I know you. At least, I did once. You are struggling and I can sense it, even now. Even after all this time. You still have a piece of my soul, entwined deeply with yours and it feels you when you writhe and moan in troubled sleep. You may not realise that you call my …
“In French, you don’t really say ‘I miss you.’ You say ‘tu me manques,’ which is closer to ‘you are missing from me.’ I love that.’You are missing from me.’ You are a part of me, you are essential to my being. You are like a limb, or an organ, or blood. I cannot function …
The heavy smog of guilt surrounds me…slowly, silently. It suffocates my joy as I struggle to break free from the strangling noose it tightens around my throat. It’s hard to fight a ghost. It’s dark shape changes when I manage to catch hold of it, and it twists and turns in my desperate hands. I …
I was in love, I think With the possibility of you. With the romantic afternoons I dreamed we would spend Lost in each other. Lounging in bed, watching movies Snuggled under warm blankets, Flushed skin tingling with anticipation. We would get up only To make hot, strong tea. Playfully arguing over whose turn it …
During the darkest depths of last year, I sat alone on a leafy sidewalk in West Sydney Suburbia. Birdsong echoed amongst solemn trees and tears burned my eyes as they streamed into the swirling dust at my feet. There were no souls to witness my despair, and I was always grateful for that. Face upturned to …
“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.“ ~ Brian Andreas Love …
After I am gone from you Does the fresh whispered scent of me Linger gently on your clothes In your hair In your dreams? Does it conjure me to life, Transporting you to a world Of tangled limbs and playful blue eyes. Do you dream that I lay next to you Head resting on your warm chest …
She will explore you in the way that only a lover of words knows how. Savouring each delicious syllable of your name as it rolls lightly across her tongue. Testing a hundred different adjectives to describe the exact shade of your eyes as they glimmer in autumn sunshine. She caresses your skin with inky fingertips, …
I want to know what kind of man you are beneath the surface. I want to understand what makes your heart beat faster and what you love. What makes you mad, and why it has that power over you. I want to learn if your anger is hot and quick like mine, or a lingering …
“If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. If she’s worth it, you won’t give up. If you give up, you’re not worthy.” ~ Bob Marley She’s worth it, your wild one. She will set your world on fire, if you are brave enough to let her. She will enchant you, …