Romance

I’m not one for manipulation, but this definitely works — I’ll be honest with you darling, you already know the answer to this one. You’re not a baby. You know that when someone isn’t into you anymore, they stop checking in, saying nice things, or trying to see you. But hey: sometimes it’s nice to pretend he’s just busy, just over the honeymoon phase, or just really stressed about his goldfish. I mean he isn’t, but okay.

A Senryu —

The last thing I expected was to fall for her. I’m rich, successful, and busy, travelling the world, meeting beautiful people in amazing places. I’m happy, I guess. — She walked in to the hotel restaurant, head in a book. She glanced around to find an empty table. Another attractive woman in another busy hotel. I wouldn’t have paid her any more attention, to be honest, if she hadn’t fallen flat on her face. …

An Ode to the Ravenous Desires of the Soul — Amidst the howling winds and whispered fears, The trembling of the snake, the guilt it bears, Crawling to my chamber, my muse it steers, Unbuttoned by hunger, and tangled in your hair. Your locks a cascade of neglected strands, Lost and wandering like vague thoughts at bay, A tempestuous desire that haunts…