self – Queen of Elves

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”