full leaf

we come full circle
the tea leaves swirl
in a spiral of memories
your eyes are warm and alive
and i see your secrets
brimming at the surface
i pour you a cup
would you divulge?

Jaded

Your sweet, deceptive words
honey to the nubile ear
traps my tentative fingers
in your honeycomb
of lies.

the sting pricks
my eyes tear

give me a simple man