Swimming

Swimming

Swimmingin an ethereal lakeengulfed within its silver silenceout of sightout of mind —drippingin a hot summer nightin the rustle of wind outsideout of mindout of sight —dissolvingI thinktomorrow I’ll feelbut with a different tastein mindin sighttomorrow—for nowI...
Fairy Wishes and Toxic Kisses

Fairy Wishes and Toxic Kisses

Your fairy wisheswith their silvery slithers of hopetangled frozen on vines of timereekfrom toxic wants and cursed desiresfrom that blasphemous beastwalking the cobbled streets of doominside your heartbeguiled by the scentof satin memories and silk kisseslost in the...
Scantily Clad

Scantily Clad

Scantily clad she stood by the window and watched him pluck teal grapes off woody vines— The pale of the day blushed and the scent of morning dew filled the air with madness divine. * ©Yakira Shimoni Fulks March 3, 2020 | OC, California Engulfed | Mamacita...
Cause of Death

Cause of Death

On a small piece of paper in plain black ink, one word was scribbled in an unbroken link: Sorry. The cause of death It was proclaimed was clear right from the start— the subject in the blanket died of a sad and broken heart. * ©Yakira Shimoni Fulks September 20, 1998...