Smolder

You’ve got a long fuse,
The inferno is building.

You’re teeth graze my lip
Pulling gently, possessively.

I will be yours,
My body curled against you.

You melt into me,
In that kiss we are one.

- Renee Garafola

(featured in the poetry forum 08.30.11)

Visceral

Solitary,
Waking to silence
The hollow bitterness
Of alone.

Sexualized,
Under-appreciated and used.
What a pretty smile,
You hide behind.

Fragmented,
Pulled and pulling,
“Where do I belong?”
Not here.

- Renee Garafola

(featured in the poetry forum 06.30.11)

Dream a Little Dream

I want to be the buzz
In the back of your mind,

The little something
You can't escape.

Undulating and pulsating
I want to see you squirm.

To hear desperation
When you whisper my name.

Wrap your arms around me,
And breathe in my infatuation.

- Renee Garafola

(featured in the poetry forum 04.13.11)