The lavender speaks in whispers on the wind, cajoling us. Breathe. Deeper. Stop. Just a moment. Do you dare follow, under the hot, hot sun, the flight of the bumble bees? It wasn’t until I began reading blogs that I truly grew to love poetry. I’d only poked at it, as I would [...]
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Chemistry
I want to crawl into your skin, have you slip and slide into mine. Yearning. Raw. Burning. Impossible. Necessary. Air sucks at our skin. Invisible winds buffet us, forcing us to touch – a weak excuse for a constant need. Safely in darkness, eyes escape contact. Nothing else does. You make a confession. I admit [...]
Posted by emmajames on February 18, 2011
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The Bench
Is this the bench onto which an old couple crumbles, To rest their battered soles? Does a disgruntled girl stub out her red-rimmed filters On its fine ironwork, Her cloak of hostility An affront to its delicacy? How many passers-by shrug away to avoid stains of rust, Oblivious as their dogs Relieve themselves At its [...]
Posted by emmajames on June 18, 2010
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When All the World’s Asleep
I live in an apartment building. The arrangement inspired the following, but it is a work of fiction… When All the World’s Asleep Sometimes I hear the weeping, and I don’t know what to do. Should I call the cops? Would I even get through? They say a 9-1-1 operator fell asleep on the phone. [...]
Posted by emmajames on January 19, 2010
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