Thursday, May 20, 2010

Sweater

He's wearing that sweater again–
the blue v-neck with the gray trim.
He makes cardigans look sexy–
the wool clings to the t-shirt
underneath as if trying to claw its
way to his skin.Just looking at him
in that sweater gets me all hot.
I love it when its cold outside.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

What I Can't Forget

I felt the heat from your foot graze mine
and the sand underneath - cold and wet
the sensation of your touch traveled up my spine
sunk deep in my brain and now I can’t forget.

The sand underneath our feet was cold and wet
firm like the memory of that night
has sunk deep in my brain and now I can’t forget
how much I wanted to hold you tight.

Firm like the memory of that night
our fingers and palms found a fit in the dark
how much I wanted to hold you tight
enough to cause a spark.

Fingers and palms found a fit in the dark
an attraction too strong to deny
enough to cause a spark
but you were somebody else’s guy.

An attraction too strong to deny
as if blown from the same cosmic dust
but you were somebody else’s guy
so stopping myself was a must.

As if blown from the same cosmic dust
the sensation of your touch traveled up my spine
but stopping myself was a must
when I felt the heat from your foot graze mine.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Mean Wonderful Sleep Box

I just bought a mean wonderful sleep box.
What do I mean by wonderful sleep box?
Why a box where I sleep wonderful and mean.
It's wonderful - I get some mean sleep on that box!
Sleep is wonderful, much better than if I had to sleep in a box.
That's just mean. What a wonderful box I bought.
I'm no longer mean now that I can just sleep.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Letting Go

The shock has faded
when I see you in dreams
alive in your late 40s
frozen at the age you were
when I saw you every day.
This time you tried to protect me
even though I am old enough
to take care of myself
even though I’ve grown accustomed
to your absence.
Part of me still longs for her daddy
to scare away monsters
as if mortgages and heartbreak
dissolve in the light.
I wish I knew how to conjure you up
make your image play
on the screen behind my eyes
so this dehydrated heart
can drink up
the last bit of sleep.