imy greatest work of art.-Melissa Donley
I Wanted to Reach Out
For affirming clarityAnd the home in your voiceDissolving jagged agonyFrom every clutched breathTo post my mending handsOn your face and your chestReleasing the torrentsof starvation and absenceMay I have this dance?Conjuring alchemy in our bonesWe are outside of Time andThe Universe says YESWill you please look at me?I wanted to […]
Your Name
Allow absolution the blasphemyParting my pregnant lips.You declare you are namedFor a prophet,The king’s favoredInterpreter of dreams.I know your name.A slip of the tongue,It dives beneath my hems,Unlaces the seams,Leaves me undone.Incisor savoring Flushed neck and expectant mouth,Opiate undulating.Granting my greedy seizureOf all I demand.Edge steady,Whisper the crescendoOf rooted oscillation.The […]
On Top
Can’t stop, won’t stopI know you want me on topOn tap, hit thatWhat you got to win me backDo you do or do you don’tLike the way that my ass floatsHold your tongue, hold my faceI want to know how you tasteDown South, up NorthI got the map, I plot […]
Slip Into Me
Slip into me, your ruthless compulsion,An old habit you’ll never release.Let me be the muscle memory,Your state of flow.Strum the chords, keep the beat.When you wake from the song,Slip into me.-Melissa Donley
I Will Meet You There
Ukulele preludeEvery jingle a danceOf the turquoise heartAntibacterial wipe-downsTear-away wardrobeRoot beer flavored sleep nowRe-engineered titaniumTime travel to feasts and memesI will meet you there.-Melissa Donley7/23/24 – Surgery Day
Heart Race
He hung the moon, balloonbursting in my face, no spacein a heart racefor timid lowercase,attract, don’t chase,Poise and Grace,suffocate on faith,his crumbs emaciate,the bread doesn’t rise,he failed to activate,HoldUpHoldUpWait,he won’t initiate,he forgot to equatein this world I did create,I already ownthe whole damn place.-Melissa Donley
Hey. It’s Been a While.
Hey.It’s been a while.Let’s go for tea today.Our triggers twisted and tumbled.Again.The silence hurt like hell.If you don’t know the way back,You can borrow my words – Hey.It’s been a while.Let’s go for tea today.-Melissa Donley