We swing in the fading firelight of summer, suspended mid-air in a booth made of rusted iron and bulk-buy aluminum. Pink sugar sand litters my lips as the sunset whispers autumn secrets, blowing our blonde and brown curls through rhythmic flashes of neon. Two neighborhood boys stare up at us with eager smiles because we … Continue reading Carnival
Author: RG Mara
A stereotypical struggling writer of prose, poems, and the occasional piece of passable erotica.
LOVE, COMPLICATED – CHAPTERS 1 – 3
Chapter 1 - A Room with a Spectacular View I'm pretending to pay attention to a conference call when one of the moving men in the penthouse across from mine sets some boxes down and strips his shirt off. "Zoe, what do you think?" The deep, disembodied voice belongs to my business partner. Swallowing a … Continue reading LOVE, COMPLICATED – CHAPTERS 1 – 3
LP: Unleash
It took me longer than most to define real love for myself. Give me tasty food then a movie and cuddle in bed and I’m all yours. Introverts are simple that way. But, it took a lot of soul searching plus copays before I got there. Before then, I thought love was all fight and … Continue reading LP: Unleash
LP: SEEK
I seek you in morning reverie and hidden touch, by sending love letters into the ether. By spreading my soul across the dust of eternity. I find you in strange poets and burning stars, hungry daydreams and the immortal drum of your invisible heart, as I lay my head down upon the galaxy. A poem … Continue reading LP: SEEK
LP: Revenant
This poem smolders in the deepest chambers of my heart. In the places you can’t find on an anatomy chart, where the parts ache with longing without logic, nerve endings or reason. It speaks to the ethereal love only found on the other side. Revenant I'll wait. For time to stretch out like the tide … Continue reading LP: Revenant
TLT: Whispers
We lay under red velvet and whisper about the tall boy with dark hair. He was wild and eager under the willow tree, gasping he loved you when he pulled your hand down along his thigh. You show me the cherry colored kisses on your skin and tell me he was rough and beautiful and … Continue reading TLT: Whispers