Chapter One Loud, shrill screams floated up through the ceiling and the little girl climbed up the ladder to the safety of the attic. Closing the trap door behind her, she shut out the familiar noise from downstairs. Golden streaks of sunlight shone through the arched window, revealing swirling lines of dust. The girl reached out and stirred the specks with her fingers. A miniature whirlwind spun around her hand and slowly dissolved back into the air. Boxes of every size cluttered the room. O...

She escapes from the shadows Slipping through reality Body aglow in the snow-light Blue tinted curves Reflected in my room Naked beauty Ready to explode in romantic love throws Her silver eyes look out through mine She moves her fingers on my skin Imaginings of hands sliding down her back My back We smile and can almost hear his sigh The phantom of his lips And now as the sun rises She is gone from the mirror My squared hips and marked skin are back But he still sighs and she will return

Cold stones under my feet. Dancing in the smell of fresh bread. Dark leather books, Holding faded still life pasts, Each moment captured in a lacy frame. Turn the page, And a young girl stands on the beach You smile, your eyes alight, and say, “That’s me.” I look at you in wonder. The soft wrinkles are thrown off. That young girl sits beside me again. I touch your face and the age returns. How beautiful you are. Once you were like me, Running in the sand. Someday I will be like you. The old a...

Tangerine Tangerine, darling Your flaming red locks Floating in swirls About perfect round breasts Slip in your chamber With spice and perfume Lead with your freckled smile Distract and enchant him Breathing you in Grab your porcelain wrists And push, push The moans The heat Pretty fingers Move on his skin And enter his heart Tearing it out Feel the beat quicken Blood dripping on the white sheets Crimson droplets in your hair Tangerine, darling (Old Version) Tangerine, darling Your flaming re...

Waves crash against the immense gray cliffs. High at the top she dances, her skin sparkling with spray. Delicate feet prance on the rocks, twirling her back and forth in intricate patterns. The blue dress swirls open and closed like a fast blooming flower. She dances faster, faster, toes hardly touching the ground, making her long locks fly in wild turns around her head. She lifts her arms to the sky, reaching as high as she can with her thin white fingers, as if she longs to catch the dusty ...

Tangerine, darling Your flaming red locks Kept in your chamber With spice and perfume Tangerine, darling Heat on your tongue Slamming the wall With fast beating hearts Tangerine, darling Perfectly curved Break open your skin Completely irresistible

Through the Battlements of Time You are standing at the top of the highest tower in a castle larger than life. Even though you can feel the firmness of the stones beneath your feet you feel scared because the rock is timelessly old and you are up so high. It is thrilling but you feel giddy with fear. Lichens riddle the stones. As you look at them you start to see the intricate pattern that holds them together. One mistake, one flaw in the making and the whole thing would collapse into nothing...

Astronaut Kiss In his dreams- Stars shine Caught up in his eyes Plead with him She calls Takes his hands Leading- To the floating blue A kiss And he is gone- Behind round reflections You clutch his arm And hot tears fall But you know That his heart- Belongs to the sky

Her White Coat Girl in a white coat Buttons Sitting like she owns the world Ticket after ticket Tracks running past Through her bleached-blonde hair Where is she going With her purses and bags In pretty black-ribbon boots Running From those that are different From her life And her white coat Just gets dirtier

Lapthalier From Lapthalier the sorrows wash In rivers bright as gold And high the mighty fountains clash Are wondrous to behold And when we watch the waters rise The world fills with despair Our hearts are failing with the tides Then drown beyond repair Great Lapthalier takes up the call That raised for all to see Will smash against the breaking wall And whole forever be