You See Now…

You see now. I didn’t know it would be like this. Who in their right mind would have ever taken it on had they known? I didn’t know the thing would follow me here. I thought I was safe from its nose, always sniffing the wind and watching for movement, any movement. I hid in [...]

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Jess

Jess?   I found some pictures. Pictures of you. Not the you I once knew. Gone now, the mass of black curls. Gone, the sharp cheekbones women whispered about, the slanted green eyes that pierced so much they frightened people. Gone now the tiny frame of muscle that had lifted me high and twirled with [...]

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Mess of Dreams

I stumbled onto you A picture, no less In fact there were three   Grinning in one Head thrown back Softness apparent New to me   Black shades the next Guitar aimed Like an arrow At her heart   But the last The soul heavy tired eyes I remember these Even now   So old [...]

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One of the Shes

One of the Shes She’s got it so bad She’s counting the seasons She’ll take to be had She’s one of the Shes He’s leaving behind He’s giving her notice But taking his time   One of the Shes She’s falling in stride She’s counting her reasons She’s standing in line She’s one of the [...]

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Twist

“I’m doing this for you.”                               –Last words of a sociopath

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On the Inside

I saw you on the inside From where I used to live I saw you where you hide From my perfect fit I saw the secrets in your heart The ones you’re loath to show I always saw most everything You didn’t let me know   I kept the faith we both did pledge I [...]

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I Saw You

A smoky golden eye. Green flashes sidelong, blazing. Shocks of bright blonde flying forward, and curls of chocolate tumble from under straw. Like clouds under sun. A warning: things are not always just what they seem. Are they? Ensconced in shiny black, nestled in leather, giving it the gas. A satisfied purring powers down the [...]

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The Best Amends

Sometimes the best way to make amends to someone is to leave them alone.   This isn’t a passive-aggressive thing. It doesn’t mean just stop approaching me directly. It means do not approach me through others. Do not use/drop my name. Do not approach me through media, internet, skywriting or notes left under rocks. It [...]

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Push

I scream the streets Of Hollywood Push my old Impala I’m on my way To meet the man But on my heels Another seems To follow   I can’t shake The imprint left Your fingers On my skin I need the heat I’m on my way to meet The man And stuck in high gear [...]

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Donut Angel

  I don’t remember much about him, but I have never forgotten him either. My impressions are now of gentleness and a small stature. Brown shaggy hair and glasses. Some kind of coat. A nondescript man, not young, not old. But the gentleness, this I remember with clarity. Somewhere in my wandering, my reeling, he [...]

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