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Mads tantalizes, “Hello dear. Where are you from?”John L in my DMs, trailing breathless along my collarbones.Sugar daddies on boats and horses, “Let me take care of you babydoll.”Sculpted men follow me for numbers.Middle aged men seek to fill me with babies, for God and country.But when the unverifiedalantudykfans_officialpagecomments on […]

Or at least the scammer pretending to be, does,As your partner fills their life with everyone, but you,It’s okay to cry as much as you need.Ignore the scroll of self-fulfilling deceit,Iron straight the warped mirror and scope,Correct the tilt of pelvis and rabbit ear antenna.Up right the spine and dust […]

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 […]

You look like you need a hug.Then your rizz glides outWith a heavy drawl of ego.I am reminded your favorIs conditional uponYou always being right.Common as your peers,I see your nervous tics.Maybe you do need a hugAnd to know thatYou have nothing to prove, thatYou can take accountability, thatYou are […]

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