the room darkens
as my senses decrease
by one
and the others
intensify
cool metal against my wrist
sends chills down my spine
and hot breath on my neck
sets my insides on fire
your lips brush mine
as i taste a mixture of
a cinnamon mint
and my own
juices
and the only sound i hear
is my own breathy voice
begging for
permission
September 5, 2017
i want to stay on your mind
long after we part
i want you to smell me
on your finger tips
and taste me on your lips
i want your palm to twitch
in the middle of the day
and your throat to become
inexplicably dry as it grabs hold of
your breath
because out of nowhere
you can think of nothing else
but the feel of my exposed skin
and the sound of my quiet gasps
from your bare hand
i want you to lick your lips
and crave the taste
of my reddened skin
because baby
some kisses
were never meant to end
May 31, 2017
it is 1:33
in the morning
and as i lie in bed
i have run out of fingers
counting the things
i miss about you
tonight
there is the way
you wrap your arms around my waist
as i stand between your legs
the way you sometimes
brush my hair behind my ear
before you kiss me
the way you press your mouth
hard into mine
never feeling close enough
there is the way
your warm breath
feels on my neck
and my inner thigh
one after the other
all these things
pile up in my mind
until my fingers
must find
some other way
to put me to sleep
May 15, 2017
there is something about
the way he breathes
more than inhales
and exhales
passing over his lips
because when i feel his warm air
against my skin
i become dizzy
with desire
April 15, 2017
i love you like
hemmingway and haggard
loved their whiskey
because you are both the
fire and water
my shadow and soul
you are the spark
and the release
you are my sun
and moon
April 8, 2017
there is a passion
within me
that few will ever see
a fire in my eyes
that you could drown in
if you know just where to look
and there is a way
that my lips
can curl into a smile
in the middle of the kiss
and a way that my body
will melt into an embrace
and somehow
there is a way
that you have brought
all of these things
out
in me
April 7, 2017
when i say
i miss you
it is not a coy goodbye
like a heart shaped period
at the end of my sentence
it is not something
i whisper out of habit
before hanging up the phone
when i say
i miss you
i mean that
your absence is palpable
and painful
i mean that
when you’re not
within arms reach
i can think of nothing else
but your touch
when i say
i miss you
i mean that
without you
my lungs find it hard to breathe
and my heart can’t keep a steady beat
when i say
i miss you
i also mean that
i want you
i need you
and
i love you
April 3, 2017
