Peppermint Sunshine

Done

Get off your knees Don’t beg and plead Climb to your feet You had your cake And did what you did I just want to make sure Your eyes are watching When I leave Unknown Photographer

Type

You don’t know me You never will I’m not your type of girl I’m a little too real That’s cool with me ‘Cause I’m not for everyone I’m no happy meal I’m a feast fit for a king

Four legs, floppy ears And littered with spots He may be mute But he talks a lot Not in words and sentences But silence-shattering barks and high pitch yelps Beckoning my attention Like a toddler of sort Sometimes I call him monkey And maybe even homie But mostly I call him My best friend, The…

Ready?

She bit her nails Brimming with vexation As the clock stroked twelve The defining moment had come to pass Was she still a girl Or a woman, at last She picked up the stick and read the clear words Still feeling like a girl Although in nine months time She was going to bring life…

Dismissed

Lust me not You know I don’t Fuck with you You screwed her over And you treated the other Like a cheap thrill Behind you lies the carnage of copious women That gave themselves to you at will Erase that thought from your heart Because I will not be the next one To stimulate you…

Star Gazing

Out of reach Way up high He stared at her Like she was the only star In the midnight sky When all she longed for Was the oration of his voice Feel his illumination And Sizzle from his spark But time had pushed them apart Creating light years of space During their orbit Their constellation…

Blank

A blank page is many things The creation of something new A chance to start over A complete reboot Abound in possibilities With a shadow of doubt Haunted by fear Staring at a blank page Finger froze with uncertainty Will the sentence flow, Or will it just have to be blotted out

No Sugar

She sipped her coffee Hoping he’d choke on his He phoned her up wanting to meet after All these years Was he serious? When he asked her that His teeth didn’t fall out So, she did hear him right He asked her what she thought And since he liked his coffee black She kept it…

Perception

Can you look at a car and tell if it’s dependable? Can you look at a puppy and know it’s going to be well-behaved dog? Can you look at a newborn and tell if it’s going to live for a hundred years? Can you see a book and know if it’s going to be a…

Disillusion

In this revolving sphere We focus on the fleeting Adoring the momentary Praising the temporary Beauty and greed rule this domain Causing some to trek a never-ending pilgrimage for the fountain of youth Wasting minutes and years to halt the progression of their shell. Some seek to claim a spot on top of a hill…