Windy Winter Night 

On a gusty windy winter night 

Feel no sadness or fright

Everything is alright 

This pure flame burns bright 

Climb to reach a new height 

With happiness in sight 

Hard past worth the plight 

Gaze hard and see the light 

Bidding adieu and goodnight…

-AAA 01/06/2025

Our Meeting Place

We stood together in the parking lot of our meeting place one last time.

–

I had been holding a 25 pound bag of ice so my hands were ice cold. 

Not thinking I placed them on her face as I kissed her and she shivered and shimmied in shock and surprise. 

–

I quickly warmed my hands and gently caressed her face. 

I kissed her again and her checks warmed further turning a little red in the darkness. 

She kissed back and for one fleeting moment, time froze for what would be our last kiss…

-AAA 12/26/2024

Journey of a Lifetime

Winter is frigid

Winter is cold.

–

Cold day in hell

Cold as ice.

–

Ice cream sundae

Ice cream man.

–

Man of the house

Man of war

–

War what’s it good for

War games.

–

Games a plenty

Games people play.

–

Play the record

Play on words.

–

Words of wisdom

Words can kill.

–

Killer in you is the killer in me

Kill eye.

–

Eye of the beholder

Eye of the tiger.

–

Tiger eyes

Tiger lily.

–

Lily livered

Lily White.

–

White shoulders

White room.

–

Room service

Room with a view.

–

View to a kill

View from the window.

–

Window washer

Window to my soul.

–

Soul mate

Soul kitchen.

–

Kitchen aid

Kitchen sink.

–

Sink that put

Sink or swim.

–

Swim in the main stream

Swim in the sea.

–

Sea of Cortez

Sea of Joy.

–

Joy ride

Joy to the world.

–

World in my eyes

World without love.

–

Love of a lifetime.

Love is a journey.

–

Lifetime…

Journey…

-aaa

Originally Published 05/20/2024

Consumed and Tossed Asunder

Art by Melissa Daugherty
https://www.deviantart.com/madartwork42

You tear me apart with every word

You strip away my flesh and bone

This situation is quite absurd

You’re toxic treatment I can’t condone

–

You manipulated me and told lies

Many false words led me astray

Relationships dwindle when the love dies

The best parts of me were ripped away

–

I covered you in my blanket of love

You smothered me in your cruel hate

I brought you peace like a dove

And you left me to choke on my fate

–

Through great effort I lost all that weight

And I gained a lot of muscle

You never noticed until it was too late

Rendering moot much my hustle

–

A starving man, I was neglected

As your love was withheld from me

Instead of being protected

Your ugliness consumed me

–

I wanted to be your lover

Though you never really did care

Instead I got screwed over

And you were my cross to bear

–

So I had bid goodbye to you

Long before you left our sacral bed

Today I try to think the best of you

But worms of your memory burrow holes in my head… ~ ~ ~

-aaa

Originally Published 05/09/2024

Dirty Diana

Of all the Diana’s and their claim to fame

You’re the far dirtiest with that name.

–

You truly don’t know where lowest low is 

But I must tell you, you’re there sis. 

–

Lying, deception, manipulation, and greed 

I hated myself and you planted the seeds.

–

Low self esteem, misery, I was on a roll 

All the more easier for you to control.

–

As a result, my health took a nose dive

You couldn’t care less, if I were dead or alive.

–

Zero intimacy not even near misses 

Since another, got all your kisses.

–

Home from work, but I couldn’t vent

Lest you would tell me to go “get bent”.

–

You took my money and destroyed my credit

You should be thankful there’s no ‘Women’s Reddit’.

–

You even got alimony from me for two years 

And all I got from you were tears.

–

You said cruel things and had a lot of nerve

Karma will find you, granting what you deserve…

-AAA 08/13/2024

Grim Chill

Grim was cold as he could be

He was ice to everyone that’d see.

–

He’s chilled to start

With an iceberg for a heart.

–

He’ll cool your beverages for a fee…

-AAA 07/26/2024

Narc 101

Why are you doing this to me?

Just stop it and set my heart free.

You’re being so cruel.

Played me for a fool.

That’s your rule.

To a “t”.

-aaa

Journey of a Lifetime

Winter is frigid

Winter is cold.

–

Cold day in hell

Cold as ice.

–

Ice cream sundae

Ice cream man.

–

Man of the house

Man of war

–

War what’s it good for

War games.

–

Games a plenty

Games people play.

–

Play the record

Play on words.

–

Words of wisdom

Words can kill.

–

Killer in you is the killer in me

Kill eye.

–

Eye of the beholder

Eye of the tiger.

–

Tiger eyes

Tiger lily.

–

Lily livered

Lily White.

–

White shoulders

White room.

–

Room service

Room with a view.

–

View to a kill

View from the window.

–

Window washer

Window to my soul.

–

Soul mate

Soul kitchen.

–

Kitchen aid

Kitchen sink.

–

Sink that put

Sink or swim.

–

Swim in the main stream

Swim in the sea.

–

Sea of Cortez

Sea of Joy.

–

Joy ride

Joy to the world.

–

World in my eyes

World without love.

–

Love of a lifetime.

Love is a journey.

–

Lifetime…

Journey…

-aaa

Consumed and Tossed Asunder

Art by Melissa Daugherty
https://www.deviantart.com/madartwork42

You tear me apart with every word

You strip away my flesh and bone

This situation is quite absurd

You’re toxic treatment I can’t condone

–

You manipulated me and told lies

Many false words led me astray

Relationships dwindle when the love dies

The best parts of me were ripped away

–

I covered you in my blanket of love

You smothered me in your cruel hate

I brought you peace like a dove

And you left me to choke on my fate

–

Through great effort I lost all that weight

And I gained a lot of muscle

You never noticed until it was too late

Rendering moot much my hustle

–

A starving man, I was neglected

As your love was withheld from me

Instead of being protected

Your ugliness consumed me

–

I wanted to be your lover

Though you never really did care

Instead I got screwed over

And you were my cross to bear

–

So I had bid goodbye to you

Long before you left our sacral bed

Today I try to think the best of you

But worms of your memory burrow holes in my head… ~ ~ ~

-aaa