STRANGERS MAYBE

It was innocent at first

A stranger’s remarks “Hi” and “Hello” 

Greeted our encounter, our gaze

There was no chain of beholden – it was simple

But time grew our familiarity

It was as though aliens, we had found the bond in our constant crisscrossing

We had grown

“Hi, my dear” or “how’s your day been love”

We will share our fervor to know

It was this same time, I enjoyed attention

I heed to the wisdom of the wise, ‘enjoy while it last’

Then the days of regular text chat became voice calls

Then the eyes could not wait in skepticism,

So our videos did the magic

Time became our enemy, because the day and night were short

Once a while we would pop the question

“What happened to us over night, how did we get this close?”

Left unchecked, it blossomed

Feeding fast on its physical pleasures

Things become more intimate,

Lots of hugs and kisses and pleasing touches, places where it grew a smile

Even though it wasn’t right, it felt right.

It was foolishness, but seemed harmless, so we enjoyed it

I guess it’s the reason the heart sits beneath the head

Sweet like honey, we will not spit out

For we are only but strangers, entwined in thorns of the heart

If it arrives in laughs or cries

We shall continue to eat the pudding of its fruits 

And the honey drips of silver we drink from the cups of our lips

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SINFULLY HANDSOME

I know what I saw

Hidden, yet my mind could see

I just needed to look

Alas! That view was worth a second turn

There he stood, a towel clinched on his firm waist

Pleasing to the eyes as honey is to the tongue

For a century, my gaze holds on

Not even a blink of an eye, for I miss a curve

His skin as fertile as mother earth, ready to sprout forth her beauty

And the look in his eyes,

Like the touch of sun hitting the surface of water

Bright and daring

For a split second, my thoughts escaped

How it would feel to have his masculine rubbing against my feminine

Creating a sizzling sensation that stirs up emotions

Deep from the inside of my inner being

Gently, he lost grips of the towel,

There stood the mystery of my bewilderment

I was stunned, confused, and felt foolish

So I watched and watched

Not caring if I got caught or not, just watched

He was handsome

No!!! Sinfully Handsome

So all I think, stretching to the early morning sun rise

Is to steal a memory- peep, at him

I don’t know how long

But I know I'll keep looking.

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PRISONER

I see all his does

I know where he goes

And with whom he goes

But whats the need for caring

When he is happy with someone else

Yet i sit still too frightened to make an expression

For what if an overflow of words

Out of the my painfulness of my heart

Through my lips will lead to our end

Or what if it actually makes a difference

And we get back to how we used to be.

Somehow I've always wanted to convey to you

The pain and sensation in my heart

But still not too brave enough to take chances

Threatened by the thin line between happiness and sorrow

So i'm stuck here in the middle

Stuck inside these walls too afraid to make a sound

For the fear of being heard and singled out

Simply hoping that one day. if not the next i might be set free

Like a victim before the court of law

Too careful for what i say might lead to a lifetime of loneliness

And too conscious of my every move knowing it might impersonate me.

So i just keep mute and deal with all this pain

Until i'm set free.

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STABBED

Right on this bed you told me you loved me,
And for reasons unknown i believed without doubt.
Little did i know those words would enslave me,
Blinden me, and leave me shattered.
I put my heart and soul into those words
And in the process I've lost my mind.
My heart is heavy
My soul is in pain
There's a rebel lying deep in my soul
Battling with let him go and let him stay
Like its an easy decision to make
When my body still yearns for your touch
We've always wanted a perfect future together
And we lived each day like a fulfillment of our to be
As we waited for it to come so we could flea
But here i am today,
On this same bed that once brought smiles on my face
And chills down my spine, at the touch of your hand.
Memories that appear anytime i close my eyes,
Making it difficult to let go, even if i need to
I'm filled with anger and pain
My heart is racing with so many emotions
Hoping to let loose and be free
How i feel i do not know
And what i know, i can't believe.
Like a knife you pierced through my insides with those last words
And now that emptiness still remains.
I sit here with thoughts crowded in my mind
But still not the slightest idea how to move on
I built my world around you
And now it all just crumpled and fell
My heart is bleeding
My soul aches
All for trusting

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