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To have a most amazing smilethat cannot admit errorand a sparkle ofhollow flaking spoonsis a fading glamourof molting scalesand drafty salted temples.-Melissa Donley

Alarm. Caffeine. FiberCommute. Timeclock. Email.Caffeine. Carbs. Meetings.Invoices. Timesheets. Requests.Reports and summaries.Copy. Paste. Delete.CONTROL ALT DELETE.I can’t pretend to feelAs okay as youPretend to be.Control ZEscapeUndoI wasn’t made for this.I want off this ride.I’ll take the exit.Student loansMortgageCar paymentHustle hobbiesMarket yourselfHave a presence everywhereEngage, produce, do more.Never sleepAlways look fresh, fit, […]

Winking old starlightFrom there to hereBouncing off telescope mirrorsHurling across the universeWaving at the speed of lightMerely to be perceivedHighlighting suspended motesFading spines on shelvesElectromagnetic radiationCrisping skin through cloudsEclipsed by moon and earthRefracted and brokenNever to have massEjected from Bohr’s radiusThrough fiber optic cablesAt the speed of information-Melissa Donley

Needle stuck on scratched trackNo signs forward, no breadcrumbs backHabits here have made my bedYesterdays, tomorrows fledAcquired tastes sour the drinkLeaden regrets rinsed down the sinkSnipped and frayed, coil undoneTattered laces, no maze to runFault the Fates for what is doneVeins open to what may comeDamn the Fates! Dare it […]

It is okay that youAlready miss me like aCheesy tot hot dish andCafeteria chocolate pudding.Scratch-made sizzling Bursts of proclamation,Prodding every thirsting tooth and bud,You salivate,Savoring the morsels I could bestow.All-you-can-eat by mouth and hand,Gallons of delectable acquiescence,From heated milk and sugarTo a thick coating on the spoon,Relishing the delights you […]

Assure meYou’ll catch meKeep the promiseKeep the beatAnd the heatAnd when I reachWill you be there?When I disengage and distanceMy self, my light, my joyFrom you, the world, and myself,And when I reachAnd when I don’t reachWill you be there?Will you pretend I said nothingOr tell me to move on?Out […]

Linger between dreams and dew dropsa while longer, darlin’. Before the drapery burns with day,grant my loitering trespass, temple to toe. My bite may wake you,but how can I resistwhen you are so sweet on me?-Melissa Donley

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 […]

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

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