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 […]
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A Crumb of You
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 Second Time I Saw Fear In His Eyes
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 Universe
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 Smile
To have a most amazing smilethat cannot admit errorand a sparkle ofhollow flaking spoonsis a fading glamourof molting scalesand drafty salted temples.-Melissa Donley
I’ll Take the Exit
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, […]
Photons
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
RUN!
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 […]
When Alan Tudyk Calls You Beautiful (2)
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 […]
When Alan Tudyk Calls You Beautiful (1)
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 […]