Your Words


THE BLADE I felt the blade Digging into Exposed raw flesh Dragging me towards The edge Not wanting these emotions Their darkness present My fear binding Then the gush Words, tears, snot Flowing into the chasm Felt within A damn breaking Allowing for Small fresh breaths of air Sharing with A dear friend No allowing…
I Speed The road Eaten up Roaring it’s delight As I ride Hard and wild Unadulterated pleasure Shown by An inviting Tongue Laying out Further With every Petal’s push Desiring me To bear down Welcoming Into every Corner And switchback All thoughts Of what Might happen Left many Miles behind Focusing on the Road right…
Picture and lyrics crafted June 18, 2020. Saw this flower in my neighborhood and my spirit did the rest! Isn’t this what you would want your lover to say to you?
I’ve tried to write Many times Going back To the empty Word document Wanting to Spill my emotions To have the screen Fill with black The black of words The black of My emotions I’ve tried to write But sadness overcomes Grief a serrated edged Stabbing knife My heart The recipient I’ve tried to write…
Heat meets heat Steam on steam Melded together In rhythmic play The drums beat on Fingers their tool Pounding harder Thumping louder Crescendo-ing In mutual triumph Intoxication Rick Ellsmore 12.27.18
She said: I love Your words I love feeling And knowing You through them I’ve been searching A lifetime For words For my words I looked Into nature I looked Under rocks I looked In streams Nothing Trying to talk Literally opening My mouth To have The words I thought Were there To not Bubble…