i’m too familiar with unfamiliarity
your hands are unfamiliar. I should know them better than my own; their scars, their soft planes and curves. I should know how they feel when they brush against my cheek, and in the morning when you wake me without trying, tracing lines up and down my bare spine. I should know their strength, how [...]
Posted at 8:54 pm on 9 August, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: prose | Tagged: can't have, love, you are | read on
another happy ending
your hands move
& i’m powerless to stop them
your lips whisper
& I can’t resist their pleas
i’m torn,
halfway between want & need
between should have’s & should I’s
with you i’m reckless,
otherwise control bound
with you i’m compliant,
otherwise stubborn
me without you &
i’m insoluble
me with you &
i’m just another happy ending
Posted at 8:59 pm on 8 August, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged: I am, love, me with you | read on
