I knew
you would exact revenge
for my body leaving you

Dangling your body
above mine,
your breasts, belly and clit
graze mine

Sending me
over the edge of
oblivion

he stands naked
clothed in nothing
save for his
beauty

If you and I were in an animated postcard, we would be a newly wed couple driving up a mountain road in our cute little beattle one midsummer afternoon ( Read more... )

What do you think of this face? Honest opinions only please.
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A list of my lovers (in order):

Hera
Poseidon
Orpheus

Hera

Hurricanes,
Earthquakes,
Monsoons,
We unleashed them
upon each other,
Not knowing whether
we wanted to
make love to or
Strangle the other.

Poseidon

One day,
the unthinkable happened.
The nets I had cast
into the sea
turned up a fish prince,
who offered me wishes
in exchange for his freedom.

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At night I dream of them, the things we cannot say to one another, things deadly and silent we only can whisper in the wind’s ear. They weigh us down like stones and we sink deeper and deeper, drifting further and further from each each other. Secrets surface as nightmares, distance, and the love which is necessary but irreconcilable between us.

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When I think about the lost years, I can hardly believe they happened to me. This is because it is in our nature to avoid revisiting episodes of our lives which are traumatic in nature. But since I am already there, I might as well give you a tour.

I am fifteen or sixteen, and I feel completely and utterly alone in the world.

I can't seem to make ( Read more... )

Goldilocks

Asleep
On little bear's
Rustic bed
Huddled
Beneath his
Airy blue quilt

She dreams,
Soft fur
Paws
A honeyed muzzle
Tracing
The shape of her
Mouth.

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Short Talk on Wanting to be Held

Perhaps I can’t sleep
Because
It is so hard to let go of
A day without
You in it

I look back
At the messes I have made
The petty achievements
And small remembrances
Only to ( Read more... )

Note: I am writing poetry for the first time in my ( Read more... )

Please tell me about your favourite books. I am desparate for a good read.