L. K. Thayer

he is my bliss
I do not want to
betray
his tenderness
...

he sees the light
behind my laughter
he sees the rainbow
around my shoulders
...

now
in the still
lonely heartfelt beat
of the moment
...

We walked on the sand near the ocean
The waves touched my feet
The water was cool
I held onto him.
...

wasted youth on
being wasted
tasting the lips of liars
with checkered pasts
...

sometimes
the longing
will
whisper in my ear
...

Hellooo? ?

I want more
than the echo
...

she no longer
daydreamed
of sunsets
nor of a man on a
...

the white paper
reminds me of the white dove
that sat all night
perched
...

I saw God
in three dolphins
swimming
I sat in his sandbox
...

shutting down
pulling
the plug
your
...

my need for solitude
envelops me
I cling to it
this lover who won't
...

I am the closest one
to my mother
but I moved
the furthest away
...

I stick out my thumb to hitch a helicopter
Or anything to get me high,
Looking for a pick-me-up, a forklift.
...

swaying in the breeze of witches
flapping crimson tides broke.
the shine of his galloping caldron
at midday, dripped down his boot.
...

I hate when the sky kisses me
I'm not ready for it.
I'm not Sunday school
Or trailer trash,
...

Dear Vessel,

oh wondrous container
one who contained me
...

canned soup
canned laughter
can i have some more?
...

Rigid now
At the very thought of you
So warm once
When you wrapped yourself
...

no matter
how hard
I try
...