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her legs, her face in the sun

I woke up and it was light
her legs were wrapped around 
my knees
she couldn’t reach my feet with her feet…

Poetry. Ugh.

“You write poetry?” She asked 
Followed by an “Ugh” and scoff
Disdain was clear upon her face
With an eye roll she was turned off

While You Were Sleeping

a note to my sweetheart

LIFE IS NOT A FAIRYTALE

During the ups and downs that you face
in the process of growing old,
you realize life is not a fairytale,
its not the story that…

5 reasons why I must leave you… even though you say you love me

A poet’s decision

Rhetorical Questions on Love

When love is so joyful, why does it bring heartbreak?
When I love you, why is it so easy to get angry with…

Hiroshima

One day, out of the blue
rose the sun
not over the horizon,
the square of the town:
daylight
not from the space,
burst out of the soil.
The…

a Gentle touch: poem 2

feeling alone late into night,
lying, waiting, for your touch.
skin connecting, bodies energized,
you & I touch, sparks…

I Wish You Understood

Just because my harsh words to you were spoken in anger
doesn’t mean my world of soft words for you weren’t true.
Just…