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While his eyes steal cookiesfrom the jars I fill,I watch his hands,and just maybe,he could take me, too.-Melissa Donley

It’s too hot to cook,but I don’t drink,so tortellini will have to do.He’s got beef with agingand erased birthdayfrom the message I leftmonths ago.Happy plus his namememorialized in my best handwritingon a dry erase.I don’t understand why he keeps pieces of me.He won’t say anything,but I have fresh basil,so tortellini […]

Darlin’,you missed the light today,through the shimmy of the leavesand the poise of the daisies,between the swaying shadowson the carpet.Maybe light doesn’t have a sound,but I heard it in the hushing of my mind.I held it in my handsand felt it in my smile.It feels like you, darlin’.It feels like […]

Jars of homemade jamwith fruit from the garden,fresh loaves of banana breadand the perfect walnut topping,little trinkets and treats,raptly hangingon your every flaccid fig,giggles and cackles mollycoddlingyour anemic humor.“He’s like that sometimes.”“He’s driven.”Excuses disguised as gracefor your respectfully disrespectful saberswhen a woman disagreesor returns to senderthe gift of you.I know. […]

The first time I saw fear in his eyes,his zipper was stuck.I didn’t look, butjudging by the panic on his face,I missed the main course and the sides.The second time I saw fear in his eyes,he said“It’s nice to see you,”then ran away.He’s funny like that.-Melissa Donley

In another universeI annoy the hell out of you,And you love it,And me.You love me,My silliness,My magic,My big heart.My big, bleeding heart,You hold it,Protect it,Calm it.You calm meWith your voice alone,And yes, darlin’,We dance in the living roomLike goofy teenagersIn love.In another universeWe are love,And that is what we came […]

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 […]