hang-ups

She hides her hang-ups behind unspoken regularities: Lights off, T-Shirt on, Panties on. Occasionally she loses herself in a rare moment of passion – Burning bright, twisting pleasure into knots – her hang-ups are gone. Those moments are why I bother: to have the sun enwrap you! Who wouldn’t – even if it’s so rare?

Whims

This terminal illness of love;its unbearable weight upon my back,its fangs upon my heart…I pray only for entranceinto your kingdomwhere I know devotion is devouredin appetizing first courses.I will go too soon, I know,but it is no use to fightas the lion holds a tenuous agreementwith all of mankind,that its victims will beat the whim … Read moreWhims

Harems

Harems of forgiveness for all we have done, zu seriose genomen! I would have your crimes, all of the decency hidden behind eyes glimmering in firelight; I would have you that I might one day forgive my own trespasses.

Avoiding the Point

when she wrote of her disdainfor monogamy,I smiled.when she wrote “soul mates”I cringedwhen she wrote aboutgiving unconditionally,I winced.When she stormed out,moon stomping across the patio,and grabbed her phone,she said, “I don’t trust you!”I couldn’t suppress my laughter:No one ever lies about the future.

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