Poetry

Inside Me

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…

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Doughboy

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…

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Finding words

December 9 I’d like to steal words from Byron, Lermontov, Wordsworth, Longfellow,Because I’m certain they’ve written how I feel about you.But they couldn’t have.No one has ever captured how I feel today.No woman has ever loved a man before.I’m certain of it.And if they had, they couldn’t have written the perfect wordsSo overwhelmed by this…

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I remember

December 9 I remember what it feels when you touch me.Just holding your hand of course is like a baffled comforter in a cold room.And when you console me to make it all better arms around me in your kitchen, so perfect that I can’t be so close to you. Not then. It takes my…

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If I drive the getaway car

December 7 If I drive the getaway carWill I get to stay at the hideout?We’d have to lay low alone,With no one aroundAnd no place to go.How could we find a wayTo spend our time. If I stay at the hideoutWill I get to meetup at the rendezvous?Or will I raise suspicion with my sunlit…

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Dive Deep

December 5 Dive deep with meAnd see what we findDescribe it, and decideWhether we want to keepThe treasures of the deepOr discard them lest they cause discord on the surface.Dive deep with meand protect meFrom what I might findOr more likely from myself,My neglect, my misjudgment.Dive deep I’d like to be your magic.Whatever happens with…

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Like I’m Three

I don’t know how I’ll sleep in a bedWith a man who tangles up with meWhen I stretch and I kick and I wiggleLike I’m three to find the best spot And satisfy me But I guess I will learnQuickly and howBecause to tangle with youIs great my dream

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Should

The alpha and the omega Of all my love and truthI trust you as I shouldn’t If should were a thingWhich it isn’t Because if it were I shouldn’t give you all of my heartPeeled, naked and unprotected Waiting for you to squeeze and judge whether I am ripeFor your love.

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Your Needs

When you need a friend to hear you, I’m here with an open heart. Ready to know and share your sadness, pride, anger and joy, your fears and hopes alike. When you need your missing piece, I’m here with an open heart. Ready to be full and complete, with my broken parts revealed by your…

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Tangled

December 3 I don’t know how I’ll sleep in a bedWith a man who tangles up with meWhen I stretch and I kick and I wiggleLike I’m three to find the best spotAnd satisfy meBut I guess I will learnQuickly and howBecause to tangle with youIs great my dream

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