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If you ask, I’ll say I don’t believe in signs.The world is a jumble without reason, always,We notice what we seek.But, if you knew the way I treasuredFerns and buffalo,Constellations I cannot name,Great songs on the radio,Perfect timing of green lights on my commute,And steaming tea before the world wakes,You’d […]

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

I say, “I’m fine,” otherwise,He’ll say, “I’m sorry to hear that.”Another lie through our masks.Can we please stop?Stop going through the motionsTo spare othersThe burden of being human?Instead,Swallow me in a bear hug, already,Compress me until my eyes run dry.Fold by fold,Tuck me into a cocoonUntil I snoreDaintily as a […]

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