Draw your sword, I dare you. We've fought like this before. Neither of us willing To surrender. Wounds still sore From the last time our swords met In the heat of furious war. But both of our agendas Are too obvious to ignore. You are the stronger challenger--…
With a princess still inside, The carriage, flying past, Sped down the bumpy road, And the clock was chiming fast. The damsel, quick, alit And betook herself with haste For her urgency was dire And swiftly, on she raced. "I left a shoe!" She muttered With frustration on…
I don't know why my heart is seized with fear To enter silences you have supplied. I ask that my own words be all sincere As all the nothing in my heart has died. Alas, my soul clings uselessly to dust! My bitter state of overwhelming noise Is…
A moment in orange And a tshirt in green. A moment of violence In old fibrous sheen, And a hour or two Spent in black and in white No delineation Twixt wrong and alright. No smell of old books And no sound of a dove. No actions of hate here…
Were I to dig a trench between us both, Forbid myself your touch upon the heart, Instead of being wronged, I'd feel myself Wronging you. And I, for my own part Would cower under gazes sent from you That told me how my foolish heart did falter. No…
I don't want you near For what I get from this. I long to long for you; That you be what I miss In those moments I'm alone, And that you be my desire. Let my promises remain And my devotion never tire. If my motives…
Surround me with your confidence. Give me a challenge: let me stand From now on without flinching On the road to the promised land. I've got no means to get there And no notion of the way. But that don't stop this pilgrim From choosing to…
I've the palest of skin tones Passed down in my genes. And summer's come 'round. I know what that means. It means I buy stock In lots of sunscreens, And wear no short shorts, But stick to my jeans. In fact, I've got…