Frigid Love

Frigid Love

The gentle strokes of breeze, painted with ethereal hues, Came along the cast of shadow, across the landscape of our love, and diffuse. The echo of your love had timed up along the bell The love, envisioned to kindle, unexpectedly came to a numbing farewell. Along the...
Almost

Almost

I never intended the guilt to lurk for this indefinite amount of time. Had I perceived the pain to weigh upon me this heavily, I would have walked back that night years ago, towards your embrace, and told you all the things I carried in discreet silence for God knows...
Permanent Flowers

Permanent Flowers

I do not want to give you dead flowers,I want my love to be timeless and eternal,Not snipped memories you only remember,But a vivid image you photograph,Like a stamp on a sincere letter,Ink permeates into your rough skin. Carefully, I plant a seed and soon it will...
Sweet Bruises

Sweet Bruises

From childhood, I already had a clear understanding of love. My mother did her job in making it known to me since I was just knee-high. It was all about intimacy, of laying bare your whole being to another, whether it was your body or the painful trauma you collected...
The Spectator

The Spectator

I had a certain predilection for strange musings, thoughts that might not inhabit the commoner’s minds. My earliest recollection was nagging my parents with questions like, ‘What happened before the big bang?’ ‘Why do we ask for blessings from these inanimate statues...
Our Last Summer

Our Last Summer

Feeling the warmth of the sun rays, It’s the season I love to replay, We may be separate from the surface, But we’re never astray. The sound of the ocean waves, And the smell of summer rain, It brings me back to the days, Where my heart wonders at bay. A whisper along...