You arrive before the day has even taken shape,
your scent rising like a lover’s touch across the room,
filling every corner with a warmth that whispers my name.
Steam from your body curls in tender spirals,
a veiled invitation to come closer and linger,
to press my face into the comfort only you carry.
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Poetry
Intimacy is the Thing
You can fuck someone ten times a week and never touch the thing that aches behind their eyes,
The part they flinch from when brushing their own teeth in the mirror before work,
The word they cannot say but hear in their dreams, the silence they practice so well,
And none of it makes your hand on their thigh mean more than an echo in a hallway.
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Poetry
Quiet Exit
They Came In The Morning, Long Before Light Touched The Fences,
Boots On Gravel, Loud But Somehow Hollow In Meaning.
A Mother Folded Her Child’s Jacket Without A Word,
The Silence Around Her Louder Than The Men In Uniform.
The Law Said Wait, The Law Said Process, But No One Stayed For It.
Even Mercy Wore A Badge And Refused To Meet Her Eyes.
Unfriendly Things
I wrote unfriendly things on diner napkins, left them where delusionists might find them.
The waitress asked if I wanted cream, but her voice cracked like morning ice.
On the TV, a senator blinked slow, mouthing rage that did not match the script.
I sipped the coffee, bitter as headlines, and stared at my reflection in the spoon.
Truth is, I hoped someone would read it and feel their throat tighten.
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Poetry
The Forehead
A kiss to the forehead, gentle but steady,
No words pass between them, yet all is understood,
The dominant’s presence felt in every touch.
Breakfast In Bed
He lowers down, in morning’s first light,
A kiss to start, a slow demanding delight.
His tongue dances, searching deep,
She moans as passion stirs from sleep.
He filled the tank with promises that never sparked,
held up a bottle and said the dust meant wisdom,
wore a suit like a sermon stitched from borrowed faith,
offered heaven as a refund if the product failed,
while the crowd clapped through the sound of sirens.
Rain hits the window sharp and loud right now
Cold drops chase each other down the glass streaked with silver
The sky presses heavy gray, a weight I feel in my chest
Thoughts twist tight, a storm inside that matches the one outside
Each breath pulls harder as the flood rises beneath my ribs
I sit holding it all, the noise, the ache, the relentless pull
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Poetry
We stand at the base of my favorite lighthouse, its stone structure towering above us.
I have climbed these steps countless times, each one more familiar than the last.
The air is warm for June, but inside, the metal steps creak beneath our feet.
You step ahead of me, the sundress I picked for you adoring your body.
Your bare skin, exposed underneath, is visible as the dress rises slightly with each movement.