Sliding a thin stick from its case, she pulls the cigarette to her lips. Flicks of metal and flame burst into the frozen night air. She inhales deeply of the toxin, trying to block out her mind and lungs.

The smoke climbs the cold and makes a stairway to the black velvet sky, beckoning angels to come down from their perch. ( Read more... )

Blond hair covers her face and conceals the little puppy ears that I can imagine being there. Her soft face smiles and reassures the world that there is indeed still mischief to be found. Imagination lingers behind small glasses; she has her words to spread.

Fickle hair color changing with the fads, she’ll turn on you at a glance. She embodies a ( Read more... )

If you ever left, I’d fall apart

Right apart

Right here on the floor

Here in your shadow

Your translucent embrace.

© j.t. 1/30/07

Pearls of snow

Settling against railings,

Windows, and pavement.

Amber glow

From streetlights flickering.

Stolen words

On the breath of a new sun,

That we didn’t even notice

It sneaking into the sky.

© j.t. 1/28/07

we've played the game,

danced back and forth

with carefully timed steps.

then you stepped out of tune

and fell onto my lips.

soft and salty,

assuring me completely

that right now

i'm the only one

on your mind.

scruff against my cheek

nuzzled closer

with each breath.

i can still taste you

lingering on my lips,

still breathe your scent

against my skin.

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i dream of your demise.

secretly plotting and hoping

for you to fall.

grow tired of life

and come crashing down,

into my ready arms.

your eyes fade

a little more each day.

is it too much yet?

does your soul ache

in its strained cage?

i lie in wait

for you to die,

wither in agony

with my absence.

i dream of your descent,

i'll catch you

with ready arms.

(c) j.t. ( Read more... )

He came upon her under the dying moon’s glare,
Sitting in the ruins of her once stone sanctuary.
She swirled fingers through the shallow pool
Humming her own delirious tune,
Chocolate curls pushed behind her ears,
Blue eyes reflecting in the waters.
 “My darling.” He soothed as he approached.
“Yes, love?” she didn’t look up from her pool.
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chocolate filled
advent calendar
sits behind the desk
in dust.
trees lacking
lights and shine,
snowless on their own.
angels left in boxes
crying under paper
discarded and forsaken.
blue music crooning
through an empty house,
like any other day.
no christmas cheer
to be found here.

(c) j.t. 12/11/06