Lyric Poem
These poems are songs without music: intimate, immediate and soul-deep. The lyric form captures a single voice in its most vulnerable state, echoing desire, grief, awe or ache. This is the heartbeat of poetry: personal, pulsing and unafraid.
When emotion becomes melody on the page.
The Night Everything Broke
my mother's suffering drowned my eyes
Heterovert
your slur—my ceaseless derogation
Blood Burning
queens snorted and screamed
Tormented Love
shame covered me with the filth you sowed
Lipstick Boy
resisted your masculine pressure
In His Embrace, I Slowly Died
where your love left me exiled
Murderous Seduction
deep within the haunted wood
Rescued Me
fear of abusive men soon decreased
Twisted Carcass
perverted desires and poisoned words
You Took Away My Voice
cultural cancellation controlled me
Thunderous Trumpets Blew
whispered your sweet name into the dark
Blazed Desire Sizzled My Skin
shaded by an embracing old oak tree
