i wish i could have given you a thousand more kisses a hundred more hugs and a few dozen more belly rubs i wish i had wasted not a second on frustration and appreciated you more in my life how could i have known i would see you for the last time? sweet, loyal, brave,…
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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…
The Lovely & pitiful | Poem
Radiant, dazzling, and all too new A vehicle of first-time adoration How it glimmers in the moonlight How it rusts in the sunlight How it glows in the dusk How it dims in the dawn A lovely thing, a pitiful thing To steer it gently onto a loving path or to drive it off a…
Oh, Mirror!
There are some mirrors that tell you what you want to hear, yet some mirrors get pleasure from revealing all you fear Every spot, every line, every hair out of place Oh the pressure, the politic, the horror of owning a face! Yet in its games, the ones all mirrors play, there is something even…
Equality in Love
In my search for harmony You search for hegemony To lord and rule over me. ~ Sammicakes
women & their blessings | sonnet
Of all the roses in the great wide worlds The loveliest take time to rise and bloom For they grow in grace and beauty for girls Yet sadly the weakest will die in June You may wonder what flowers grow for boys To surmise one would choose the Middlemist As this Chinese flower is rare…
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