Cold Knots

“How do you feel about cold weather?” “J'ai froid,” her contorted brow and chatteringteeth screamed as she paced back and forth, back and forth racing against the raindropsslipping down her windowpane. She knots a scarfaround her neck tighter in hopes it's thread will trap even a flicker of hope and warmth as a shieldagainst this…

Bonafide Hurt

“Have you ever broken a bone?” Being human is not easy;people are walking around with bonafide hurts, bodies fullof rotting bones all crumbling. They home bonafide heartspieced together with broken parts,piercing, poking and mocking them. Things that can build you and people that are meant to love cause these fractures and teardown wholly structures.Things like…

Leave Me On My Pedestal

Image Courtesy: Tangled Roots You can't take me off my pedestal caress me for a time, even feed methen leave me on the couchcatching some more dust and moteswith embers of conversationsfloating on the light waves ofyesterday expecting I'd be filledwith satisfaction if not love.I want to be held and stockedon a daily, connect with…

Heat Of The Moment

Am ready for tangles and play my parched lips beg to laydown with your words, rising upspeaking a new language.Capthis dark coffee of a skin withyour mocha succinct body, pressinghard against mine like a flowerin between the pages of book. Have your hands ravish and hookmy soul to a symphony of moansand groans. Sinking deeper,syncing…

Robed Love

“What's the oldest things you're wearing today?” I didn't know I could be loved like thisuntil you placed your key in my lockopening up drawers I forgot I owned.I didn't know I could open upwithout fear of being broken intorobbed off my valuables and leftagape, hollow with scrapes on my wood. Instead agape love coats…

The Fruity Five

Poetry Prompt Day 20: Surrender “List your top 5 favorite fruits.” I'm so tempted to serve and swayyou with a list that'll fill your soul:spiritual fruits that'll nourish whollylike faith illuminating your wayand love fueling your spirit wholewith patience mixed with kindness solely complimenting their flavors butlet me surrender that serenade. For one, am bananas…

Self Amnesty

“What's one small improvement you can make in your life?” How is it so easy to bestowthe crown 'I forgive you' upon others yet to selfthose words choke andeven mock just a bit?I've seen the healing powerof the small portionsI've fed you: this pilland potion breaks chains, fills wounds, transforms life. It's time, time to…

Celestial Mother

Background books contain endless stories of mother's who'd go through hell and high water for their children... Same story as my mother's. Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. If I didn't know better I'd dub youmy moonshine, the kind that intoxicatesmy soul wholly. But mom, you go beyondfluid…

Just Do It!

Poetry Prompt Day 17: Zoom In Just do it, my heart whispered, dare to take this walk alonglife with him. Run wild and hopwith him: walk a mile further than you ever had with another. We both know he's been runningamok in your system, taking downwalls you built and raising bridges in their place. He's…

His Vows

Poetry Prompt Day 18: Crumbling He said:let my essence draw youinto the throes of my rhymes, you the page my wordsstand on and shape form. Bestow me the powerto stroke your assonantwith my sweet consonantssinging sultry soulful hymns. Allow my stanzas to cradleyour form into sensualsubmission while your faithand my love alliterate. Let's my ellipsis…