Draw me near and cheer meGrace me with your smileLet a veil encircle ‘round Concealing us, a while Let me lean against youStrong and warm and thereRadiating surenessShielded from life’s glare And as your chest enfolds meComfort’s warmth does riseCatching...
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TaliaRussell
Over 90 days ago
United States
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Questions I don’t want to askAnswers I don’t want to knowDecisions I don’t want to makePlaces I don’t want to goA life I lived in retrospectChoices that I should have madeChances had but left untakenRegrets untouched until todayActing brave while being fr...
It’s such a shameWe never touchedOr heard the other speak It’s such a shameWe fell apartBefore we got to meet It’s such a shameWords on a screenWere all the love we knew And such a shameThose words are goneIn cyberspace, with you.
I wasn't preparedTo love youI wasn't preparedTo stayI've tucked, and I've rolledMyself throughThe lion's shareOf my daysOne foot out the doorPurse in my handKeeping all parts of me SafeWatching for signsThat things have gone southReady to make My escapeSo...
Sing me tuneless comfortCradling my painHelp me bear the sadness Burdening my brain Hold me while I rememberWhat can no longer beThe unthought thoughts I dailyTry so hard not to think And while you act as sentryI can bear to feelThe feelings begging to b...
Assassinate a friendshipEviscerate a heartAbrade a soul that trustedWhen you chose to depart You knew my fearsWhere I was weakYou learned them over timeI couldn’t be the one you wishedMore your fault than mineYou claim you made adjustmentsThere were some,...
Bourbon scented pumice voiceBreath and whispers Beckoning Glass of amberMelting iceMisted liquidLightening Varnished tableLeather boothDimming lightsSurrounding me Molded ceilingLacquered whiteCrystal fixturesSparkling Rough blue denimSex of handsConnect...
Arctic FrostBastard ColdAche of EmptyNadir SoulDeath Knell tocsinOpen WoundNumbing Vacuum Mental TombEnd of SomethingNever MoreTake back this Key; now seal the door.
Gaze into the mirror At that beauty standing thereNo mar upon perfectionA visage pure and fair Smile a mouth that curves in glassReflection in the eyesFull form is that caught staring backDeadened, yet alive Passions build without restraintNo halt to tho...
Whispered notes upon your shirtSpeaking of my touch Murmurs linger on the sheetsReminders of our lust Our passions of the night beforeTrace my name in air Your lips again pressed to my neckSo warm beneath my hair Each hint of scent a mentionBringing me to...
Don’t lookWhy not?How can it hurt? Don’t askWhy not?I want to learn It’s doneIt’s goneUntied to you I want The factsWhat did he do? PretendThere’s notA way to know In timesOf yoreThat would be so These daysIt’s thereFor all to see Just lookYou’ll findNo...
Draw a circle round meLet me look awayProtect me with EnchantmentProstrating what you say Invoking now the barrierA cloak of crystal steelCascading all around meWith no infirmity Your words approach, empoweredBut weaken when they meetMy shield of pure Enc...
It suddenly occurred to meI’m feeling a clichéWhat else can possibly explainPerceiving things this way? My arms are arms, and end in handsNot wings of gossamerI walk on ground and do not floatLike lepidoptera My heart, it beatsI hear it thumpBut seems to...
Grazed by your eyesAs though you have touched meWatching your lipsWhile words emerge softly Speaking to meTelling me moreI just want to stay hereLetting them pour Silken, like scarvesThat trail through my mindThey calm, yet exciteAs I try to slow time And...
When we two partedIn silence and tearsHalf broken-hearted, to severOh dear!! That’s Byron (I say)The words are not mineIt sounded so goodI thought it inspired Now I’m depressedI need something newNot something I studiedWay back in school Let’s try it agai...