Sad Lust Poems

Lust,
the phantom hand
that clipped our wings,
cracks a smile
as we tumble
like raindrops
cascading through
blankets of nimbostratus clouds,
exiled to this rugged
stone laden labyrinth

We were soaring eagles
galloping across the...

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Eden

Say half-spoken truths,
Utter well-meaning lies 
Why does it matter?  
You will believe it
That I’m not Eden

Bid reluctant farewells
Whisper unwilling goodbyes 
What’s the difference? 
You’d...

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A Cruel Twist of Fate

Silent rendezvous
Destiny’s cruel twist of fate
Lost chance forever


Love’s Chance

Whispered in the breeze
Meeting place but I’m alone
Love’s chance slips away


Empty Bench

Time slips...

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I spied a lass, prone in the grass

Who wore a laced gown of white

But as time passed, it didn't last

Cuz she soiled it every night

The...

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Perilous is the journey, sordid is the quest, flashing flirtatious desire,
Treacherous is gaudy aspiration, playing with torrid flames of fire;
No matter how thrilling, how visceral...

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...She spoke to him in friendly tones,
dropped him DMs and made it known
that she’d like to meet up some time,
a pleasant evening they could find.

She...

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...At first he said, “It’s okay, babe.
I work hard, I deserve my play.
For several years he managed it,
played to the masses in the pit.

They lived...

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Carmena knew why he was here,
their parents’ smiles made it clear,
to set her up with Oliver,
who always had made eyes at her.

They didn’t like her...

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Behind the polished brass and red cedar
She lifts the florescent bottles and glasses
At her own classy pace

She’s earned that right by now
I understand well

Her beauty...

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Tulip became orchid upon death,
As false as sordid love I held....

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No deity on heaven and earth gave repose,
When each rose petal fell heavy like monsoon rain,
The day he abandoned his sweet fragrant Rose

Buried on unhallowed...

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...First off it seemed that her husband
had no been an abusive man,
just a nebbish actually,
it was clear she had worn the pants.

She’d married him for...

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I saw a talk-show interview
of a new author, all the rage,
she had sold two million copies,
her book is everywhere these days.

It was tailor-made for women,
a...

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I have no reason to hate
And every reason to love
Like the doves flying above
The palm trees to celebrate
That they're heading to a date
Tonight to have...

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Fateful design seeks an
Answer divine 
And yet that answer shows itself not
And so the fire,
Burns with desire,
And threatens to char us all.

   ...

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