Finding My Way Back to Me

You say that you can't feel it. How can you be so senseless? I suck it off your fingertips. I dig my nails between your spine. I taste it in your sleepy kiss. It’s branded in my deepest space, it lives between my thighs. I breathe it in, I drip it out. I sink my teeth into your prize. I eat up every... Sign in to see full entry.

You forgive me for my addiction to your Italian eyes. And I’ll forgive you for not seeing my potential beyond your bed. You forgive me for being weak and vulnerable. And I’ll forgive you for taking advantage. You forgive me for giving it meaning. I’ll forgive you for having no feelings. You forgive... Sign in to see full entry.

Old business cards, tattered and yellowed, stashed in our junk drawer with the take-out menus. Your porn, hidden no more in the corner of the closet under the singing birthday card your mom sent for your 29th. A matchbox from last Valentine's Day, I think it was fondue? But none of those details... Sign in to see full entry.

I betrayed myself for you. I jumped my own ship to save you from yourself. You seeped so deeply into me, I sunk to the bottom. I smothered all my dreams for yours. I suffocated laughter. I pulled your demons out, and now it's me they're after. I buried my voice and I masked my tears. I cried inside... Sign in to see full entry.

You were so complex and I was still unjaded. Naive and artless, alone I stood defenseless to your every word. Uncomfortable with my depth, you drowned in my emotion. I settled for your shallow land and drank your heartless potion. I believed in love and you believed in sin. And slowly I abandoned my... Sign in to see full entry.

She thought he left five weeks ago… He's everywhere, fills every thought and crushes every dream. Forgiveness comes in waves with anger until she cannot breathe. She asked how long he plans to stay and camp out in her heart. He said as long as she allows him. She wants to rid herself of this... Sign in to see full entry.

You closed our door and locked it. And threw away my heart and key. But I can reach you through a secret passage... Our haunted memories. Crawling through cobwebs, uncovering lies. It's dark and it's narrow and cold. Each time I enter, I fear I won't find you there anymore. Each time I leave, I fear... Sign in to see full entry.

Dear Heart, I knew you were not ready, but you insisted he was worth the risk of rushing in. You were afraid, but believed that under his costume of good looks, was a gentleman worthy of your affection. I warned you he could never care for a heart so broken. You promised he would see beyond your... Sign in to see full entry.