poetry – Page 2

Poison

He said I was a smooth criminal I admit I got my way more than once Have you ever been stared down by a man He may as well have been on his knees Looked upon me like I was a goddess He couldn’t believe his eyes Didn’t know what to do with his hands…

Chapter 9.

I heard an elderly woman say “there’s something beautiful in every chapter of our lives” So I began to study yours in mine I thought of what you left behind I thought of what you took Mostly I kept coming up short Like the story was unfinished Like somehow it had diminished Toward the end…

Orgasmic.

A host for words A gem of sorts A singing bird A light that shined I found my glow A magical being I laid with the sun I felt the heat It warmed my skin No need for speaking The grin on my face It spoke for me Body language A tell all What’s a…

Fade in.

I wanted to burn you down Light your life up into flames My fiery fires from within I couldn’t let him win I wanted to cut you into pieces Left you scrambling for peace Need I remind you… Karma is a thing. Silly peasant, disguised as king She wore the empress new clothes Naive to…

Flourish.

He said I was hard to please An artist with depth to her Layer after layer He wanted to uncover me He tried to study me Sit down and take a class Learn my body language Distracted by my curves As I spoke to him He took these mental notes P oetically I had a…

So this is betrayal.

I’m tossing and turning Making excuses for you But I saw the proof I knew the answer But I asked the question You lied… And I pretended to be okay I was there I went to that place You weren’t there Words fall flat Land me right on my face I was good to you …

Masterpiece

Last night I tried to draw you I tried to shade in all my favorite parts of you I thought about drawing myself next to you I wondered how we might look together Would your smile compliment mine? What if I drew your arms around my waist? Would I look safe? I wish you had…