You should plead guilty.We both knowI am your favorite pleasure,the obsession you can’t break,the impulse you must commit.Come clean. Come dirty.Confess again.Is it really a sinif this is how we begin?-Melissa Donley
You’d Be a Lot Prettier If
You’d be a lot prettier ifyou were cocked and loaded,edging beneath me.You can smile if you want.That looks good on you, too.-Melissa Donley
I Hope She Knows
I hope she simmers in The depth of your smile,Holds your gaze a moment more,Finds home in your arms,And adores the way you blush.I hope she runs her hands through your hairAnd caresses your nape,Syncs to your heartbeat on loop,Her fingers trace your muscles,And lips map your veins.I hope she […]
Hey Pretty Baby
Call (C:) and Response (R:)C: Hey pretty baby won’t you come my way, I got somethin’ I wanna sayR: Oh honey darlin’ I can’t stay, I better get on my wayC: Come my wayR: I can’t stayC: I wanna sayR: Get on my wayC: Come my wayR: I can’t stayC: […]
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
Rain Like Milk Mother
Rain like milk motherEgg juice TVBlood sausage gownPeach goddessEssential chocolate meat fluffBoil this mad skyTrudge through recallDelirious petalForest rust-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, […]
Sticky Rice, My BFF
Where have you been all my life?Decades ofSweet cornbread and chiliEgg noodles, beef tips, mushrooms.Flings of pastaEvery shape and sizeEvery sauceDaily devotionsOf my beloved tubersOnly a Gamgee would understandAll meant nothingThe moment I had youMy dear, sweet sticky rice.The way you holdA dab of sauce,Sauteed cabbage, pickled carrots, cucumber.Best Friends […]
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 […]