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The Insomniac

A Poem by Elizabeth

I don't sleep.The floors rise upand touch my face.I revolve quickly.I am a rolling, red ball.My body is raw and pricklyBeneath its wet blanket of skin..

Ophelia At The River

A Poem by Elizabeth

I am at the balcony of my eyelashes,where the lightning flashes brightest.Where the sun creeps in withnarrow fingers andclaws at my eyes.I have devour..

4 Haikus

A Poem by Elizabeth

I wrote these all one day--each one at different times. One morning, I saw three bluebirds playing in a tree, and bluebirds, to me, symbolize luck.

Hand

A Poem by Elizabeth

I cast my sidelong glances praying I wont see you seeing me. Praying you won't [be] tearing out my heart When I look again. Hoping that smile ..

Glancing Up

A Poem by Elizabeth

Your shadow kisses mine: Two young lovers on a bench flanked by the sun. Early morning sleep still in the corners of his eyes, her nose-tip red..

Life, Quickly

A Poem by Elizabeth

We sleep We live We make love We laugh-- become one. We hold We touch We kiss We push and pull. We write and draw and sing for all the..

Shutter

A Poem by Elizabeth

I peer out from my viewfinder waiting for that footfall. Perhaps to capture that long legs mid-stride, a leaf falling, a red sunset. It is my ..

My Lover

A Poem by Elizabeth

My lover is a beautiful statue; His body is carved, white marble and his hair is a soft thatch in which I hide. My lover is a warm weight, A ..

Ribbon

A Poem by Elizabeth

This piece originally had no title. However, there was a sketch of a ribbon on the page to its left, so I titled it after the sketch. Original, yes? :..

Let Me In, Let Her Go

A Poem by Elizabeth

I would touch you to but take it all away. If only for a brief moment where you felt FREE. Free of anger or sadness--of despair. I would hold it withi..