Writing Prompt

Tango-Waltz

It’s the way our breaths mingle 

Never shying away from each other

Before our eager lips collide

Our heads tilt such as a révérence

_May I have this dance?_

The kiss mimics a waltz at first

Tender, languid, tentative

Clumsily, but sweetly

We speed up to a tango 

_I’m enamored with the way you hold me_

Mischievous tongues interlock as we smile

Our tango-waltz emits flickering ember...

I knew I loved you before I met you,

I’d been alone for far too long,

And you were a rare breed,

One that could never be

Capable of hurting me,

And saving me all at once.

When you died,

Most of me did too,

And I can’t get over it,

I can’t get over shit,

Forgiveness and I are just not a good fit.

And I can’t control myself when that feeling hits.

I wish I had been there,

As you took your final br...

the blink of your eyes

your lips curving up

the corners of your eyes doing the same

your lips parting

going to make a sound, but you hold back

I blink and blush, turning away so you don’t see

you grin, beaming

lines form on your face, your cheeks

the hair on my skin prickles

your smile turns into a laugh

as you throw your head back

an obnoxious but somehow adorable sound

comes out of that mouth

an...

I’m ready for the end

Of cardboard box-days

Of unfamiliar keys

In brand-new locks-days

I’m ready to be done

With deep cleaned wall-days

Taking down the art

In empty hallways

I’m getting pretty tired

Of make new friends-days

Sorting through my piles

Of odds and ends-days

I’m sick of starting over

Of never-ending change

I just wish for one moment

That things could stay the same

(We’re movi...

You made me created me

formed and fashioned me

fit to be

queen

sprouting wild and free

fruit so lush surely

no eye hath seen

What you planted deep inside me

Aching forth

now...

my destiny.

See,

your

name on my heart

your love on my sleeve

My life song on your lips

AS WE Dance into eternity

I’m your Pitch perfect delight

So Simple yet Graced

Secured Posture and frame.

Power in ho...

Dear Death,

Your offer is gracious and while I am extremely tempted, I don’t think I can take it. Don’t ask me why, I haven’t a single clue. Your like a unicorn, some days I look up to your magic, others, I feel too old for such childish fantasies. All I long for right now is to cry. But I don’t. It’s forbidden. And then I want a hug. However, I don’t have anyone to hug me — or at least for me to ...

Open your mind, take

nature by the hand, and move

your feet to the stars...

We go through life

The motions second nature

Get a job

Find a lover

Be on your best behavior

We go through life

And soon begin to question

Who we are

What we want

What the gods have destined

We go through life

All of its many stages

We run

We walk

Make up words that fill up pages

We go through life

They say so fast

In a zip

In a fly

Like a camera’s flash

We go through life

Trying to take it all in...

From birth to first steps

I moved.

From a crib to a bed

I moved.

From home to home

I moved.

From your asylum to your bad side

I moved.

From trauma to healing

I moved.

From danger to safety

I moved.

From then to now

I moved.

From here and forever

I will move....

I cough

Pain splinters my back

My abdomen tightens

Holding myself together

Between breaths

I cough

Aching bone deep

Sleep nestled in my spine

Elbows knees

Weighing me to sofa in front of Keith Morrison

I cough

Myself awake

My thoughts slurred

My movements slush

Flames lick my throat

Between boosters and antiviral meds

I stagger towards wellness...