Sweet Talk


"Before you my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars—points of light and reason… And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn’t see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything."

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Romance


Her Body Bent awkwardly
As he fell in love with her scrawny legs
And hopelessly wanted to kiss
Every freckle that covered her arms
Her glazed eyes shifted and shifted to escape his
She held out her hand and as money fell into it
So did his own hand, tight and desperate.
He reached for her rough skin
That had willingly leaped into his arms the night before
But that worn-down hand
Was already pulling away
Before he could even remember her name.

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