Pearl

There she was

Propped up against the tree

Abandoned and forgotten

Her clothes were tattered

And her face was dirty

But I'll take home this

Lost doll

And make her shine 

Be Still

Facedown

Splayed like a bear skin rug

I'll make every inch of you sing

Leather kisses

And velvet caresses

And if you move

It stops 

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I keep a picture 

Close to me

One single image 

That makes me smile

That causes my heart

To break like waves over rocks

A smile that looks back at me

And makes me weep

One picture that has spawned

A hundred fantasies

And a thousand more images

Burned into my soul

Below

Sulfur and salt

Torn and bruised

An afterthought 

Immersed in fire

Nothing left behind but

Strangled dreams

Declaration

Desperate times

Call for equal measures

Send the ravens

Send them all

Send the news far and wide

Find her for me

Bring her soul back to mine 

Let none rest until 

Our hearts are rejoined 

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Hours spent writing 

Hand written letters

Just to be tossed in the fire

Words converted to 

Ones and Zeros 

And deleted with a single click

The staggering amount of time

Spent face to face with pleasant smiles

Hiding our thoughts

When someone may feel

The same

Rage

Love

Disdain

Apathy

Frustration

Lonely 

Fearful

And none of us will ever know

Love's Autopsy

Beyond naked

Skin peeled back

Insides exposed 

On this cold steel table

He's looking for a heart

I gave away years ago

The tattoo on my wrist

The only clue

To where it now lives

The Vambrace

I know it's there

Without seeing it

The scent of old leather and oil 

Makes my heart race 

I'm prepared for a storm

And for you to unleash hell 

Tribute

Come and curl yourself

At my feet 

Keep me content and 

Entwine our desires