11/13/18
Baby when you go
silent…
I have no idea if we’re
here nor there,
Up nor down,
Or whether you’re moving
All those different directions
With her instead
-Sarah Clinton
Tag: Words
Sometimes
11/9
Sometimes I wonder
With what substance
You have drugged me,
Beguiled my senses
and
Overruled my logic.
Is it that crooked smile
I love so much
or
Perhaps the way you
Look at me when
It’s clear that you
Love me too.
-Sarah Clinton
Self-Harm
11/6/18
Why do I still fucking
Fantasize about you
When I know
You’re about to tear me apart?
Maybe I’m a masochist.
But maybe I should have
Made that connection when
You clasped a hand
‘Round my throat
On our first date,
Before you even kissed me,
And my knees were
Weaker than I ever cared admit,
Even to you.
Reading Between The Lines
11/12
Every time you woke up
And murmured, “I missed you,”
I knew that was code for
An “I love you”
That you feared would
Tear your heart in two
If you allowed the words
To escape those beautiful lips
That enthrall me
Every time you speak.
-Sarah Clinton
Your Lover, Not Your Savior
11/11
Oh, love,
Don’t get this confused.
I’ve never sought
To rescue you.
All I ask
Is that you permit me
To be by your side
As you save yourself.
-Sarah Clinton
The Real World
10/21/18
It’s back to the real world again tomorrow.
Funny how, suddenly, the “real world”
Means whatever I do
When I’m apart from you.
-Sarah Clinton
Trust Falls
9/10/18
Make no mistake:
It is cowardice
To coax a woman’s heart
Into a trust fall
When you never planned
To temper her descent.
-Sarah Clinton
It Works Every Time
10/22/18
Silence my fears
With your tongue
And banish my insecurities
With those sinfully deft fingertips
Which trace the language of
Your desire
Around my hips and
‘Cross the curve of my lower back
Again and again…
Just make love to me, darling.
That’s when all is right with the world.
-Sarah Clinton
Firsts
10/28/18
At some point,
You begin believing that
There are no more “firsts”
To be had in this lifetime.
Thank you, for teaching me
That every day with you
Can be a new adventure.
-Sarah Clinton
This One Thing
10/22/2018
Rest assured, love,
I am not frightened of
The depth of your pain
Your darkness
Does not scare me.
Just promise
You won’t offer me
In exchange
To the demon who
Keeps driving needles
Into your heart from afar.
-Sarah Clinton