(2013)
Moonlight and music, a night full… I twirl and I whirl and I pass th… Circling together, cheek brushing… You lead and you guide and you pul… Whispers and kisses, caresses and…
So, says the head, what have we he… Oh, says the heart, it’s so beauti… The one that we want is finally he… Right, nods the head, I can see h… But let’s take a moment to test th…
White spots sparkle on the water, Sun streaks catch the waves. Eyes bubble - startled tears. The train moves on its way. This place. This nook. This small…
A sun-splattered walkway. Spring in the air. A head full of humdrum, routine, everyday - thoughts of last night, tomorrow,
When my barriers begin to break and my toes touch icy water. When familiar fears begin to snake and my nerve begins to falter. When my skyscraper highs begin to…
Rolling back off the rocking rib,… into the swollen sea. My wetsuit f… with chilly chains of cold. I hold… my mask as the lead pulls me low.… the blue I go. Into the deep I si…
Etched into her All those little things he said. The words come back again and agai… Soaked into her, Pressed between her pages
Here come his footsteps, erratic a… There go his shoulders, bumping an… A bowling ball sliding, one side t… Not quite careering; quietly keeli… I hold my breath tightly right ins…
Cold tiles calm clammy skin as blood redder than the brightest tomato — like red pen ink
There’s dayglow-soaked outrage all over the news. Petitions, bold claims and die-in campaigns. Point-scoring games
Do we both know this must end? Is that why we’re collecting memor… Living the present for the sake of… Reliving the moments before they’v… My collection’s growing daily
Hair grows and skin sheds and nail… And still my heart is true Days pass and nights stretch and t… And still my heart wants you Dust settles, wounds heal and scar…
So here we are then, you and I. Us. When did you and I become us? I look at you. Look back at you through a myriad prism of snapshot…
You walked in to the party, Like you were walking into a film. I looked at you and thought “what… Then I drank quite a lot more win… You came up to talk to me,
The unspoken words grapple at my t… Searing, swelling up. Tear them out. Clutch them. As you’re clutching me now. Holding them inside is heavy.