Willowy Woman

A tall, fair broomstick
of a woman,
mild blue-eyed,
and generous of expression
and possession,
a comely scarecrow
begging crow
to take her corn.

A Kiss

Gently they brush in glancing caress
soft, without sweetness
 no sweeter
than
no softer than cream
then sink to soothing depth,
the flare of your mouth
so soft as cream;
I long to kiss you deeply.

False Dreams

As if flying in a manner
both swift and slow,
graceful and absurd,
he leapt abandoned
to descent into madness
as the sky disappeared beneath
and false wings folded.
In ensuing insanity
perplexing and tumultuous
incongruities in conclusions
delayed re-entry to systems
with contemptuous motive.
While laboring under illusions
of that lost society's offer
and accepting the vital transplant,
in faith his spirit restored.

Secret Comfort

I know myself
and the worst of that
which finds me capable,
and of what I am guilty;
what I know best,
my own inner evil,
my secret comfort
for which I recuse excuse.
And as a snake sheds its skin
that certained disquiet-ness
gives way to a spontaneity,
while short a sense of happiness,
becomes a new secret comfort.

Purpose

To remind they
of that which
no one can stand
being reminded of.

Fear or Shame?

Afraid, perhaps ashamed
to say "I don't like you,"
he yawned
and scratched himself.

No Longer Mine

Having a first name
relationship with regret
we sat together front row
to watch the breaking of my heart.
I cried to the wind
to touch her ear,
but she belongs
with someone else;
now she belongs
to someone else,
where she once belonged
to my kiss.
But love is short
and oblivion so long,
and I loved her
and once she loved me, too.
It matters no longer
that my love couldn't keep her,
the rain's chill reminding
she is not with me.