Her heart aflame
In a sea of twilight
She moans;
An electric touch
Pierces her beyond the flesh
And perches itself deep in her bones
(She, herself trembling, alone
Locked in the birdcage
Only fed these little love-crumbs to survive)
The petals of the ghost-flowers curl and sway
In the breeze, around her
And as her breasts rise and fall
With each deep breath she takes
Only the planets are there
To witness her becoming
As we walk side by side
Each exhalation you make
In this cold night air
Momentarily obscures my vision
And leaves me numb with desire
I am pregnant with delirium and
The memory of a time when
We were stranded in the purple mist
(Mere mortals surrounded by
The transient laughter of mermaids)
The sound still rings in my ears
Only to disappear
With each breath you take
We walk together
Toward the dimly lit pier
That slowly starts to vanish
As the fog rolls in
She was a voodoo goddess
Laughing in the shadows
And dancing with the moon
The smoke from her cigarette hung heavy in the air
Like a thick perfume clinging to her skin
She was a daughter of the darkness
A poet who spoke words of
Ancient civilizations, predestination
And fate.
As the rainwater fell
Soaking her thoroughly
From her hair to her thighs
She swallowed it all
And basked in the feeling
Of drunkenness that
She was able to capture
(And for that short while
She felt alive)
But soon enough
The pain throbs
Through her head
And her hunger surges
More and more
With each breath she takes
She's nothing but pale
Fragile skin
And protruding ribs
Proof that she's lived
Hand to mouth
Her entire life
There is no moon
And the air is still as a grave
The street is lit
By a small lantern-shaped street light
Sitting in a train station
Beside the laundromat
With the broken telephone
I pull my scarf tighter around my neck
To hide the bruises there
I'm sitting next to
A man in a fancy business suit
Who keeps muttering to himself about
Arch-villains and magic wands
A woman in a yellow dress
With a keyhole neckline
And a purple sun bonnet
Checks her lipstick
In a small makeup compact
A car's tires squeal in the distance
As they exit to the highway
And nearby a couple is arguing loudly
While their young child plugs
His ears
a child screams
a car backfires
no more
total darkness
no moon
no more
fallen idols
fallen stars
no more
connect the dots
open the door
no more
we scream for mercy
no answer in return
no more
underground ministry
underground war
no more
no more
no more
The light seeps in through the trees
Like tiny fairies dancing in the breeze
Its a breathtaking sight to see
Like watching the sunset through stained glass
If I try hard enough
I can see my own set of wings
Nearly transparent
They glitter in the sunlight
I feel as if I could fly
As I dance beneath the trees
In a waltz of happiness
Worshipping the sun on my face
The wind stills
The seconds pass
The crystal drops of light
Slowly halt their dance
All too soon its over
The moment is done
The world returns to normal
And so do I
My wings are gone
I hear the same old song
Playing on the radio
It's been playing since you left me
Over and over again
Everything reminds me of you
And how I wish you were here
I've missed you so much
I can't even think clear
The ocean reminds me of your eyes
So endless and so blue
I could sit and stare at them for hours
So lost in the essence of you
Or maybe that time we went skinny dipping
And I lost my shoes in the tide
You had to carry me home
But you took it all in stride
(I was never too heavy for you)
And I've still got that scar
On the base of my left hip
Where you bit a little too hard
Because your footing slipped
I hear the sam