Last Kiss

In the garish station light,

We gripped hands,

Or linked arms,

And my heart fluttered fearfully

At a farewell

That could be final.

In this bubble there was

Only Us,

Oblivious to the comings and goings

Of suited commuters

Or the rattling trains,

For I was focused on your face,

Although your expression was

Unreadable:

Fathomless eyes

(Cannot recall the colour).

We lingered nervously,

Waiting for that tender kiss

That would tear us in half

And lead us down

Different, distant paths.

And as I walked

Into a fogged future

With or without you,

I dared not look back in desperation,

But I felt tears slide

Because I knew inside, that was

The Last Time.

 

Emma H, age 26, 22/02/2017

Giddy – A Haiku

Fast, dizzying love;

Hurt heart pulled and pushed around

From pillar to post.

Emma H, age 26, 31/07/2017

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For Haiku Horizon’s weekly prompt “Post“.

Music

Music is my life-blood;

Melodies coursing through my veins

Make my heart beat in rhythm,

Pumping and pulsing to

Drown out the noise;

Cosy – A Haiku

Rain softly patters,

Snuggled under warm blankets,

Wrapped up in your arms.

Emma H, age 26, 22/07/2017

Vicious Circle

Mine was a captive heart

With Stockholm Syndrome,

Cowering and adoring

Behind love’s iron bars;

My body was unchained,

Liberally lustful,

A toy, a plaything

Passed among many hands.

First Heartbreak

There is a point of entry, punctured by words like knives,

And in comes the coldness, icy tendrils round the heart,

It spreads as your blood freezes; each limb becoming numb,

And all because you simply said “It’s best if we’re apart”.

X

 

Your touch burned

My skin fire-branded

Scalded bright crimson

Your kisses needles

Sharp stinging stamps

Tattooing my body