And in your eyes I saw the great flame The devastation that ransacked My tiny town, my little love Yet in your eyes I was too deep within And I could not pull away So I sank within you, my midnight smoke ~ Sammicakes
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mauve haze
leeward shade sunset eyes its mauve haze I fall so deeply into imagined sensation that when the loving (but flawed) reality presents I offer no appreciation I asked how to cure this chronic failing the universe answered back with a warmer haze ~Sammicakes
Heart Light Festival | 100 Word Story
Little lines from our hearts light up the midnight roads. I can hear the call of spotted owls and sleepy toads. As the sounds of the festival dull to a hum, and the smells of the day boil down to sugar and rum, I reminisce on the past, these memories made of glass, that cut…
Big, Not so Bad World
The little acts of kindness That permeate through expectation Like a locked door Separating me and my pink suitcase A kind man spots my quiet dread Through the transparent door Recognizes, verifies, and rolls out My silly pink luggage for me Me and her ready to venture through London To all the strangers And their…
Atop Interlaken, Switzerland
Vast emerald lawns Sprawling navy streams Narrow, winding roads Some mountains lined with autumnal foliage Some peaks coated in powdered sugar snow The smell of beer and cheese And the screaming laughs of children All atop Interlaken, Switzerland ~Sammicakes
one line
oh, to fall so deeply in love with something that hates you ~ Sammicakes
Dearest Cookie
Dearest Cookie, Into my new jar you have come! And you have presented yourself kindly, composed of an enticing recipe: sugar, butter, and chocolate chips. I take a bite and wince! Upon further inspection, I see you are missing very much for my delicate taste’s particular sensibilities. Eggs, flour, salt, baking soda– the stabilizing, boring…
The Realest You (written from the platform)
Today I stepped onto the platform, and the seven men behind the booth asked me, “Who is the realest you?” “Is it the one who is beautiful and speaks clearly, smile bright?” “Is it the creature muzzled and blind, trembling in rage?” “Could it be the one that cries so deeply at the beauty of…
Amethyst Drapes | Poem
Here in my depths shielding all life through amethyst drapes, I bury my intentions in darkness hoping all others only surrender to me their light Claws long and dark Ripping cuts into immortal flesh, I bury my sins within myself hoping all others only grace me with their virtue Eyes red from hellfire and tears…
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