Ben Taylor : Writing

A Look Around

A Look Around

A Poem by Ben Taylor


He rakes the stubble on his cheeksWith hastily trimmed nails.He gnaws his lower lip andGlances out the nearby window,Contemplating the elusivenessOf c..
Awake

Awake

A Poem by Ben Taylor


Sighingimperceptibly,He grasps at the morning's effulgence,Digits unfurling to cup the sunriseAs it coruscates from twinklingGems of dew.His back crea..
Swimmingly

Swimmingly

A Poem by Ben Taylor


The moon bares its teeth salaciously,Grinning as I attempt to avert my eyes.Her skin shivers as it touches the water.The stars coruscate from her shou..
My Unruly Words

My Unruly Words

A Poem by Ben Taylor


My smile frays at the edgesAs the "I love you"s blister the skinWhere tongue and throat conjoin.They are silent armies, cutting and stabbing,Aching to..
Hesitate

Hesitate

A Poem by Ben Taylor


Cotton-puff clouds meander across the scape of pale blue sky,All unseeable above this midnight breeze."I'm certainly uncertain,"She said to him.The cl..
What Is Desired

What Is Desired

A Poem by Ben Taylor


The weight of well-worn silver growing heavy,The precious metal slips from hand.Descried in water is a pebble,Brilliantly red and ostentatiously eye-f..
Longevity

Longevity

A Poem by Ben Taylor


he gazes upon leaves rubbing shoulders in the breezeand folds his paper into a tree,complete with smooth branchesand an intricate canopy.after an exte..
In The Sky

In The Sky

A Poem by Ben Taylor


mars rests slightly askew of the moona rusty dimple complimentingher effulgent grin.I lean back onto your kneesand as an airplane drifts silently amon..
Essentially

Essentially

A Story by Ben Taylor


Affectionis, in essence, uniform in its entirety.Affection from separate sources may seem, from certain viewpoints, fundamentally different, but it i..
The Urge

The Urge

A Poem by Ben Taylor


My chest is interwoven with fishing wire,Straining towards the grotesque creatures of the deepThat have swallowed the bait I unwillingly put forth.I p..