Thinner Ground

Teasing terrors fray the broken Heart of my promised dreams The difference of a fantasy Between bitter reality it seems Safety cannot be found in others Imperfect unaware expectations Love cannot be wished for Either freely given or push it away Gasping on thin air Trembling uneven thinner ground Quaking passionate hopes Dashed to shards…

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Someone

I want someone to hold me
I want someone to tease me
Let me laugh and smile again

Remains

Embers here remainPassion’s flameCharred and scarredBetrayal of lustSeduction’s gameLove no chanceForbidden fruits givenSpoiled and rottenDriven into the dustIniquities denTattered bits of laceThe lover’s couchScattered and tornClothing ripped Adulterer’s touchThere lies the bodyNaked is the tartBroken and bentDeath of angelCause a broken heartC. Lin Rawlins November 6 1999©

I seek

Years ago I met a kindred soulMy heart fell without consent of my headFor a lover in a marriage bedHe offered compassion in a world I had noneHe offered laughter in a world I was shunnedWe talked of interests in each otherOf heartaches of the pastDesire’s for future’s we castHe offered friendship to my lonely…

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Greek Tragedy

Brothers Grimm indeed
Readers under lamplight
Glasses perched

A Woman of the Dust

A woman of the dust
Half clothed thrown at his feet
Where forced by her mate
Abused and sent to another’s bed

Interesting

Tugging at my subconscious
Doubt trying to ignore
The longing breaking through
To me simply a door

Dalliance

A dalliance perhaps with our subconscious
Desire to put into words the unspoken

When I look into your eyes

When I look into your eyesI wonder …Is it finally him?Blue as ocean depthsI feel….Am I drowning?I never want to look awayI’m lost…Are we bound together?You take each breathI give…Is my heart enough?Each glance consumes meI burnCan you love me?Can I love you?Then burn….Let my glance consume youCan your heart be enough?Then give…I’ll take each…

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Waning Moon

The waning moon fades…
Flickering as a candle