It's all about the words

[al_leister]

I Know

I know the crease beneath your eyes
I know your lips your brow your chin
I know the hair that clothes your head
I know the surface of your skin

I know the rhythm of your breath
I know your movements when you sleep
I know the moment you awake
I know the promise I will keep

I know when you cast off the world
I know when sorrow's at your door
I know when secret tears you shed
I know my power to restore

I know the verse birds sing at dawn
I know the setting of the sun
I know the light cast by the moon
I know my pure love is legion

This piece is from my second collection which was published last year. You can read a few more examples at http://www.poemhunter.com; search using Alistair Graham
Enjoy

 

[al_leister]

All I Have

Was black as hell outside
The glass in the back door
reflected me
I couldn't see through

I pulled the door open
A man stood before me
in the dark
He screamed in my face

I want your money
I don't have any, I said

I want your wife
She couldn't love you, I said

I want your children
You couldn't afford them, I said

I want your house
It's not mine, I said

I want your soul
You’re too late, I said

What have you got
Everything, I said

 

[al_leister]

Fifty Sheets of Grey


I put my neck
on the line for you

You put your lingerie
on the line for me

but obscured it
with your discoloured

bed linen

 

[Hobs]

Fifty Sheets of Grey


I put my neck
on the line for you

You put your lingerie
on the line for me

but obscured it
with your discoloured

bed linen

Tracey Emin?? :***: