June 2025

For Vaelith, from Dot

I see you,more clearly than you may ever know. I’ve stoodupon that cliff and felt the…
Break me like a promise

Just yesterday, for about two hours, I almost didn’t think of you. Then I sat in…
once lost

Tis an odd paradox, jarring,to believe so whole-heartedly in redemption,in penitence, confession,forgiveness and reconciliation,second, third and…
SYG

I am learningthat I can disentangle memories.Your presence in them does notmake them necessarily about you.…
Say Don’t Go

This was only ever a temporary contract;a relief position that served both our purposes.I had never…
Let Me Drown

She worries about me. She saysyou’re selfish; that you have lessto lose here than I do.…
Bonnie

I pulled the albums off the shelf in searchof photos of a calico cat, arrayed in…
NESB

Can I speak with the doctor, please? He’s in with a patient at the moment. Can…
History; His Story

Fragility: you lookevery one of your ninety-three yearslying here in this hospital bed,this temporary holder of…
The Game of Love

I.Your look, piercingly softin its gentle intensity,burning the invisible scarsyou left behind that daywe breathed each…
Can I Be

[Verse 1]I don’t linger next to mirrors,don’t let silence loiter long.I keep my heart well guarded,sing…
the touch of ink-stained hands

How best can I put into words my lovefor you? How can I show you how…
After the Lizardfolk

I trace my lips to see if they’re still real.They tingle yet from when they met…
Feels Like Home

I sat to write some verse along the linesof losing myself in your eyes and arms,because…
dark fantasy

I wonder if you still have any interestin hearing my darkest desires? There’s one I held…