aka, The Abject Muse

Tag: Poetry

  • Without Me

    Without Me

    You had me from lunch. That very day, you acquired a permanent address in my heart, complete with its own Zip code. I’ve given myself no choice — but to hang on to a dream that can’t come true. It’s worth it; you’re worth it. But, If things were different… O, if things were different!…

  • Ready or Not

      You usually win at Hide & Seek — know the best hiding places and how to not giggle. I look everywhere, but you’re  nowhere. Hours, Days, Weeks and then I finally find you: grinning all smarty-pants from a milk carton. (nyah-nyah) You’re IT!

  • Self-preservation

    Self-preservation

    A heart can only break   so many times before it numbs itself to   pain, joy, love, sorrow. then all it can do is beat — until it doesn’t.    

  • Vadima

    Blood moon creeps across the starless sky, hovering over the bayou like a chandelier. The air is thick and still, yet Spanish moss sways as if there were a breeze. Gypsy woman sits by her fire mesmerized — deep in trance until a jagged smile rips her face like barbed wire.    

  • The London Pickpocket

    The London Pickpocket

    I wasn’t even trying, wasn’t even thinking about it. So far out of the wild blue I almost didn’t recognize It. Serendipitous, yet quick and sly — like a London pickpocket. That sweet kind of suddenness is the best part of falling in love again.