Category: eyes

• December 30, 2023

  All or Nothing

  I don’t know why I do this to myself Looking toward midnight with flickers of twilight in your eyes Wonder if your ever real at all Telling the truth Always ready to fall But it seems like love always calls to deaf ears I don’t know why I do this to myself To kiss you…
• December 27, 2023

  Thank God Christmas is Over

  The hanging mistletoe has dried out in mid-air The pine needles of trees That once had presents under them now decorate living rooms Without a cause or reason outside of holiday inertia The smell of cinnamon and nutmeg dissipate The candy canes that reek of peppermint But fail to satiate the taste-bubs Of a sista…
• September 28, 2023

  A Fantasy

  See your special to me like hope parasailing over oceans That hold tales deeper than tear drops That constantly fall from full rain clouds ready to burst If they don’t tell something See you like asphalt to me Harder than stone Black and gray like concrete You tug at me like a dog with a…
• May 23, 2023

  Something More: Eyes Closed

  Sometimes, feeling you is just enough. Getting used to your smell. Searching for your touch. I could love you with my eyes closed. But then how could I see you? I can only imagine the outline of your face and invision the curvature of your smile. It is warm and glows like sunshine. When we…
• March 3, 2023

  Tighter

  Gather my little pieces in your open palms. Hold me tighter, melt away the struggles of my day with your love and kindness. Lay tender glances into eyes willingly to hope once more. Add careful words to a steady shoulder willing to carry the hope of dreams unbound. Love always, Esha <3
• February 3, 2023

  Battle For Keeps

  Fight Bloody knuckles Pushing back tears Clinching teeth Balled up fist Greased up face Cornrows to the back Passionate eyes Steady gaze Eager, light, prancing feet A song in your heart Defeat far from your mind Time burns away Minutes turn into seconds Low grunts from aching ribs And sore abs Let flesh contact flesh…
• January 30, 2023

  Next Relationship: Part 2

  I am convincedTotally and utterly certainThat everybody wants to be special to somebodyTo look at someone with loving eyesAnd to see love staring back at you To feel the warmAnd giving natureOf an open palmPressing into the depths of a handDying to be held We dedicate books, sonnets, movies, Portraits, paintings, songs, shows of affectionTo…
• January 23, 2023

  Blow My Way

  There are days when I woke up to my boyfriend But I only thought of you If you were okay? And if you met anyone new? I dreamed that I would run into you In the city That we would have a second chance A last hurrah A final dance To be caught in a…
• January 22, 2023

  Shinning Eyes

  I can see clearly Now the rain is a light mist Your eyes are sunshine Love always, Esha <3