Hollow night. Where the ear is dead, and electric eyes won’t sleep. The reverberations. Pound. Screech. Across the street. His evening power saw tearing up that pretty ranch home. But I can’t see what’s happening out there. Fingers buzz, and ache. Stiff under a flannel blanket. Protected from the harsh black breeze, and suffocated bearing… Continue reading Beg for the Light
Is it the same. Fire burning my insides. The same kind of pain that also burns you. Does it feel the same. Ripping tearing at the what-ifs. Sickening vomit stirring pleasure. I wonder if you feel it, inside up through deep throat and under. I thought I saw you, pull it back, behind that stare,… Continue reading The Same
Chatter and aching Building and breaking Too deep to find, detect or settle Shouting and hushing Constructing and crushing At nighttime, morning, and in the middle Rumbling under my calm smile Pulsing with a liar’s bile Unsatisfied and yearning Rebellious and returning Hands and heart, mind, body, soul Itching and self-abused Unable to resist the… Continue reading I Like Her
How are you. Eyes on boobs and dark places. In the spaces. Where the shirt is supposed to be. And he says hello, to slide his eyes. Up her skirt. She says hi. Of course she likes the virtual feather tease up her knee. On her thigh. Underneath. Where words might touch, the bare beneath.… Continue reading Sexual Attraction
Endless nights, sleepless dreams Passion builds inside Darkened days, restless heart Exposing what they hide So much to wonder So much to hope Tiny words, distant thoughts Trapped too far away Anxious tones, new regrets Weighting down today So much to mourn So much to fear Burning breath, racing pulse The two become one mind… Continue reading So Much
Blank screen softly glow Imprint my thoughts if they would flow Locked behind my aching eyes Ideas are swirling like the snow Fingers frozen even though Words are screaming deep inside Me Type a key, delete a few Scrape together today’s review And I know it doesn’t matter Painful happy words undo Harsh and loving… Continue reading Typical Poem
Weighted breath lashing the dark and the light Drawing in colors and shades and glares Licking up clarity, contrast and bright Drinks the sweet evening shadow Laying down cool touches warm soft earth Wine drunken bed spread all over the sky Sprinkling her ink into meaningless verse Inhales the unspoken release Veil smooths over exposed… Continue reading Midnight Speaks
It hurts when it is missing Silly foolish searching Uncovering I need you More than you would want me to be there There’s an endless universe Of wishes wants and wondering But aching unearned expectation Wanders back to where it’s not Dark, sea, sky; I try to drift To where it couldn’t touch me Even… Continue reading Discipline Equals Escape
Believing the water Clear with no seafloor Unchanging substance Obliged to erode Refracting reflecting Drought seeping dry Streaming in veins That pulse with the season Hidden and riddled I don’t know the season Under your eyebrow Under your rib Dripping and crashing But not like a seashore That moves for the moon Preparing the tides… Continue reading Faith
Taste the light. buzz. little doses. slow drip addict. it was fun. now need the fix. the tocking ticking digits. and guts can’t stand the empty. need another lick. Click. Can’t remember. his sad sound. her fresh curls. under the comforter, not comforting. dark, hiding, in the hole of sick. vomit and heart, replaying the… Continue reading Lasting Love
Cindy Koch 