Mario turned to me and said Rio You sexy little thing With that Long, dark wavy hair Falling to your waist You know what i’m going to do I’m going cut it off So that you look less like a goddess And more like a pheasant A poor pheasant, at that
You cry as I leave It pierces my heart Hearing your anguish Shreds my heart You are so sad I close my eyes But I can still hear you I look up to heaven And cry While I walk away I love you so much Don’t cry for me Baby girl I’ll be back for …
Oh, sweet Oleander Come outside and play with me I wish I could stay young with you Oh, sweet Oleander I wish I could be your best friend today My sweet oleander Don’t cry today Instead, smile and laugh the day away With me My sweet Oleander I love you as much as she does …
I went to your house But you were gone Your smell lingered behind Teasing me Confusing me The truth never came out You kept me your secret Alone at night Alone on my front porch I would cry at night Outside on my porch All by myself Out of pure frustration You would stop by …
You understood the dirtiness Of my dirty past Then you harmed me further By throwing it back in my face So that you could watch me Stumble and fall along the way Through all these damaging games You play I learned to hate you Left alone on an empty curb Watching cars drive by What …
I haven’t talked to dad. Mom never liked me. My little brother is still in prison. He still hasn’t written to me. I haven’t seen him for three years now. Things will never be the same. But the memories still remain. My baby sister I miss her smile. She was always like one of my …
Prozac, unseen faces Strange smells and Scary places Spring rain Lost in my mind Unhealthy touch, the bad kind Knife cuts, lighter burns, scared skin Love lost, Anger within Meth and Pepsi Bubble baths Staircase gone Rails so long Mary jane Lost my mind Ignoring me, crying tears Harsh words, past fears Suicide Sidelines Another …
We both sit in the same church. Sitting in different pews on the same side of our Lord’s house. We are both women of dark persuasion and thin hips. We don’t share the same dimples and green eyes. I turn to look at you. To see if we can catch each other’s eye. We share …
I can’t do this anymore. Feeling like I’ve been through this before. Indeed, I have been here before. My thoughts are being controlled by something small, small, like me. Someone weak like me. God, where have you gone? I don’t feel you in this dark place.
The green leaves on the trees, the CD spinning my favorite song. Serenity in my familiar escape. A child in my womb, spring showers outside my window. Serenity in my familiar escape. A tender kiss on my neck, A compliment of beauty. Serenity in my familiar escape. A sun-filled porch and rocking chair; Bluebirds are …