We lie
facing apart
toes touching
the warmth
of your
big spoon
clinging to
my skin
like our
tangled bedsheets
--
April PAD - Poetic Asides Day 7: senses
Monday, April 9, 2018
Go to your room
I used to wish my
father would die
now I realize that living
is punishment enough
--
April PAD - Poetic Asides Day 8: family
father would die
now I realize that living
is punishment enough
--
April PAD - Poetic Asides Day 8: family
Thursday, April 5, 2018
He persisted
It was another good date
We went back to his place
I pulled him close
we kissed
we groped
we fumbled
It was a good time
Until things went too far
I pushed him away
he groped
he fumbled
he persisted
It was no longer a good date
Back at his place
He pulled my legs apart
I fumbled
I flailed
I cried
he persisted
--
April PAD Poetic Asides Day 3 - stop / don't stop
We went back to his place
I pulled him close
we kissed
we groped
we fumbled
It was a good time
Until things went too far
I pushed him away
he groped
he fumbled
he persisted
It was no longer a good date
Back at his place
He pulled my legs apart
I fumbled
I flailed
I cried
he persisted
--
April PAD Poetic Asides Day 3 - stop / don't stop
IQ test
"Oh, you're a smart girl,"
he said, as
if I was somehow less
attractive because of my intelligence.
"I guess so,"
I said and walked away.
--
April PAD Day 5 - Poetic Asides prompt: intelligence
he said, as
if I was somehow less
attractive because of my intelligence.
"I guess so,"
I said and walked away.
--
April PAD Day 5 - Poetic Asides prompt: intelligence
Blooming
we bloom in secret, stretching
our faces closer
to the sun each day
--
April PAD Poetic Asides Day 1 - secret
our faces closer
to the sun each day
--
April PAD Poetic Asides Day 1 - secret
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Casing the joint
I sneak
I watch
from the outside
from afar
I look through pictures
I look through junk
to catch a glimpse
to understand
the woman in the mirror
--
April PAD Poetic Asides Day 4 - case (blank)
I watch
from the outside
from afar
I look through pictures
I look through junk
to catch a glimpse
to understand
the woman in the mirror
--
April PAD Poetic Asides Day 4 - case (blank)
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Aphrodite
Her soft belly
and sagging breasts
adorn museum walls
we scurry
past embarrassed by
her audacity to
be fat and
adored, a diety
whose gifts we
scorn because we
have forgotten how
to love our
own bodies, preferring
to chisel away
our curves for
the hard angles
that look better