You were just A challenge That's all you were To me I don't think I liked you much But wished You wanted me And wanting it So badly Needing To prevail Thinking Planning Plotting Determined not to fail Upset it was upsetting I couldn't reel You in Approach After approach I tried I wanted so to win Yet had I really won you If "we" had come to be Another one would challenge And I would set you free

I see your eyes avertAs I cross your pathInside it makes me smileI know you had it plannedYour feelings are so strong for meYou cannot stay awayBut you’re so shyAs you pass byYou dare not speak my nameEach day you’re thereAnd so am II know you have it timedPhone in handAnd it would seemYou’re fully occupiedI’m so sureAll it will takeIs that I give a signOur eyes will meetOur hearts collideAnd I know you’ll be mineWe’re me...

Arctic FrostBastard ColdAche of EmptyNadir SoulDeath Knell tocsinOpen WoundNumbing VacuumMental TombEnd of SomethingNever MoreToss the Key, and seal the door.

It is the hourWhen from the boughsThe nightingale’s high note Damn it! Oh god! That’s Byron (I say)The words are not mineIt sounded so goodI thought it inspired Now I’m depressedI need something newTo express how I feelSince I met you Yet each time I writeAnd think “that sounds cool!”Turns out it’s somethingI studied in school I’ll try it againBreathe deep and stay calmLet my mind work its magicImagination, come on Callin...

Take care of meI need you I will never say My fear is if I say itYou will run away Need is terrifyingBoth felt and as expressed It’s better to deny itAnd keep it well in check But sometimes I grow tiredOf seeming to be brave I want to run to you for helpBe rescued, sheltered, saved My strength is my appearanceAnd that is what I show My weakness must be shielded So only I will know.

Gentle archesReddish brown Traced alongThe barest sound As my fingerStrokes your brow Each touch lends strengthTo hope struck down Waxy finishWiry feel You close your eyesAs I set free The wearinessThat chafes your soul A heart so fullIt overflows Then bleeds its lifeFilled, drained, by turns With each fresh joyAnd each fresh hurt Tumbled mixElation, doubt Some days such grayThen sun bursts out And at each turnI stroke yo...

We tried to talkBut couldn'tWe were each too hurtAnd scaredAnd surprisedAnd desperate to get backWhat we once had That connectionThere was a connectionWasn't there? They say there are signsAnything can be a signWhat is a sign?I mean itWhat REALLY is a sign? Not the hit-me-in-the-face signNot the fucking-around-with-other women signNot the I-work-and-cook-and-clean-and-you-do-what-you-want-sitting-around-all-day-drinking-b...

At some point she stopped listeningWhen he would talk to her Displaying a delightful smileThrough boredom thick as tar Wondering how she got hereBecome the walking dead Catching just the tail endAnd so she’d nod her head Feigning her compassionPlanning what’s for lunch Playing with her earringsGlancing at her watch Inserting mental earbudsBlocking out his voice Punching channel buttonsReplacing him with noise Sometimes sh...

When one is not enough You lie Fearing commitment Wanting less Lonely Wanting more Suffocated Excited by the new Afraid to lose the old Spread thin Juggling Never satisfied And finally Old.

Each kissA strikeOf lightningFelt Your handIs atMy throat Your teethHave bitUponMy lip My breathIs hoarseAnd short You gripFine bonesAnd tender skin Your eyesHave madeMe still A flashBeforeYour mouthComes down To markThat weAre one.

Try it, you might like itIt’s really not so roughOnce you get the hang of itAnd practice just enough To some, it’s second natureOthers search the netStill others look to guidance books(Mine isn’t written yet) People will be drawn to youFriends to you will flockYour social life will blossomOf the town, you’ll be the talk I know what you’re thinkingOld habits hard to breakBut the benefits of changing Do the detriments outwe...

It spreads faster than the plagueIn medieval timesIt’s the flea aboard the ratBearing your demise You see those around you fallPerhaps you will be next?How can you protect yourselfFrom this horridness? Shall you avoid all contact?Stay away from friends?Never trust an embrace?Never hold a hand? Live a life so sanitizedInsanity prevails?But this is not the answerTo craft a private jail The flea of which I’m speakingCarries...

Perhaps just the way that you said itPerhaps it was just what I heardPerhaps what you meantWas not what you saidOr I just read into your words Why must it be so confusing?Why can’t we say what we mean?Or when we doWe don’t recognize truthAnd imagine it some other way Sometimes I’m tired of listeningTo things that are said in my headIf I take face valueWhen I’m talking to you  What are chances that I’ll be misled? So promi...

Whispered notes upon your shirtSpeaking of my touch Murmurs linger on the sheetsReminders of our lust Our passions of the night beforeTrace my name in air Your lips again pressed to my neckSo warm beneath my hairEach hint of scent a mentionBringing me to mind My presence in my absenceAn aura left behind Soft, yet with such powerYou feel me in your arms Telling you I love youEven when I’ve gone With you so completelySilenc...

Make no mistake  I heard the wordsBut chose not to reply My thoughts are, firstDid you mean to hurt?And if that's so, then why? Have I done wrong?Have I caused harm?What reason could there be? My rig's been tossedMy bearing lostAs I seek calmer seasAbsorbing shockI processAnd line up what to say So when I speakI don't inciteAnd we communicate.