December 29 There’s no darkness in you could make me cower in fearNo mistake you’ve made that I don’t want to hear You can’t be too loud or too big, too real, or convoluted.There can’t be too much intensity I would need muted. Like cinnamon, you’ve learned to give just a bit to each personBecause…
Dec 29 I’ve fallen in love with myselfHe said.His mind, omnipotent, creates the perfect woman, the perfect compliment, his yen, his missing piece.Everything about this fictional girl is bait for his affections. She is what he thinks he wants, and what he really needs, blended,Like a healthy smoothie that tastes good.She listensShe entertainsShe is good…
December 26 I look at each man and find something to want. Whoever he is, he turns me on.The patriarch, a father who cares for his family.The philosopher, poet, no thoughts of money.The consummate entertainer, exploiting the crowds.The debater and cynic, obnoxious and loud.The sensitive lover, caress at his fingertips.The bold provocateur with incredible lips.Each…
December 23 When Beauty’s heart was piercedShe crawled in bed and covered upDestined to sleep alone in nightmaresLost, confused and fierce. The castle built strong with wallsThick and steep to hold her inAnd keep everyone out byCertain death or threat of fall. The moat around the wall was deepAnd treacherous for anyoneWho tried to swim…
December 23 When you say “I love you,” it doesn’t surprise me at all.Of course you love me.It’s that warm and happy feeling of the comfort of old friends,Who know who you were andLike who you’ve become. You love me. But then suddenly and unexpectedly you say you’ve fallen in love with me.Like you’ve been…
December 23 I am one of those peopleThe unlucky, sad peopleThe ones who’ve never been in love.Not with a man who loved me.Not with a man who wanted more for me than for himself.Not with a man who deserves so much more than I have to give. I am one of those peopleThe lucky people,…
December 23 I just fell in love today. Like I do everyday. When I opened my eyes, and thought of you. Love is not a state of being, it’s becoming. Every day a little closer, just a little more. I am one of those peopleThe lucky people, full of joyThe ones who just fell in…
Dec 20, 2018 Your soul sings to meAcross the milesNot your compassion But your confession Of a man I never knewUntold deedsYour guilt, regretWash over meAn outward signOf inner graceUnrealized
December 16 I can’t protect myself from youHiding inside my heartWhere I’ve no armor or boundariesLost in my own feelingsBefore I knew that it could hurtBefore I knew that men would lieThere you are.Able to appear wherever you’d like inside my soul.Closer to me than anyone.My best friendMy better selfSeeing what I needBetter than I…
December 14 “My lover”Is inaccurate“Boyfriend”a teen idol.“My boo”Is ridiculous“The man I love”unrequited. “Best friend”Understates it“Soulmate”Seen as hyperbole“Darling”Too old-fashioned“Partner”Could be Stephanie Word choice is importantTo capture who you are.Offered options fall quite flat-An unseen wishing star. “The man I’m waiting for”Like a soldierGone off to warGetting letters from his girlFull of romance and pure joy Waiting…