You always loomed so large, stories above me behind me You lacked form So i let you borrow from mine my brown skin my dark hair
By Semara3 months ago in Poets
What is this cruel mockery of love That you call love Which compelled you to place me as the Sun of your sky Only to backtrack and dismiss me as just another star
Is it me? Something about my face/aura/voice/frame/skin color/hair because this time it is virtual, but my fight or flight has me scanning the room for potential threats anyways
By Semara5 months ago in Poets
In the dark On moonlight dappled bedsheets You lay your head on my chest and listen to my heart Hoping to hear it whisper
You make me want to fill in the blanks I tell you I had fun tonight, casually and you look at me 1000 watt smile mooney eyed and scandalously earnest
By Semara7 months ago in Poets
Just five seconds more one more tiktok can’t hurt five hours later …
By Semaraabout a year ago in Poets
I’ve always been out of time; born that way I guess Even now as I
You can watch me Like the moon Full and luminous Suspended above you Larger than life Cradled in the rich blue-black sky; my pedestal of night
A teary farewell You held me like earth; now you’re Gone, I’m treading blue