The flame that once burned
died with a single breath
Scraping the plaque from my heart
that fear left behind
Every memory confuses me more,
constantly distracted so not to remember
Tears stream sadness into my voice
cracking the definition of my existence
I am the love that God promised the world,
walking beauty into blind lives
Suffering not from heartache,
starved for the only One who can fulfill
Grave words haunt the night
and I sleep, yet again, with lies.
© LR 2012
manipulation beckoned her
she understood this love
it was her false hope that revealed his words as promises
intentionally never meant to be fulfilled
yet she obsessively believed the lies
his charisma, his sexual deviance, his secrets
she delved
her world was complex, understated, she craved true passion
he bound her hand to his
forced her into his darkness
she need not had been bound
her spirit, connected as one to his own, gladly followed
and eventually led
into the darkened sea of sin, immorality, evil deeds
they plunged
breathing in only the overflowing fountain of deepened sorrow
her forgiveness, guarded by Kings
he weaseled until she sliced his soul from his chest
devouring all he was meant to be
© LRS 2012
Worried, anxious
Terribly concerned you’ll take your last breath
Before offering me a single thought.
Allow me
To consume your every day
And sleepless nights.
I need only a whisper,
Secretly shared between us,
To believe you.
No yearning to feel drunk
Intoxicated by your promises to cherish
Drifting towards lust.
Take me
Complete my lips, my words
With your ripe nectar.
Kiss me
With your voice.
Color my soul
With your pain, your blood.
We’ll unite our hurts
Heal together
Through sweat and tears.
Just when I feel I’ve lost it all
Your message of hope appears
Stings my eyes with beauty.
I understand
But no,
Don’t go.
Don’t leave me here
To fight alone.
Be willing.
Courageous.
Be my drug.
Love me whole.
I’ve lost my fervor to do anything
Other than
Love you sick.
Tossed about
Between real life and fantasy
I can no longer tell the difference.
Have I gone too far?
Stretched,
Too thin?
Shuffled within the confines
Of my own emotions
Listless.
Shot glass #7 in my right hand
Your letter in my left.
Either choice,
I’m killing myself
One swallow at a time.
Creatively enhanced
By your interest.
I’m just an average girl
F*cked in the head,
Literally.
Like an allergic reaction
My body rejects your touch.
Pushes you back
Where you belong.
Releasing you,
One day at a time.
© LRS 2011
Hello.
I see you over there
Staring at me.
I am pleased
You’re fond of what you see.
Will you hold my hand?
Will you move a little closer
So I can hear you speak?
Welcome.
I could sense you
From a distance
Yearning to kiss me.
You seem tense.
Am I not what you expected?
Allow me to latch on forever
And gaze into your eyes.
May I hug you?
Today is goodbye.
Our time together
Has been swift.
Still in your presence
Yet already desiring
To be with you again.
Promise when I wake up
You will be there.
Promise when I open my eyes
I’ll look over to find
You,
With me.
© LRS 2010
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