Why was it that as my life grew happier, fuller, fulfilled and answered for That I thought to question about you Inquiries of a random passing by conversation Of no relation to my bountiful inundation Made me want to swim back to the surface A breath of fresh air that […]
Unsullied and unbiased Folly for eyes so often in the ground Meeting their earthy gaze and sparkle Plant seeds in my mind Flowering the long stems of your eyelashes Batting like you might fly away The small mole, a black hole Hiding right beneath your chin I could swear sometimes […]
Can I have the moon to go? Dimly lit chamber holds the soul Empty appetite leaves one whole Gaze into the stars With less luster than her eyes Admire from afar Feel further than the sky is A smile is Sweet temperament Bitter torment Curt silence Cute demeanor A seance […]
Say that you love me, don’t Follow me but you won’t Hold me but let go Console me but never know Tranquil but not at peace Thunderous anger as silent tears Words like the softest fleece In calm whisper my greatest fears Anguish Wrenched, wretched, woe Slow, nowhere to go […]
Sickly draw in The prey My noose is well fitted Elegant and luxurious So tempting Tantalizing I sell it like it glitters A necklace Can I interest you in a dance, my love I like The way you stray further as you chase after Search the heart, pull the reins […]
It breaks my heart, again To see us reassemble the pieces Only to find that This isn’t working out What was it I saw in your eyes If they were not yours When your voice went shrill Or weak with fatigue How I wanted to hold you Carry you to […]
A photograph and place Fake and a face One in the water and one without a trace Living vicariously and living a lie Aim untrue looks with both eyes Not in their skin and tortured inside They used to swim together © The Sad Owl
The ebb tide seems far with the reflection of the moon Long orange streaks and golden ribbons in the afternoon Starry tears fall with the flow lost in the majesty of the ocean In motion emotion clenching fists so tight as if to take beholden Owing the gratitude to feel […]
One morning To dissipate in the light Window of my life Toss and turning In bedsheets strewn to sit upright A headache slight Una mattina, to have sworn to seen a The curtains cascade with the breeze Dressed in a long shirt with pulled down sleeves Too big and draped […]
The simplicity of a heart devoted Ring already binding Tightly to the aorta Closing a valve to ink that noted The very life of finding Disconcerted in a plethora Small grapes that sour Make fine wine for my saddest hour Drink until I no longer cower Ask my question to […]
