Windows

Dark as the night’s sky The windows to her soul told him nothing. Hinted at no space where they could share common ground An invisible cloak hid her loves, wants, lusts, and wishes All the things he coveted to posses and craved to know About the mystical being that captivated his undivided attention   Photographer…

Removed

She wanted more than he could give A house, Some kids, A love that spanned many years. She wanted him to care for her Which was something he couldn’t do For the woman before her had already ripped out his heart And forgotten to deposited it back.    

The One

She watched him letting contemplation claim the canals of her mind She wondered if he was the one The one that would erase the others from the servers of her brain To fade the scars on the chambers of her heart Could he make her forget about the one that dipped her heart in dry…

Runner Up

‘Congratulations’ she spoke with sincerity Annoying him as each syllable slipped passed her lips She was the last person he wanted to see Being a constant reminder of what could not be Hoping, wishing, and pining that she was his Wasting minutes, days, months, and years He leaned over and whispered in her ear; ‘Don’t…

Choices

Consider this, The person you are destined to be with Was nearer than you thought But the choices you made Pushed them further out of sight Leaving you wondering If your planes will ever intersect

Fade

You’re not mine And he doesn’t care that you’re his So, slip away with me And we can find ourselves In invisibility. Art by: Aneta Ivanova

Selection

Beauty fades Money is fleeting A chiseled body wilts A good heart endures The soul is eternal Wisely choose what you fall in love with.

Thorn

A rose is a rose, which you are not You are the thorn that pricked by soul And nicked my heart You tricked me you sly fox But childish games only trick me once You foolish little fox

Unexpected

He caught her off guard A proposal no less An invitation to breakfast was supposed to break the fast endured during the night Not be a proclamation of love The forging of two paths into one The answer should’ve been easy There was only two Not like those SAT questions with A, B, C, D…

Greatest Mistake

It was a mistake Those two knocks at the door last night was supposed to be the delivery guy Everything was fine Getting back on track Before he stood in front of her door Dressed in threads that unraveled her defenses She went against her common sense Allowed him to cross her threshold As she…