I worked in an office for approximately four days, and came out feeling like this.

Anamnesis

It may have been winter that day I was making tea

and confessing how much I needed to escape,

to make a slow walk through twilight toward darkness

and dark air raking my skin, as I took my cup

and stacked my papers edited by ghosts.

It was cold outside. I ( Read more... )

Moose Hall

The Old Ladies sit

on balding green benches and Handel’s playing

very softly, very softly

in time with the Demitasse teacups jangling

their little hands shaking, liver-spotting

and a little bit of this, little bit of that

in pearline buttons, dentures

slipping very softly, very softly

and exposing

the pink gash-like gums

I won’t say it’s ( Read more... )

I also thought I'd post some original composition, and hope that nobody I know ever finds this!

Tight Dress

As she steps from the warm bar, lipstick a puddle in her filtrum,

the fog swallows her, her electric dress, her tight spiked heels,

like a glass of drambuie. Even her eyelids are swollen, face

upturned but not given to prayers, a painted broad- ( Read more... )

This is ... a KOL-slash-thing. I guess its just because I'm amazed at how they have changed over the years. I still think their work is amazing and beautiful (apart from, ahem, sex on fire), but I can't help but wonder whether they feel the same ...

Title: Only Time
Pairing: Caleb/Jared
Rating: PG-13

Whoever’s dream this is will have to wake. Because ( Read more... )