self – Queen of Elves

Reflections

I saw the face of god today I simply could not look away It came in waves From your shining eyes Ancient wisdom Sweet surprise It’s something that cannot be said But the heart sings here I am again You watched yourself see me see you We held and swirled in endless loop And touched… Continue reading Reflections

Gathering

I’m eighteen and I’m standing in the doorway of your house And you are telling me it’s just a phase Couched in your scorn is implied meaning That I am wrong to claim this part of me as identity And soon I will realize it I’m not surprised to hear this from you I didn’t… Continue reading Gathering

Play

I’ve been on the run But a hallmark of my running is It’s a secret to me I love to keep a little secret from myself Sometimes And so I seem not to know why I’m diving headlong into you Making myself cozy Gathering inertia But then I arrive Where I was heading all the… Continue reading Play

You/Me ♾️

My hands are on my body Wrapping me in a love spell Silky soft with hard edges Like the light falling on my closed lids As if it’s coming through clear deep water The music is a breathing creature All around me purring holding me up The past watches me with awe She says wow… Continue reading You/Me ♾️

Illumination

storms gather above the treetops dark and swaying alive with a story The crows swirl and settle swirl and settle black snow thrown up from a bicycle tire the first fat drops of rain fall cold and heavy with foreboding or with promise There Will Be More the air is cool and thick my hair… Continue reading Illumination

The Poem

There was a poem on my bedroom wall It was about outer space and being in love Erotic in the way that only metaphors can be I would read it in a rush Holding my breath until the last line And then I would read it again Because it was a perfect thing And as… Continue reading The Poem

“Tell Me What You Feel”

“Tell me what you feel” You press my hand to your heart I feel your aliveness There is nothing to fear I stand at the precipice Of myself Preparing to plunge Through the lake of mirrors Emerging in unbroken sky Of unfamiliar hue This labor I undertake With all of me For all of you… Continue reading “Tell Me What You Feel”