She really hated the Holidays. While she enjoyed spending time with her family, she detested the expectations: cooking, shopping, and decorating. “Let’s go out of town to your mother’s for Christmas,” Tanya suggested to her husband, figuring this would al...
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“Not guilty, Your Honor.” “Tell the court what happened.” “Your Honor, I needed a gift for my wife. We married on New Year’s Eve last year; today’s our anniversary. The store was closing, and the clerk didn't want to accept my payment. I left my credit ca...
She said...Wordsgrouped together,amounting towritten promisesscribedin black and white...White spacesin between thoughtsThat iswhat we’ve exchanged for awhile now.Now, we swapwords on screenswith no expression,sans inflection,but with a mutualunderstandin...
See-- Here’s what you don’t know. Every word or phrase, essay or poem, story or musing that I writeis a stab with adouble-edged sword to defeatan indelible recording of the recurring commandI received while growing up. The message was a simple‘shut-up’. T...
7-Up Cake - A Silly Sonnet
For Granny Mamie, thanks for showing me the recipe.Three cups refined sugar fresh, sweet, and white,Three sticks of butter creamed in a fusion.Three eggs to blend, bind, and whip the delight.Now, add flavor to avoid exclusion. Add flour; stir slow for moistness to thrive. Pour in three-fourths cup of 7-Up...
Mirror
What if a mirror reflected a person's character?A mirror-glimpseof her physicality reveals taut skin,a narrow waist,high breasts,a globe-shaped arse,and an ivory smile. They are leashed illusions led by aninflamed egopuffed by the flesh she willundoubtedly offer to you on a platinum platter. With the e...
That Wasn't for Me
Just a thought...Have you ever written a story or a poem and been unhappy with the finished product? Addicted to the healing properties of catharsis, you attempt to reword, rework, and rewrite to make yourself ‘feel’ better about the piece. Upon your review, every word, l...
All Right
Timmie, you should know that my heart is all right.It would be nothing less than a lie to deny that I am missing you. But my heart is all right. You are so far from me. Yet your very essence is ever present. Still, my heart is all right. Flashes of you consumethe empty spaces between my thoughts. Neverthe...
The Fall-In
Don't be easily trapped...The fall-in,the trap.I knewbetterthanthat. Your lyingdoublescheming,multiplicity of personalities... Fuck you,is notaterm ofendearmenthere… But a sentimentof the utterdisdain that I have for youat this very moment… You know, I really can do much better!
My Thighs
...my love resides on my thighs.My friend, my love resides on my thighs. Living within the restricted dimensions ofthe height,the width, andthe depth of my screen there is you. Although confined,the friendship,the laughs,the sharing, and the emotions are as real as possible. At timesthe...
No
This was painful. But if it helps someone, then it is well worth the pain.No. I can no longer and will no longer subjectmyself to the disrespectof being your consummate whore,your lover,your cover,your bitch who meets you on the other side of town. No, I can no longer and will no longer be downwith your abuses,your excuses, you...
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Will the reader feel my groove?While scribbling words that flow from my heartas fast as my fingers can move,I stop, look back, and ask myself,“Will the reader feel my groove?” I wonder…Do simplistic phrases on the canvasengage more than two or three senses?Do the paragraphs, lines, and...