Images and shapes sharpen into focus Then fade to blurs in the background Breath comes in puffs of smoke and steam A cacaphony of sound surrounds Disorienting and overwhelming Crashing all around Then you appear Manifested, as if from a dream Focus, Calm True An embrace A crime I breathe you in A scent so [...]
Your hand on mine is like fire It warms me, reminds me of a life I knew before Before you Before this Now I know for certain the sensation is a lie The feeling burns within me It threatens to consume me with rage, with disgust I barely recognize myself, I have stooped so low [...]
The air is still There is no sound All that exists is this There is electricity in the space between moments Between molecules of light and dark Between us The craving. The pulse. The mystery. It ends here Now The moment draws near Familiar, yet distant A memory Breath warms my [...]
So saxy...
I'm caught Somewhere between the two The ultimate rock and most delicious hard place The heart beckons, but the body yearns How do I choose? To please one, I must betray the other And yet, I want both Need both My heart soars For now the choice is made Tomorrow my body will cry out [...]
In honour of World Poetry Day, I thought I would post the first poem I have written since high school. Be kind.
Written By Grimes 