Charon I am the boatman Dear traveler, waylaid On your journey, Step up, step up Take my hand I am the boatman Wrapped in rags Of sorrow, Eyes of gelid fire Limbs of sinewy ropes An obol for the boatman One more coin to Toss into the river Plucked from the mouth of Another soul… Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 12
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NaPoWriMo: Day 6
Untitled i wore the shirt you left or did i take it? borrowed, only borrowed a relic a symbol a souvenir you know i hate this part the waking from you the stumbling the retreating darkness the crust of mascara around morning eyes what sweet relief to slip back into your bed under your arm… Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 6
NaPoWriMo: Day 2
Butterflies your breath comes ragged hot against my neck my heartbeat flies butterfly wings crashing against a cage of bone your hips move against mine the heat of your chest searing my skin the butterfly wings falter hitch i can’t breathe you roll over and with you goes so much of me the cold slips… Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 2
NaPoWriMo: Day 1
untitled the smoke curls around your head like a halo or a crown i am up so high, sitting here with you waiting on the edge of a precipice toes over the gap if i fall will i fly will it hurt your feet rest on the coffee table limbs soft and languid your eyes… Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 1
NaPoWriMo
This year I will attempt to participate in NaPoWriMo. "NaPoWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, is an annual project in which participating poets attempt to write a poem a day for the month of April." I stole that directly from the About page on their website...simple and concise. You can write any kind of poems,… Continue reading NaPoWriMo
