Kay : Writing

Across the Bridge of Memory

Across the Bridge of Memory

A Poem by Kay


From across the street I see you,silver hair draping like two hands of a feathered cloudresting tenderly on your blue woolen coat.The nectarine finger..
An Adoring Rose

An Adoring Rose

A Poem by Kay


I would cut my stem and unroot myself from the earthto be loved by you for even a few days.I would be a reminder of romance to warm your heart,and dro..
Before Twilight Descends

Before Twilight Descends

A Poem by Kay


His eyelids open and sunlight cuts through the dark;he traces a fingertip around my belly-button like a hungry shark.Twilight hasn't descended yet fro..
Say My Name

Say My Name

A Poem by Kay


There’s no meaning or attachment to my name, except when your velvet breath blankets it.It rises from nebulous funeral ash, divinely blessed in ..
Black Wood

Black Wood

A Poem by Kay


she closes her eyes and returns to the wood,her fingertips grazing the black leavesas she tiptoes one step at a timeinto the realm of low spirits.the ..
missing: you

missing: you

A Poem by Kay


it’s not quite a knot in my stomach;the condition is much larger, a trembling black planet twisting at its core, dizzying itself senselessly.som..
In the Center of the Crowd

In the Center of the Crowd

A Poem by Kay


In the center of the crowd, there is still loneliness.The spotlight is cold and unfeeling;the caged demons poke their fingers along the frosted edges...
The Night Shade

The Night Shade

A Poem by Kay


There’s a shade in your headthat rattles your eyes open at night and presses its finger on the hoursto drag them terribly slow.The doctor calls ..
My World

My World

A Poem by Kay


You mean the world, in all its beauty and self-destruction, you are it - an untempered flame, a softly strung river, the empty sky, the endle..
The Fine Line

The Fine Line

A Poem by Kay


You want to be near, but never touching - like a star on a New York summer night that carries my dreams and winks at me affectionately, but I can neve..