Choice of Heart
Brad watched It light a cigarette with the ground. “Why am I here?” Brad asked. It raised what might have been an eyebrow. “Isn’t that obvious? You didn’t--“…
Without You
Do you think I can do this on my own? You have more faith in me than you used to. Who told you I could do this alone? *I am nothing without you.* You’ve always…
The Machine
I just can’t concentrate with this machine inside me. I need to rip it out. It’s been making unusual sounds lately. I think it’s jammed, and I need to fix it…
Heart
This is my heart, u see it plain, will u help me, through the pain. Or cast me off like all the rest, if thats the way i go to rest. I hope your futures warm…
The Medallion
Noah gasped. The cool metal on his chest had warmed. Inside his optical nerve lights independent of his thought sprang forward assigning variables. Catalogues…
Swiftly Given Death of Emotion
Burning, robbing Breaking trust The adamantine heart dreams Not quite dying - yet lost. The antithesis of hate This frostwork flame feeds On secondhand songs …
Cheer!
Now finally I feel like I am lovable and real And oh so ready to reveal myself , So ready to cast out the doubt and fear. To wait in peace to be awakened from…
February
One warm breath thaws my heart. ______________________________________________________________________
A Heart for You
I can tell you my heart is not the best. It’s a lot less perfect than you would have guessed. Been broken and put back together, Made it through the roughest…
Open My Heart
Opening up my heart Is the hardest part. It makes me vulnerable, It makes logic bleak. Everything is blind in love. It has consequences. But a closed heart…
Apple Heart
A red delicious Reflects off the glossy Brown finish of the coffee table. Fangs drip warm blood on the floor. *Thud Thud thud* Inaudible droplets Splash as…
Still
Shapes of the sun Slant where he stands By the white window sill, Hanging his hands, Mannequin still.
Look to the Stars
I just ask this promise, Please keep my heart with you, When the moon doesn’t shine, I surely do miss you. But when it is gone, I look to the stars, The…
The Robot
He was my friend. I never thought of him as anything else. The very thought of him being a robot never even crossed my mind. I just thought that we were two…
Six Months Later
“Happy 6 months,” Mischa handed Ben a small gift box. This took Ben by surprise as the 6 months anniversary was a week ago. “But you already gave me a gift…
The Heart Knows
Heartache is by far the most poignant part of love. Before you experience it, all the talk about feeling your heart ache or break sounds like just another…
Burning Heart (a poem)
A burning heart glints and glows, Losing strength as shadows grow, Metronome beats rush over like waves, Cooling embers extinguishing flames, Floating ashes…
Her Heart
I wish I wasn’t crying too hard to write. I wish the tears weren’t obstructing my vision of the page; I wish the blurriness in my eyes and in my mind would go…
Move in. Move out. Move on.
*Move in* - the door squeaks. You’ll take more than a peek, For this new home will not want to be outgrown. Darkness turns to light, You were up all night…
Loving from a Distance
I look into his deep blue eyes and I see compassion. I run my fingers through his curly red hair and feel intimacy. I press my lips to his soft cheek and melt…