Oh ThursdayYou can change your days andYou can change your waysBut your name still prints above the foldAnd there are no drapes in your fishbowlEvery click a traceA rank and a placeWhen you’re ready to faceI will give you a graceBut I can’t promise this spaceFresh out the boxPractically mintHundreds […]
Peaches and Cream
Peaches and creamI gave you marmalade dreamsSticky in the jar the silence clings20/20 vision I couldn’t see the beamsI knocked and I kickedBursting behind every sceneMad with hunger give me a beanA drop what do you meanMy hands can’t feedIf you don’t water the seedBurning violent in the fieldOpen the […]
Nothing
One moment you are here reaching,Until I’m honest instead of easy,Then I’m dangling alone,I try and I reach,Grasping and gasping for air,You’re gone, then you’re back,But I’m still dangling,And you don’t know whyI’m grasping and gasping,Pulling myself up,Out of this black hole,This void from which no effort returns,I try and […]
Are You Coming In?
Damn, I was cute today,full hair and heart,kickin’ new boots and beats.How would you describe my eyeswhen I’m riding this vibe?12:34 on the clock,I threw another bone,another bid for,I don’t know anymore.I can’t see what’s in it for me.That’s okay.The rain divined magic and theuniverse came through with a giftfor […]
Can You See the Forest?
The storm left a scar this time.The splintered debriscould be cleared and tossed,collateral in anaerobic refuse,forever gasping, torn and discarded.Or, we can graft and mend,consistent, reciprocal, androoted with growth rings,pliant to spring and summer, yethardy to fire and drought.I’ve dallied under the canopy,cradled the tender leaves,and dug my naked toesinto […]
Metal Concert
Take me to a metal concertand let me put my handsin the pockets of your jeans.I need to feel the opiateof the bass drumchanting in our veins.-Melissa Donley
Thursdays
I see you daily in my top three. Which hand do you use when I put a smile on your face? How do you take me in your greediest fantasy, or am I taking you? When you worship my name, do you muffle yourself?Can I watch? Show me what I […]
After Midnight
He dresses you up in my sweater,Though it doesn’t quite suit you, andLets you stab stitch the hole I left in his roster,He has more time for your services now.You are exactly his type,Convenient proximity, easy to sway,Eager to give, but you won’t receive.You deserve to know the truth, andMaybe […]
FNA
Dim lightsTowels tucked into my collarNumb just enough to get the needle to the noduleProbe on my thyroidThe ultra sound appears on the screenThe doctor guides the needle inSix passes scraping to collect enough sampleTo not do this againThe icky gel never wipes cleanThe puncture blood tattoos under my skinI […]
Don’t Ask Me If I Love You
Don’t ask me if I love you.What is love?I know how I love my son and my sister,Unconditional, without limits.It’s my only guide to love myself.I know attraction and limerence,The unrequited care I pour,Inconsistencies and confusion received.But what is love beyond what I give?Can you take me there,Through presence and […]